By Ryan Yuenger ryany@wsjm.com Nobody’s home? Not anymore. After years of planning, the cannabis dispensary owned by former NBA star and Benton Harbor native Wilson Chandler is open for business. Nobody’s Home, 90 W. Main Street,
A ribbon cutting has been held to celebrate the opening of the new Sesquicentennial Trail in South Haven. South Haven and Van Buren County Visitors Bureau Director Jennifer Sistrunk told WSJM News this month the new trail
The U.S. House on Tuesday approved a bill to protect marriage equality nationwide, and voting in support was Congressman Fred Upton. The Respect for Marriage Act states a marriage is considered valid under federal law if it
Benton Harbor City Commissioners have moved forward with a plan that could lead to the cleanup and restoration of Ox Creek. At a Monday meeting, they approved a $75,000 allocation from the Brownfield Authority for a study
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation authorizing $45.6 million in Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grants for recreation projects around the state, and Berrien County stands to benefit. Among the grants approved by Whitmer Tuesday is $4.7
A Southwestern Michigan College athlete narrowly escaped injury Monday afternoon after a man fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into his vehicle. According to the Cass County Sheriff’s Department, 37-year-old Brandon McCall was heading north on
Short term rentals continue to be a hot-button issue along the Lake Michigan shoreline. The South Haven City Council discussed it last night, with councilmember Joe Reeser talked about his top issue. “The issue of the total
Benton Harbor City Commissioners have moved forward on two housing developments planned in the community. During a Monday meeting, they discussed Project T, a development planned for the former Mercy Hospital site. Project T is a $33
A chip sealing project has started on M-51 from Niles to Dowagiac. The Michigan Department of Transportation says the work will mean lane closures starting this week through September 23. The work will involve chip sealing, fog
The Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety is urging vehicle owners to take extra steps to avoid having their cars stolen. Speaking on social media Monday, Director Dan McGinnis said there were 13 vehicles stolen in the
Lisa Cripps-Downey is the new board president of the Rotary Club of St. Joseph-Benton Harbor. She’s also the president of the Berrien Community Foundation and the Rotary named her as its board president at an induction ceremony
General Motors will keep its headquarters in its seven-building office tower complex in downtown Detroit, its CEO says. Mary Barra, in an interview with The Associated Press, says the automaker’s main office will remain in the Renaissance
A $690,000 state grant is going to Benton Township to help improve water quality and access to water. Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Monday announced a total of $5 million in MI Clean Water Plan grants for six
The Van Buren Youth Fair is underway in Hartford. Paul Garrod is a member of the fair board and says the week-long event is based on months of planning. “We don’t start on it in June and
Michigan State Police say they and South Haven police arrested a man on Sunday, July 3 during a traffic stop after the Light Up The Lake fireworks show. He admitted to having a pistol in the vehicle
Authorities in South Haven are investigating two motorcycle accidents that happened less than 20 minutes apart Saturday evening. In the first, the rider of a motorcycle crashed on the northbound ramp of Interstate 196 at M-140 and
Michigan’s average gas price continues to fall, dropping 18¢ in the past week to $4.63 a gallon. That price is down 56¢ in the past month, but remains $1.36 higher than last year. Benton Harbor has the
There’s a new director in place at the Berrien County Veterans Services office. Former Director Lee Lull retired last month after 35 years of service to Berrien County. Now the Berrien County Board of Commissioners has appointed
Legislation sponsored by Congressman Fred Upton was approved by the U.S. House this week. Passage came Wednesday night. Upton told WSJM News earlier the bill is intended to help protect people in active shooter situations. “This is
A $5 million outdoor sports complex could be coming to St. Joseph Township after its planning commission approved a special use permit for the project this past week. St. Joseph Youth Sports Foundation President Nichole Schmitt told
Spectrum Health Lakeland’s Veggie Van will be rolling into Berrien Springs this coming week. Spectrum says the mobile farmer’s market will offer free, locally grown, healthy fruits and vegetables, and nutrition information from 11 a.m. to 1
Whirlpool will hold its next appliance sale to benefit the United Way of Southwest Michigan this month. The United Way’s Jennifer Tomshack tells us the company will sell deeply discounted appliances with more than 300 available. Shoppers
The annual police National Night Out event in St. Joseph will be held August 2 at Maiden Lane Community Park. National Night Out, now in its 39th year, is a chance for the public to get to
The Michigan State Police Niles post and the Niles City Police Department are planning an open house for July 31. It will be held at the Niles Law Enforcement Complex on Silverbrook Avenue from 11 a.m. to
The summer Adopt a Highway cleanup program starts today. The Michigan Department of Transportation’s Dan Weingarten tells WSJM News thousands of volunteers head out to the sides of roads to pick up trash, all in the spirit
The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) Board has approved a $28 million construction loan and other financing to preserve and update the River Terrace Apartments in Benton Harbor. The property consists of a 10-story building with
Coming up next Saturday will be the first ever Hartford Public Library Comic Book Fair. Library Director Stephanie Daniels tells WSJM News they’ll have plenty of comics, a costume contest, and Marvel Comics illustrator Jerry DeCaire. “He’s
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security inspector general met with members of the Jan. 6 committee behind closed doors on Friday amid revelations about deleted Secret Service texts from the day before and the
Congressman Fred Upton might not be running for reelection this year, but that doesn’t mean he’s just coasting until the end of his term. He tells us he still has several months to represent Michigan’s Sixth District
By Ryan Yuenger ryany@wsjm.com Craft beer, craft spirits, and now craft cannabis. Southland Farms, a new cannabis microbusiness set to open in Niles this fall, is seeking to bring a culture of craft cannabis to southwest
