Lake Michigan College has partnered with Arizona State University to provide students with a better transfer experience. LMC Registrar Sara Skinner tells us they’ll use the MyPath2ASU program to help LMC students transfer to ASU. MyPath2ASU is
Set for August 5 will be a Fort St. Joseph Archaeology Open House in Niles. Niles History Center Director Christina Arseneau tells us Fort St. Joseph, located along the St. Joseph River, was built by the French
Walk-in vaccinations clinics for children will be held by the Berrien County Health Department throughout August. Berrien County Deputy Health Officer Candi Gabrielse tells us these are the first walk-in clinics with extended hours the department has
The Berrien Community Foundation is preparing to host Backpacks for Good in August, giving away around 2,500 backpacks loaded with school supplies to students throughout Berrien County. Program Director Susan Matheny tells us there will be giveaway
The First Church of God in St. Joseph is planning an expansion. St. Joseph City Commissioners heard this week that the church is making an addition that would require a zoning change. Pastor David Colp told us
The city of St. Joseph has amended its boil water advisory, issued on Saturday morning. The city of St. Joseph has released the following: The boil notice issued today has been amended as follows: The boil water
Coming back to Benton Harbor after a decades-long absence is “The Fastest Male and Female on the Streets” track meet. The event is set for August 12 at Dwight P. Mitchell City Center Park and will include
A boil water advisory has been issued for Lincoln, St. Joseph, Royalton townships. The city of St. Joseph says it’s due to a water main break near Marquette Woods Road and Hickory Creek. The city says all
Benton Harbor water lead levels continue to fall in the latest round of testing by the state. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy announced this week there’s been a “dramatic reduction in lead levels”
Andrews University students have won second place in the 2023 Michigan Colleges Alliance’s College Community Challenge, also known as the MCA-C3. The Andrews University team consisted of four undergraduates who have now received $2,000 scholarships from the
Lake Michigan has been ranked as the fourth best lake for swimming in the United States by USA Today’s 2023 “10-Best Reader’s Choice” list. Published last month, the rankings were selected by editors and readers. USA Today
Congressman Bill Huizenga has sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy questioning the United States Postal Service’s plans for consolidating Southwest Michigan postal operations to single a Sort and Delivery Center. Huizenga tells us the initiative
There’s a new mural on the side of a building in Three Oaks. Painted on the side of Sweet on Elm, a new candy and ice cream store at 15 North Elm Street, is a depiction of
The city of St. Joseph has updated how residents can apply for permission to park on the street overnight and apply for a free carbon monoxide detector. It’s now possible to apply to the St. Joseph Department
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation banning conversion therapy for minors in Michigan. The bills she signed this week build on a previous executive directive to prohibit the use of state and federal funds for conversion therapy
Joan Edna Emmons, 93, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at her home, Buchanan Meadows, where she has lived for the last three years. Joan was born on October
A suspect in the attempted armed robbery of the Stone Lake Marathon gas station in Cassopolis is hospitalized in South Bend after being shot several times by the clerk Thursday night. Village of Cassopolis police also arrested
An Indiana man has been killed in a motorcycle crash this morning in Weesaw Township. The Berrien County Sheriff’s Office says they responded to the crash just before 12:30 am on West Elm Valley Road near Mill
Eleven puppies have been rescued after being found abandoned in a cage behind the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in South Haven this week. Rover’s Retreat kennels and daycare manager James Johnson says they had no food
The Golden Brown Bakery in downtown St. Joseph is closing. A sign on the door announced the business is closing next week. In a message to WSJM News on Facebook, the business says the building is for
Courtesy Kristi Maris (HOUSTON) — Two teachers say they were fired from their school after attending a drag performance and posting about it on social media. Kristi Maris, one of the former teachers at the First Baptist
Set for August 13 through August 19 in Berrien Springs is the 77th annual Berrien County Youth Fair. Manager Karen Klug tells us the theme this year is Summer Safari, and everything will begin on Sunday, August
$15.8 million in capital improvements are about to move forward around Berrien County. The Berrien County Board of Commissioners Thursday approved a resolution to proceed with facilities improvements being managed by Bacchiocchi Construction Services. Commissioner Jim Curran
Southwest Michigan Community Ambulance Service has received a $330,000 grant to help pay for the training of new paramedics. Service Director Brian Scribner tells us the group partnered with Medic One to seek the funding from the
Tim Grist Photography/Getty Images While the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes continue to boil, the unions say the summer heat is too hot to handle in New York City. The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television
Coming up next weekend in downtown St. Joseph will be Chalk the Block. St. Joseph Today’s Daniele Crevier tells us Chalk the Block will feature more than 40 artists from all over the country drawing chalk art
A new drug treatment program could be coming to the Berrien County Jail. The Berrien County Board of Commissioners was told Thursday a resolution to implement the program will forwarded to the board from the county’s Opioid
Bangor City Manager Tommy Simpson is moving on. He tells us after about ten years working for the city of Bangor, he wants to do something else. Simpson has been city manager since 2020, and prior to
Former Hartford Police Chief Tressa Beltran has been bound over for trial in a case involving the theft of controlled substances. The Michigan Attorney General’s office says the 57-year-old Beltran is facing nine charges that include embezzlement,
The Chikaming Township Police Department says a shooting that happened on Tuesday was the result of road rage. The department responded to the incident on Union Pier Road around 4:15 p.m. and found the victim with non-life
