BENTON TOWNSHIP — Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Nicole Malachowski learned to focus on the runway ahead of her.

ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph City Commissioners Jeff Richards, Laura Goos and Lynn Todman are seeking to retain their seats on the Nov. 5 ballot.

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven city officials shut down their municipal marinas just in the nick of time Tuesday, because by Wednesday morning high winds and waves from Lake Michigan caused significant flooding in the harbor. Throughout much of the morning, only the dock poles could be seen at th…

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Carving pumpkins at the Fab Lab at Lake Michigan College looked a little different from traditional pumpkin carving.

SOUTH HAVEN — A new principal will be taking the helm at Lincoln Elementary School.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Benton Township agreed to sell three adjacent properties Tuesday to a company that plans to turn it into a medical marijuana grow facility.

SOUTH HAVEN — An entrepreneur who started what has become the largest exclusive cherry retailer in the country out of his car will be the keynote speaker at the South Haven Area Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Summit.

ST. JOSEPH — With previous water line projects making a dent in Royalton Township’s sewer fund, trustees have agreed to look into raising wastewater rates.

BENTON HARBOR — Former Benton Harbor City Manager Darwin Watson is the newest trustee on the Benton Harbor school board.

ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph commissioners will need to decide by the end of next month if the city wants to purchase the former lighthouse keeper’s house from the federal government, or if the parties will just be two ships that passed in the night.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Two firefighters suffered injuries to their hands while battling a blaze early Sunday morning that destroyed a house in Benton Township.

STEVENSVILLE — Parents of elementary-aged students at Lakeshore Public Schools will notice a change on their children’s report card when they receive it in a couple of weeks.

ST. JOSEPH — Former St. Joseph schools Superintendent Ann Cardon has come under fire at her new job this school year.

ST. JOSEPH — The number of multi-sport student athletes is on the rise at St. Joseph High School.

BENTON HARBOR — The composition of a joint advisory committee between the state and the Benton Harbor school district is expected to be decided at a special school board meeting today.

HARTFORD — Some epoxy resin on the floors, some lights in the ceiling, some medical marijuana on the shelves and a final state inspection are all that stand in the way of Med+Leaf opening its doors in Hartford.

ST. JOSEPH — Pat Hill, regent of the Algonquin chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in St. Joseph, believes that belonging to the organization encourages long life.

SOUTH HAVEN — More construction is planned along Center Street in downtown when the historic Hale block undergoes a $2.7 million renovation project that will create 10 new apartments and renovated commercial space. Several old buildings will also be demolished, with the plan to build new ones.

ST. JOSEPH — Police have arrested a man they say admitted to calling in a bomb threat Thursday morning at the Benton Harbor-St. Joseph YMCA.

STEVENSVILLE — The Lincoln Township Public Library is in the process of changing.

ST. JOSEPH — It started with Robert Montgomery wanting to boost the nightlife scene in St. Joseph.

STEVENSVILLE — Lincoln Township is making an alteration to one of its tennis courts.

STEVENSVILLE — Workers started erecting the fence at the future Hickory Creek Bark Park earlier this week, with an opening date slated for Oct. 21, Stevensville Treasurer Barbi Hoge said Wednesday.

COLOMA — The Coloma Township Parks and Recreation Committee got about twice as many surveys back for its new five-year parks and recreation plan as it expected to get.

ST. JOSEPH — A work of public art can spread its influence far beyond its own shadow, panelists at the Krasl Art Center said Tuesday.

ST. JOSEPH — A developer who approached Royalton Township earlier this year with the idea of building luxury apartments has since withdrawn their request for review.

SOUTH HAVEN — Many South Haven residents have fond memories of sledding down the hill at Baer Park during the winter months. Soon, their children will be able to gather similar memories when the park re-opens for public use.

BENTON HARBOR — A large police presence converged on an area across the street from Benton Harbor High School on Tuesday afternoon for a report of multiple shots fired around 1:30 p.m.

STEVENSVILLE — Lincoln Township residents will pay more for wastewater services as the municipality plans to address an aging infrastructure and rising interest costs.

BENTON HARBOR — The students and staff at Benton Harbor Area Schools need help from the community to turn the district around, Interim Superintendent Patricia Robinson told trustees during their Tuesday meeting.

BENTON HARBOR — A Racial Equity Reform Committee is expected be formed soon in Benton Harbor after it received the support of city commissioners Monday.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — J.B. Hoyt is not too impressed with the proposed rate increase that Indiana Michigan Power submitted to the state earlier this year.

STEVENSVILLE — Christine Custer Velasco was surprised when she moved to Stevensville four years ago with her husband and four kids.

SOUTH HAVEN — Last week Gary Brown stopped at Wolverine Hardware and met what he referred to as “the meat machine.”

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Janita Rhodes starts everyday with a healthy mindset.