BERRIEN SPRINGS — Berrien Springs school district officials should have more flexibility next year when it comes to making up snow days. That news came at Thursday night’s school board meeting during a discussion of next year’s school calendar.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — The site plan for a state allowed medical marijuana grow facility on Shawnee Road has been approved by the Oronoko Township Planning Commission.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Berrien Springs Village Council members are currently working to hammer out an agreement with the Berrien Springs Boat Club that would give local residents more access to Lake Chapin.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Oronoko Township officials are moving forward with plans to enact a new rental housing ordinance. The proposed new Rental Safety Verification Program (RSVP) ordinance was introduced at Tuesday’s monthly board meeting and a public hearing set for June.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Plans for a new private soccer training facility on M-139 are moving forward after action by the Oronoko Township Planning Commission Tuesday night.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Members of the Berrien Springs school board are sticking by their decision to require district elementary students to come to school for an extra day despite action by the state legislature to give more “snow day” waivers.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — According to police, in the majority of violent incidents that occur in schools, someone other than the perpetrator knew of a threat before it was carried out, but failed to report it.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Tuesday night’s rental housing ordinance discussion in Oronoko Township brought out more than 50 people to get a first look at the township’s proposed new ordinance. 

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Whether or not to make up snow days proved to be somewhat controversial at Thursday night’s Berrien Springs Board of Education meeting. Board members ended up deciding to add one day of school for elementary students in June.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Revitalizing the village continues to be a main focus of Berrien Springs Village Council members this year. On Monday members approved sidewalk seating outside a local restaurant and put out a call for people to serve on a new planning commission.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — A date has been set for a public information meeting on Oronoko Township’s proposed new rental housing ordinance. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. April 30 at the township’s public safety building on Snow Road.

BERRIEN CENTER — The reality of a walking/biking trail between Niles and Berrien Springs is still years and millions of dollars away, but planning is underway, thanks to a grant received by the Be Healthy Berrien organization.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — While Stevensville village officials discuss becoming a city, don’t expect a similar move to happen in Berrien Springs.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — A local couple needs to provide more information about the soccer training facility they want to open on M-139 before Oronoko Township Planning Commissioners will act.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Neighbor to Neighbor, a Berrien Springs-based social service organization, has announced plans for a $1.2 million expansion that will nearly double the size of their facility on M-139.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Benches in downtown Berrien Springs will remain, following a discussion by village council members Monday night.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — If all goes well, the Fourth of July will not only see an Independence Day parade in downtown Berrien Springs this year, but also a new event – an ice cream social

BERRIEN SPRINGS — The unveiling of a new rental housing ordinance is a month away, Oronoko Township board members said Tuesday. The board’s rental ordinance committee has been working on a proposed new ordinance for several months.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — A Berrien Springs couple wants to use the M-139 property they own as a soccer training facility. Bindy and Octavio Latino presented their plans to the Oronoko Township Planning Commission on Tuesday night. They will come back April 2 for a public hearing on their special us…

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Berrien Springs is friendly small town that’s like “an international Mayberry.” That was just one of the responses received in a community survey conducted recently by Andrews University marketing professor Kimberly Pichot and her students.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — It might be a little like herding cats, but the meetings being held to get stakeholder input into the Berrien Springs school district’s $19.73 million bond project have been invaluable.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — The expansion of voting rights approved by Michigan voters last November, including any-reason absentee voting, is bringing some extra work and expenses to Oronoko Township.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Oronoko Township has a new parks and recreation plan in place after a public hearing and action by township board members Tuesday night. The new plan is for five years, from 2019 to 2023.

ST. JOSEPH — An Eau Claire woman faces an April trial in connection with the alleged embezzlement of more than $230,000 from the Village Seventh-day Adventist School in Berrien Springs.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Two big school district projects are moving forward after action Thursday by the Berrien Springs Board of Education. Board members ratified the sale of bonds for both the $19.73 million project approved by voters in November and the $8 million Sylvester Stadium project.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — A medical marijuana growing facility may soon be open on Shawnee Road near the Central County Senior Center. Oronoko Township Planning Commissioners heard about the project Tuesday as they got a first look at the proposed site plan.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Market beef registration for the 2019 Berrien County Youth Fair is underway and registrations are due by Friday.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — The Berrien Springs Village Council is looking for a new member after accepting Jim Allred’s resignation at their meeting Monday night. Allred resigned effective Jan. 1 because he has moved out of the village to nearby Berrien Township.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — It’s been an eventful year since Berrien Springs school district officials announced plans for facility improvements last January. Voters approved a $19.7 million bond issue in November and officials Thursday gave an update on the schedule of when work will start.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Too much milk, not enough consumption.