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Tele-Health is here to stay. Things with secretly judge people for. And ditching the make-up. That’s what Paul Layendecker is BuZzin’ about today on The Daily BuZz!!!

There will be a mask mandate at St. Joseph Public Schools this year. That’s after a vote of the board of education Monday night. The body heard nearly three hours of comments from people both opposed to

The St. Joseph High School baseball field at Dickinson Park will look a little different after next season. The St. Joseph City Commission has approved changes to the city’s Master Plan to add fences all down the

From the Associated Press — A wildfire that’s burned about 200 acres on Michigan’s remote Isle Royale has prompted the National Park Service to close some trails and campground areas on the wilderness island. The park service

From the Associated Press — Gretchen Whitmer wants to spend about $1 billion in federal pandemic rescue funding to help boost the business climate, redevelop polluted sites and take steps such as accelerating the development of electric

Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist is coming to Benton Harbor in September as part of his Thriving Cities tour. Gilchrist started the tour in 2019 by holding conversations across Michigan to hear directly residents of cities. The current

A donation of $100,000 has been made to WNIT television by the American Electric Foundation. The group says the donation, on behalf of Indiana Michigan Power, is for the PBS KIDS 24/7 channel. The channel enables children

The final round of MI Shot To Win Sweepstakes winners have been announced by the state of Michigan for getting a COVID-19 vaccination. Among the final winners of $50,000 is a Paw Paw man, Caleb Nielsen. He

The 19-year-old who shot and killed a man, wounded the victim’s wife, and then killed himself could have still been in prison for threats to shoot up Paw Paw High School when he was 15 in 2018.

From the Associated Press — A spring freeze will likely put a fall chill on the size of Michigan’s apple harvest. The state is expected to  produce 18.25 million bushels of apples this year, down from 22

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is hailing news of the FDA’s full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. She is urging holdouts to get themselves vaccinated so they and those around them can be protected from COVID. The governor’s

A South Haven Township home has been badly damaged by a Sunday night fire. South Haven Area Emergency Services and the Covert Township Fire Department responded just before 9 p.m. after a passerby called 911 to report

Foods that might shorten your life. A world pasta shortage? And what do you get a Pope that has everything? That’s what Paul Layendecker is BuZzin’ about today on The Daily BuZz!!

The Berrien County Sheriff’s Department will be holding a buzzed driving campaign heading into Labor Day while law enforcement nationwide are taking part in the annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. The sheriff’s department says

Volunteers with the Berrien Community Foundation will be at the Whirlpool Riverview campus in Benton Harbor this coming week giving out 2,000 backpacks filled with supplies to local students. BCF Program Manager Susan Matheny told WSJM News

Legislation from state Representative Pauline Wendzel would require state agencies and offices to review their policies every few years in order to modernize. She says she’s working on legislation, to be introduced in the fall, that would

One person has died in a crash into the water in Saugatuck. The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy arrived to the area near Lucy Street shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday and found the vehicle in

With a new school year about to start, the Berrien County Health Department is planning two Back to School Bashes for this month. The first will be this coming Monday in Niles and the second will be

Congressman Fred Upton sees some trouble ahead for the bipartisan infrastructure package approved by the U.S. Senate this month. He tells WSJM News there are signs Democrats in the House will throw a wrench in its progress

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is urging parents to get their kids up to date on all of the routine vaccinations they’ll need for the start of school. Spokesperson Lynn Sutfin tells WSJM News

Work is underway to improve the South Haven lighthouse. Historical Association of South Haven President Jim Ollgaard tells WSJM News the group in 2015 raised money to repaint the outside and remodel the inside of the structure

After a COVID-19 induced pause for the 2020 season, the South Haven Performance Series has announced its return to the cultural scene for next month. Events will resume at Peace Lutheran Church on Blue Star Highway on

The South Haven Police Department says the person who shot two others at the South Beach pier on Friday was 19-year-old Aiden Topher Ingalls of Bangor. The department was sent to the pier around 2:15 p.m. on

The state contract to provide funding for the Berrien County Health Department for the 2021-2022 fiscal year has been approved by the Berrien County Board of Commissioners. The body signed off on the health department funding at

The Niles and Paw Paw posts of Michigan State Police will have some new troopers soon as the 139th Michigan State Police Trooper Recruit School has held its graduation. Governor Gretchen Whitmer was the keynote speaker at

The Southwest Michigan Local Food Council is launching a campaign that will use art to explore how the region’s residents feel about their food. The council’s Dawn Marie Smith tells WSJM News the Food for Thought art

South Haven Public Schools has announced it will require masks for those who enter its school buildings when the new academic year begins in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The board of education voted this

Two people are dead following a shooting at the South Beach pier in South Haven Friday. The South Haven Police Department says officers were sent to the scene around 2:15 p.m. when several calls came in from