The Buchanan Area Senior Center has had to close immediately for at least the next two weeks. The BASC says it’s due to an employee testing positive for COVID-19 and the entire staff needing to quarantine. They
State Senator Aric Nesbitt is calling for the resignation of Department of Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon. Nesbitt remains upset about the pause order that’s been extended by Gordon for 12 days banning dine-in restaurant
A 21-year-old Illinois man is in the Berrien County Jail on several charges following a police chase Tuesday morning. Darrien Connor was spotted by a sheriff’s deputy doing 88 miles an hour on I-94 eastbound near US
A 27-year-old Benton Township man has died after being shot in the chest early this morning at Briarwood Apartments on Union. Township police were called to the scene just after 4 a.m. and learned two men were
Michigan’s COVID-19 cases are up by 9,350 for Sunday and Monday. The Department of Health and Human Services says deaths rose by 93 since Saturday and are now at 9,947. Total cases since March are at 404,386.
LANSING, MICH. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has extended by 12 days the epidemic order that restricts indoor social gatherings and other group activities. The additional 12 days will allow the department to
Two people are hospitalized in South Bend after being hurt in an accidental shooting Sunday night. The Cass County Sheriff’s Department says 28-year-old David Williamson and 8-year-old Jeremiah Crago were target practicing shortly before 9 p.m. when
One of five co-chairs of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration will be Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The Biden team announced the five on Monday, and it will be chaired by Congressman James Clyburn of South Carolina. Also serving
A $500,000 grant is going to the Region IV Area Agency on Aging so it can help to improve health outcomes among seniors. Agency CEO Christine Vanlandingham tells us a 2019 study found seniors need help addressing
The Niles Scream Park has been able to donate more than $109,000 to non-profits thanks to a successful season. Park Manager Aaron Smith tells WSJM News that’s in spite of COVID prompting the park to use a
A Berrien County teacher has been named as the Michigan Farm Bureau’s 2020 Educator of the Year. Steve Rigoni retired from Countryside Academy at the end of the 2019-2020 school year. He was nominated for the statewide
Children in Van Buren County can now get free books thanks to a program at the Van Buren District Library. It says participants in the November Read to Give Challenge logged 790 books during the month, far
The United Way of Southwest Michigan has announced its Volunteer United Youth Scholarship Awards for the season. The group says scholarships are going to Anna Glomski of Paw Paw High School, Jonathan Leach of Ross Beatty High
The Michigan State Police Missing Children’s Clearinghouse is taking entries in this year’s National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest. The agency’s Jolene Hardesty tells WSJM News the contest seeks fifth graders to draw up posters bringing attention
Michigan is reporting 6,004 additional cases of COVID-19 for Saturday. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services coronavirus website says the state has now had a total of more than 395,000 cases of COVID since the
A Texas man is facing charges after police say he robbed a gas station in St. Joseph and then led officers on a high speed chase early Friday morning. The St. Joseph Township Police Department says officers
Love Creek County Park now has some brand new skiing equipment, thanks to a donation from the Bitzer Family Fund. The Berrien County Parks Department says without the generosity of the fund, it wouldn’t have been possible
State Representative Brad Paquette of Niles is calling for Michigan’s COVID frontliner scholarship program to be expanded. His office has released the following: State Rep. Brad Paquette, of Niles, is urging Gov. Whitmer to expand the Future
Berrien County saw a slight dip in reported COVID cases in the week after Thanksgiving, but that could be because some testing sites closed down for the holiday. Speaking Friday, Berrien County Health Officer Nicki Britten said
This weekend, Michigan State Police will be holding their annual Stuff a Blue Goose drive. Trooper Holly Higgs with the Niles post tells us why they call the food and toy drive Stuff a Blue Goose. “Traditionally,
Spectrum Health Lakeland President Loren Hamel expects it will be some months before the general population will have a chance to be vaccinated against COVID-19. He said on Friday the Spectrum Health system is waiting on its
From the Associated Press — Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is asking state lawmakers to approve $300 million in spending to fight the coronavirus into 2021, including money to support the broad-based distribution of vaccines. Thursday’s request is
State Representative Abdullah Hammoud is leading a group of Michigan lawmakers who are endorsing 49ers defensive coach Robert Saleh to become the Detroit Lion’s next head coach. Hammoud says Saleh is a Dearborn native and is highly
Christmas is just weeks away and this year’s stock of trees in Michigan are selling fast. Amy Start is the executive director of the Michigan Christmas Tree Association says sales of trees during the pandemic have been
Michigan is reporting 8,689 additional cases of COVID-19 for Friday. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services coronavirus website says the state has now had a total of more than 389,000 cases of COVID since the
Funerals are still limited to 25 people, and there is concern in the industry that limit could be extended when current COVID restrictions expire. Michigan Funeral Home Directors Association Executive Phil Douma told Michigan News Network this
A $500,000 grant is going to the Region IV Area Agency on Aging so it can help to improve health outcomes among seniors. Agency CEO Christine Vanlandingham tells us a 2019 study found seniors need help addressing
Work to protect the shoreline along Silver Beach in St. Joseph is nearing completion. Berrien County Administrator Brian Dissette told the Berrien County Board of Commissioners on Thursday contractor Triple D Excavating has put large rocks in
A grant of $377,000 is going to Berrien County to help it recoup COVID-19 expenses. Speaking to county commissioners on Thursday, Berrien County Community Development Director Dan Fette said the money has to be used in a
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has secured an extension of the use of the Michigan National Guard to assist in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will continue well into next year. The governor’s office has released the following.
