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Bonnie (Hecker) Ramsey

Bonnie Lou (Hecker) Ramsey, 80, of South Bend, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away at the Center for Hospice Care on Thursday, December 22, 2022. Bonnie was born in Niles, Michigan on May 24, 1942, to

New County Commissioners Sworn In

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There have been a couple of changes to the membership of the Berrien County Board of Commissioners. At a meeting Thursday, Berrien County Clerk Sharon Tyler thanked Commissioner Ezra Scott and Commissioner James Martin, whose terms have

Improvements Sought At Jean Klock Park

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The city of Benton Harbor is applying for a $684,000 grant for improvements at Jean Klock Park. At a meeting this past week, city commissioners authorized the city manager to apply for the funds through the state’s

MDOT Releases Year In Review Video

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A year in review video has been released by the Michigan Department of Transportation to highlight the biggest road construction projects done in 2022. Among them is the work to connect US-31 to I-94 in Berrien County,

Jim Mitzelfeld Part 2; with Respect 12/25/22

Part 2; John’s guest today is Jim Mitzelfeld, Senior Counsel to the Investigations Division of the Inspector General’s Office of the US Department of Justice. On this second visit, they follow Mitzelfeld’s career in joining first the

One dead in Mall of America shooting

avid_creative/Getty Images/STOCK (BLOOMINGTON, Minn.) – A 19-year-old man is dead after a verbal altercation became violent in a Nordstrom branch at the Mall of America on Friday evening. Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said in a press conference

State Population Continues To Decline

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Michigan is still losing population, but the losses have slowed from previous years. New census data shows the state lost just under 3,400 residents in the latest population count, to a little more than10 million people total