St. Joseph Beer Fest This Month
St. Joe Today invites everyone 21 years and older to come out of hibernation and meet friends at this lakeside destination during the 2023 St. Joe Winter Beer Fest. The event takes place on Saturday, January 28
St. Joe Today invites everyone 21 years and older to come out of hibernation and meet friends at this lakeside destination during the 2023 St. Joe Winter Beer Fest. The event takes place on Saturday, January 28
Firefighters responded to a blaze at a commercial building early Sunday morning in Lincoln Township. The Lincoln Township Fire Department says it was dispatched to the intersection of John Beers Road and Lincoln Avenue for a report
A project to build a trail between South Haven and Saugatuck has received support from the Lakeshore Women Who Care, which has donated $7,100 to the effort. Friends of the Blue Star Trail says the donation was
After an autopsy, the dead body found Thursday in a field in LaGrange Township has been identified as 65-year-old Porter Township resident Bonnie Lou Holtz. The cause and manner of death is still under investigation. Porter Township
A family of four is dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Allegan County on Saturday. The Allegan County Sheriff’s Department said in a report it appears a Lee Township man shot and killed his wife and two
Planned for February 18 in Benton Harbor is the first Statewide Black Summit. Neighbors Organizing Against Racism Director Trenton Bowens tells us the group is calling leaders from across the state to come and discuss matters of
The Berrien County Health Department is sounding the alarm about a drug that contributed to eight overdose deaths in the county last year. Berrien County Health Officer Guy Miller tells us xylazine is an animal sedative that
The Southwest Michigan Planning Commission is asking everyone to be mindful of how they use salt to get rid of ice and snow in the winter. Associated planner Kris Martin tells us it only takes one teaspoon
The Cass County Sheriff’s Department has identified the body found in the field this week. It was found Thursday in a field near the intersection of Beeson Street and M-62 between Dowagiac and Cassopolis. Sheriff Richard Behnke
The Lakeland Pharmacy Shoppe has moved. Corewell Health South announced this past week the pharmacy is now open at the Corewell Health Lakeland Hospital in St. Joseph, formerly known as Spectrum Health Lakeland Medical Center, on Napier
A couple of Berrien County businesses are teaming up with Harbor Habitat for Humanity to build a home for a southwest Michigan veteran. Joy Cluff with Guaranteed Rate tells us she often encounters veterans in the community
MLK Celebration Week 2023 at Lake Michigan College will kick off on Saturday, January 14. LMC Dean of Diversity Cam Herth tells us the theme this year is Keep Moving Forward, inspired by King’s speech, “Keep Moving
Police in Van Buren County are seeking public assistance after the shooting death of a miniature horse near Decatur. According to a police report, deputies were called to the 80000 block of 55th Street in Hamilton Township
More marijuana retail businesses could be allowed in Benton Harbor if the city commission agrees to a committee proposal. The Benton Harbor Legislative Committee this week heard from Assistant City Manager Alex Little, who said an ordinance
After four and a half years, Watervliet City Manager Tyler Dotson is moving on. Dotson officially announced he will be stepping down from his position at the end of January to take a job as city manager
The Michigan State Police Missing Children’s Clearinghouse is inviting fifth grade students statewide to take part in the 2023 National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest. The clearinghouse’s Jolene Hardesty tells us the contest is held each year,
Miguel Sotomayor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new bill would make it a felony for anyone under the age of 26 to access gender-confirming care in the state of Oklahoma. Senate Bill 129, sponsored by Republican state
From the Associated Press — When Scott Steffes leaves Michigan’s Parnall Correctional Facility this month he expects to walk into a new life with a new career that will take him upward of 25 feet above ground.
Restaurant owners are warning prices will go up and staff will have to be let go if the tipped minimum wage rises to $11.73 on February 19 from the current $3.84. That increase is possible due to
The South Haven Area Water Sewer Authority says about 1,100 gallons of raw wastewater were discharged on Thursday. The discharge was caused by a sanitary sewer force main break at the lift station near Phoenix Street and
Now that Democratic US Senator Debbie Stabenow says she won’t run for reelection, the question becomes who could replace her? Professor of political science and director of the Center for Civic Engagement at Oakland University, Dave Dulio,
Michigan farmers and others are growing crops, trees and livestock on the same land to help battle climate change. The technique, known as silvopasture, helps collect the carbon responsible for global warming. Agriculture agents say silvopasture is
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson will be awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal today by President Biden along with eleven others. Benson and former Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers are being rewarded for their efforts to not overturn
Three southwest Michigan organizations are joining forces to help provide safe, dignified and affordable housing to a local veteran in our community. Guaranteed Rate in St. Joseph, Harbor Habitat for Humanity and NOBO Provisioning Center in Benton
Michigan’s lakes and rivers are now well stocked with fish for the next fishing season, thanks to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. DNR fish production program manager Ed Eisch tells us the fall fish stocking program
There has been a changing of the guard in Cass County. At its first meeting of the year on Thursday, Jeremiah Jones was elected the new chair of the Cass County Board of Commissioners by a 5-3
Mac Elliott has been reelected as the chair of the Berrien County Board of Commissioners. At the body’s organizational meeting Thursday, Commissioner Mamie Yarbrough nominated Elliott for the position. The vote in support was unanimous with Clerk
A dead body has been found in a field in LaGrange Township. The Cass County Sheriff Department reported that at about 1:15 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to a call of a possible deceased person in a field
The Southwest Michigan Planning Commission is asking everyone to be mindful of how they use salt to get rid of ice and snow in the winter. Associated planner Kris Martin tells us it only takes one teaspoon
MLK Celebration Week 2023 at Lake Michigan College will kick off on Saturday, January 14. LMC says the theme this year is Keep Moving Forward, inspired by King’s speech, “Keep Moving from This Mountain,” delivered April 10,