BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor Arts District visitors may have noticed a new piece of art taking shape.
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
ST. JOSEPH — A Benton Harbor man will spend at least 50 years in prison for the shooting death of his girlfriend.
ST. JOSEPH — With COVID-19 restrictions being relaxed, the St. Joseph City Commission on Monday approved an amended special event application for the Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff.
ST. JOSEPH — Mika, Maxx, Blek and Mr. Weeber are featured as the “Hero Dogs of Berrien County Government” in the county’s newest directory.
BERRIEN SPRINGS — The Berrien RESA Board of Education agreed to a contract extension Monday for Superintendent Eric Hoppstock.
Friday, June 11, 2021
SOUTH HAVEN — Since the 1880s, a tall three-story brick building has anchored the northern section of the city’s central business district.
COLOMA — Coloma Township officials are hoping to update their grass height ordinance and rental inspection fee schedule this summer.
BENTON HARBOR — The Boys & Girls Clubs were awarded a $152,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Education that will pay for a summer program.
Thursday, June 10, 2021
ST. JOSEPH — The Curious Kids’ Museum re-opened Wednesday to members and will open to the general public starting June 22.
SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven officials have put their stamp of approval on a new budget that looks similar to its predecessor.
SOUTH HAVEN — As the COVID-19 pandemic slows down and a sense of normalcy returns to the South Haven area, a new event commemorating a historic milestone has emerged – a Juneteenth celebration.
HARTFORD — The Hartford Strawberry Festival will return this weekend after a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wednesday, June 09, 2021
BENTON HARBOR — The city of Benton Harbor is asking its residents to take precautions as upcoming work on the city’s water system may cause tap water to be cloudy.
ST. JOSEPH — Swimming is once again permitted at Silver Beach.
SHOREHAM — The case of alleged mismanagement of Shoreham money by its former council president and clerk is now in the hands of the Berrien County Prosecutor’s Office.
ST. JOSEPH — There’s been a lot of movement inside Czar’s 505 in recent weeks.
BENTON HARBOR — Fred Roseburgh was named the next Benton Harbor High School principal Tuesday by the district’s school board.
Tuesday, June 08, 2021
BENTON TOWNSHIP — Police are investigating a shooting incident Monday night that left two teenagers with injuries.
ST. JOSEPH — A proposal for a planned unit development on the Nye’s Apple Barn property in St. Joseph Township took a small step forward Monday – but it may face a mountain to climb.
SOUTH HAVEN — Residents and businesses in the South Haven area experienced a nearly 10-hour electrical outage this past weekend after a tree fell on a voltage line.
BENTON HARBOR — A $150,000 donation from the Cook Nuclear Plant will enable the Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton Harbor to continue its Academic Success program at the club’s Fettig Youth Campus for another three years.
BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor city commissioners Monday agreed to support Riverfest, which is returning to the city this summer for the first time in years.
Monday, June 07, 2021
Before he met his wife, Robert Montgomery had never heard of St. Joseph.
Friday, June 04, 2021
BENTON TOWNSHIP — In a strange turn of events, a man who was shot earlier this week is now a murder suspect.
BENTON TOWNSHIP — For the second year in a row, about a dozen students at Fair Plain Middle School worked on creating mobile apps to solve real-world problems.
SOUTH HAVEN — A South Haven developer is interested in creating a large development that will provide more retail and residential units downtown, as well as public parking, green space and public restrooms.
Thursday, June 03, 2021
BENTON TOWNSHIP — Benton Township police are investigating the shooting death of a man and the injury of another that occurred Wednesday night near Briarwood Apartments.
ST. JOSEPH — Clare Crowley fell in love with boxing 20 years ago, and now wants to bring the sport to Southwest Michigan.
SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven Area Emergency Services and the Michigan State Fire Marshall’s office have concluded their investigation into the cause of last week’s house explosion in South Haven Township that claimed the life of a woman and left her husband in critical condition.
BENTON HARBOR — The site plan for a proposed convenience store/gas station near Benton Harbor High School was denied by Benton Harbor planning commissioners this week in an effort to protect nearby residents.
BENTON HARBOR — The circle around the flag pole at Benton Harbor High School may soon become a historical garden walk.
Wednesday, June 02, 2021
BENTON TOWNSHIP — The Benton Harbor VA Outpatient Clinic is closing in on a project that’s been years in the making.
BENTON HARBOR — It has been reported that Benton Harbor Area Schools is receiving more than $47 million in COVID-19 related federal funding, but the district’s chief financial officer says the reality is much less than that.
BENTON HARBOR — Michigan Works Berrien, Cass, Van Buren is bringing a new career expo to Southwest Michigan at the end of the month.
SOUTH HAVEN — Three years ago, Detroit-based ACM Senior Living bought Countryside Nursing Home in South Haven as part of its plans to create Graceway Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing, a new brand of nursing home facilities the company hoped to start throughout the Midwest.
BENTON HARBOR — The next principal of Benton Harbor High School is expected to be a familiar face – Fred Roseburgh, who is currently the principal of Fair Plain Middle School.
Tuesday, June 01, 2021
Noticing individual differences in plants as a child growing up on a farm led to Susan Latham becoming a keen observer of human behavior as a speech and language pathologist.
Graduation ceremonies were planned at the beginning of the school year, but many changed throughout the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
HARTFORD — A Hartford veteran will be inducted into the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s In Memory Program this year.
BENTON HARBOR — Sharing a meal is one of the essential family traditions that stays with us, according to Sharon Brown.
Monday, May 31, 2021
ST. JOSEPH — As the COVID-19 pandemic raged and the world stood still, bars and restaurants in Michigan suffered substantial revenue losses due to mandatory closings.
Saturday, May 29, 2021
ST. JOSEPH — The Lake Bluff Artisan Fair is returning to St. Joseph next weekend.
BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor Pastor Taurus Montgomery wants to start the summer on a positive note.
Friday, May 28, 2021
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac resident Jennifer Quail ended her “Jeopardy!” Tournament of Champions run on Friday night with a second-place finals finish, taking home another $100,000.
BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor Planning & Economic Development Committee members said they need more information before approving a proposed festival by a marijuana dispensary that is being backed by longtime NBA player Wilson Chandler.
BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor city commissioners may soon consider another multi-million dollar project to fix the city’s crumbling infrastructure and to replace lead water lines.
BERRIEN SPRINGS — The deadline for large animals to be exhibited for this year’s Berrien County Youth Fair is Tuesday.
Thursday, May 27, 2021
SOUTH HAVEN — Investigators spent the better part of Wednesday morning trying to determine the cause of a house explosion that claimed the life of a 64-year-old woman and left her husband in critical condition.
BERRIEN SPRINGS — The Berrien County Health Department is planning a couple of “firsts” in their COVID-19 vaccination effort next week.
BERRIEN SPRINGS — A Berrien Springs man is dead after crashing his motorcycle into a semi Tuesday afternoon.
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
DOWAGIAC — In a battle of two of the show’s highest-earning regular season champions ever, Dowagiac resident Jennifer Quail came out on top Wednesday night to advance to the “Jeopardy!” Tournament of Champions finals.
