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Benton Harbor City Commissioners have been briefed on challenges the city will soon face maintaining the local water system if the state doesn’t help. Consultant John Young this past week presented commissioners a report on the water

How about hunting for Easter eggs with some horses? The Spring Creek Equestrian Center in Three Oaks will hold its Annual Easter Egg Hunt with Horses at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 1. The center says children

From a Clue whodunnit at The Market to Twister and Jenga, St. Joseph storefronts went all out with the “board games” theme at March Mannequins Friday night. If you missed out, we captured some stills – as

St. Joseph High School robotics team Average Joes took home the FIRST Robotics District Championship alongside Hemlock’s Gray Matter and St. Clair’s Team Flurb. The three-team alliance fell behind 0-1 in the best-of-three championship series, but came

$3 million to clean up Ox Creek is coming to Benton Harbor. Mayor Marcus Muhammad announced this month the city just received notification the funds have been earmarked in the Omnibus Bill backed by now-retired Congressman Fred

The Benton Township Police Department is investigating a homicide and fire discovered on Saturday morning. It says police and firefighters were sent to a home in the 2100 block of Coolidge Avenue around 7 a.m. on a

The state’s pension tax is being phased out now that Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed her Lowering MI Costs Plan into law. The governor says this will eliminate what she calls the retirement tax over four years.

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched for an improvement project in Bridgman. The Greater Bridgman Area Chamber and Growth Alliance’s Tara Heiser told us this week they’re looking to spruce up the Bridgman Courtyard, a space on

As clocks spring forward to daylight saving time at 2 a.m. on Sunday, the Michigan Department of Transportation is reminding drivers to watch out for pedestrians, runners, and bicyclists in low light conditions. Sunrise will occur an

A procession is planned for Monday in Van Buren County for a road commission worker killed in the line of duty. 58-year-old Rene Rangel was killed on Friday, March 3 in a construction zone. He was hit

Day one of the FIRST Robotics Competition at St. Joseph High School is complete, and two local teams are well positioned heading into day two. Lakeshore’s Team Lance-A-Bot is ranked second with a 6-2 record, while St.

It was three years ago Friday that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced the first two positive cases of COVID-19 in the state. Plenty has changed since then, including how people see their doctors.

The League of Women Voters of Berrien and Cass Counties is offering everyone a chance to learn about climate change and its effects on the Lake Michigan region with an event next week. Chapter President Faith Schoon

The Niles area now has access to medical services in a centralized location with the opening of the Corewell Health Care Center on South 11th Street. Dr. Christopher Harvey is a pediatrician with Southwestern Medical Primary Care

A group representing migrants is calling on Michigan lawmakers to support a bill that would allow undocumented migrants to get driver’s licenses. We the People MI southwest Michigan organizer Lupita Sanchez tells us legislation known as Drive

From the Associated Press — A mentally ill Michigan man accused of making death threats against Democrats and people who are LGBTQ has been charged with illegally possessing guns. Randall Berka II lives with his parents in

Southwest Michigan’s booming wedding industry is about to significantly change as a major player is about to re-enter the competitive wedding venue arena. Downtown St. Joseph’s Whitcomb Senior Living Tower will reverse course and create a new

Berrien County has had to hire an attorney to help with school recalls, specifically with an appeal filed over a failed school recall. At a Thursday meeting, the Berrien County Board of Commissioners hired Dickinson Wright PLLC

Five suspects are being sought by Benton Township police for vandalizing storefronts and stealing equipment from the Orchards Mall Wednesday night. They were seen on surveillance video inside the facility. One suspect recently turned 18, while the

General Motors said its offering voluntary buyouts to the majority of salaried staff as part of a plan to cut $2 billion in annual costs. They will offer lump sum payments and other compensation based on tenure,

Michigan Democrats took a major step toward one of their top legislative priorities this week by passing a measure in the House to roll back the state’s decade-old “right to work” law. The bill, which was backed

A Van Buren County judge says the four kilograms of fentanyl found in a duffel bag during an Interstate 94 traffic stop this week near Paw Paw is connected to the Sinaloa drug cartel. Brahajan Martinez-Garcia of

The South Haven harbor will be dredged this spring. The US Army Corps of Engineers has allocated $610,000 for the project and the sand will be placed on South Beach according to Assistant City Manager Griffin Graham.

Legislation from state Representative Pauline Wendzel seeks to make it easier for broadband internet providers to expand their services. She tells us a bill she introduced this week would reduce their costs. “It exempts property taxes from

Berrien County officials have brought in a consultant to help resolve the ongoing overcrowding at the Berrien County Animal Control shelter. Part of the problem is caused by dogs lodged at the shelter as a result of

Years ago, Chicago radio personality Kevin Matthews found a statue of the Virgin Mary broken and lying by a dumpster. His life was never the same, and now southwest Michigan residents have a chance to hear his story. 

Congressman Bill Huizenga has honored fallen Paw Paw firefighter Ethan Quillen on the floor of the U.S. House. Huizenga spoke Thursday, calling Quillen a hero. “He was a father, a husband, a Marine Corps veteran, and a