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Visitation to parks up since pandemic

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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says sales of its Recreation Passports have been dramatically up since the pandemic. The passport system was created in 2010, enabling a driver renewing their license plate to pay an extra

Police investigate Benton Township murder

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The Benton Township Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting discovered on Sunday. It says officers were called 1713 Crystal Court shortly after midnight about a gunshot victim. They found a 37 year old woman on the

Art studio donated to Krasl

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A donation of an art studio has been made to the Krasl Art Center by renown sculptor Richard Hunt. He’s given his Benton Harbor space to the Krasl. The studio at 258 Territorial Road has served as

Sodus Township gets $800,000 fire grant

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Sodus Township is getting an $800,000 grant to improve its fire department. U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow announced this week the funding comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants program. $2.5

Two Hurt In Cass County Crash

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Two people are hospitalized at South Bend Memorial Hospital after they were injured in a Thursday afternoon crash on M-62 near Harris Street in Cass County. Sheriff’s deputies say 16-year-old Calvin Andrews was turning into a driveway

Benton Harbor could get a social district

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Benton Harbor City Commissioners are still a way from considering it, but there is a proposal to create a social district in the city. Social districts are state-sanctioned areas within a municipality in which people can carry