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Friday, March 11, 2022
BRIDGMAN — A good person who made a lot of friends. A mentor. A great public servant.
Friday, March 04, 2022
BARODA — Police are continuing to investigate a two-vehicle crash earlier this week that left one person dead.
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
BARODA — One man died and another was seriously injured in a crash last Friday in Baroda Township.
Saturday, October 09, 2021
STEVENSVILLE — Grace deBest has always had a positive outlook.
Friday, September 24, 2021
BARODA — Even as a 10-year-old, Kayla Kolberg was dreaming of bringing a zoo to Southwest Michigan.
Friday, August 06, 2021
BARODA — In Tigmaster’s line of work, ten thousandths of an inch can make a difference.
Wednesday, July 07, 2021
BARODA — Sitting with a puppy in her lap, Prudy Barrett Nelson recalled being woken up in the middle of the night in Darfur.
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
BARODA — At least a third of the Baroda Fire Department has resigned following the township board’s decision to appoint a new fire chief.
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
BRIDGMAN — Oronoko Iron Works Inc. closed on a new Bridgman property earlier this month, with plans to move there this spring, according to a news release.
Saturday, June 20, 2020
BARODA — Round Barn Winery and Tabor Hill Winery are now connected in more ways than one.
Tuesday, March 03, 2020
BARODA — The streets of downtown Baroda will be “alive with the sound of music” this summer.
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
BARODA — To those unfamiliar with farming, there may not seem to be much danger associated with grain silos or storage bins.
Tuesday, February 04, 2020
BARODA — Baroda Village Council Trustee Mike Price on Monday succeeded in removing part of the minutes of the council’s Jan. 6 meeting.
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
BRIDGMAN — A man who narrowly escaped drowning last month after his vehicle landed upside down in a flooded ditch got a chance Tuesday to meet and thank his rescuers.
BARODA — Get ready for NIMBY Pond 2.
Tuesday, January 07, 2020
BARODA — Baroda Village Council President Bob Getz on Monday bounced Trustee Mike Price off the council’s personnel committee, saying that Price has a conflict of interest because his wife, Christina, is Baroda township clerk.
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
BRIDGMAN — Tragedy was averted when the Baroda-Lake Township police chief and a Lake Township fire captain responded to a rollover accident and saved the driver from drowning in a flooded ditch on Saturday.
BARODA — The Baroda Township Board on Monday decided it’s going to talk with the Baroda Village Council about possibly requiring Knox Boxes, key boxes that firefighters can use to get into businesses without breaking down doors.
Tuesday, December 03, 2019
BARODA — Baroda Village Council members plan to buy a buzzer system and magnetic locking door for the village office after a belligerent resident confronted village Clerk Tina Martin over a water bill.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
BARODA — The fate of the NIMBY Pond in Baroda Township could be decided at a township planning commission on Jan. 13, the Baroda Township Board heard on Monday.
Tuesday, November 05, 2019
BARODA — Work on Baroda’s Industrial Park is complete except for a few paving issues, the Baroda Village Council heard on Monday.
Tuesday, October 08, 2019
BARODA — The improvement project at Baroda’s Industrial Park is nearing completion, the Baroda Village Council heard on Monday.
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
BARODA — The Baroda Township Board on Monday held off on endorsing the planning commission’s request for support on a proposal to rescind a special land use permit for Mark Schutze’s NIMBY Pond on Hills Road.
Wednesday, September 04, 2019
BARODA — The Baroda Village Council on Monday voted to support the concept of public works employees becoming firefighters, but was hesitant to make that a requirement.
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
BARODA — The Baroda Township Board on Monday voted unanimously to approve a special assessment for township property owners in the Nash Drain area.
Saturday, August 17, 2019
BERRIEN SPRINGS — Showing animals at the Berrien County Youth Fair is a sweet experience for some and a bittersweet experience for others.
Thursday, August 15, 2019
BARODA — Any song of Andrew McMahon’s that means a lot to other people means a lot to him.
Tuesday, August 06, 2019
BARODA — The Baroda Village Council on Monday turned down a proposal to put bullet-proof glass in the sliding glass window that separates the village office from the building’s lobby.
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
BARODA — The Baroda Village Council at a special meeting on Monday approved revamped resolutions on Industrial Park road and water projects, and agreed to sell bonds to fund the projects.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
BARODA — The Baroda Township Board on Monday approved buying some new hall vents for the Fire Station next door, which officials said should help the problem of birds infesting the attic to nest.
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
BARODA — The Baroda Township Fire Station is starting to resemble a set from Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller, “The Birds.”
Tuesday, June 04, 2019
BARODA — The village of Baroda has received good news on both the Lemon Creek Road repaving and the Industrial Park road construction projects.
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
BARODA — Ted Muellen was 12 years old when he and his mother opened Shawnee Road Antiques in Baroda.
Tuesday, May 07, 2019
BARODA — Baroda’s long-awaited improvement project for its Industrial Park is finally ready to get started.
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
BARODA — The Baroda Township Board on Monday voted unanimously to buy a new fire truck to replace one the township bought in 1989.
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
BARODA — Preliminary talks are underway between Baroda, Bridgman, and Lake Township officials on the idea of consolidating their fire departments.
Tuesday, April 02, 2019
BARODA — This could be the last year that Baroda’s Industrial Park will be used as an auxiliary parking area for the big Independence Day Fireworks show.
Tuesday, March 05, 2019
BARODA — The Baroda Village Council on Monday agreed to roll the dice and apply for state funds in 2022 to repair the Church Street bridge over Hickory Creek.
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
BARODA — The Baroda Township Fire Department isn’t normally in the pet rescue business, but firefighters in January got a call that sent them out anyway.
Wednesday, February 06, 2019
KALAMAZOO — The man who fatally shot six people in-between picking up passengers for Uber in 2016 was sentenced Tuesday to six counts of mandatory life in prison with no chance of parole, as family members of victims told the court of the emotional toll the murders have taken.
Tuesday, February 05, 2019
BARODA — The Baroda Village Council on Monday voted to give itself a modest pay raise for 2019.
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
BARODA — A Baroda firefighter wants to create a fitness trail at the Baroda Township Park at Hess Lake.
Tuesday, January 08, 2019
BARODA — The Baroda Village Council on Monday approved two large projects, but heard that one of them could be affected by the federal government shutdown.
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
BARODA — The Baroda Township Board on Monday adopted ordinance amendments covering agricultural tourism and commercial and private use of wind energy.
Thursday, December 13, 2018
BARODA — After opening toward the end of November, the Dollar General store in Baroda Township is holding a grand opening Saturday.
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
BARODA — Add Baroda Township to the list of municipalities that don’t want a marijuana store within its boundaries.
BARODA — Lakeshore High School senior and future nurse Kendall Beyer was chosen Miss Baroda from a field of four contestants Sunday afternoon in a community Blossomtime contest.
Tuesday, November 06, 2018
BARODA — If Michigan voters today approve Proposal 1 legalizing marijuana in the state, Baroda will be ready for it.
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
BARODA — Baroda Township Clerk Wendie Shafer will retire at the end of the year, after 17 years on the job.
Friday, October 05, 2018
BARODA — Four candidates will vie for three available trustee positions on the Baroda Village Council in the Nov. 6 general election.