BERRIEN SPRINGS — The Berrien Springs school board decided this week to table a proposed mask mandate until January.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Great music requires both spontaneity and conformance to the rules, according to Stephen Zork.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — There’s no new sheriff in town, but his house could still use a touch-up.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — At a new Berrien Springs event space, the owners say a tour is all they need to sell clients on their venue.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — The Berrien Regional Education Service Agency’s Board of Education authorized the reimbursement of $4,025,306 in special education funds back to local school districts last week, according to a news release.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Meet Dan, a 27-year-old enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces, who’s married to a wife who works part-time. He has $764 in credit card debt.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — The number of Berrien County Youth Fair attendees this year was the highest amount in the past three years.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — The future of Sacred Heart Serenity Hills Recovery & Wellness Center in Berrien Center is in question, with the building it leases set to be returned to Berrien County ownership.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — For every 20 people in Berrien County, at least one belongs to a Seventh-day Adventist church.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Most people associate college dining halls with the freshman 15, weight gain that comes with unhealthy options and endless buffets.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Berrien and Buchanan townships could soon be home to one of the largest state recreational areas in the southern half of the state.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Jack Elliot thought he’d maybe raise $3,000 on a gallon of milk from his grand champion dairy cow at this year’s Berrien County Youth Fair.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Most of the year, leaping llamas is just something a grandma would say.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Mopsy, Flopsy and Cottontail will be home for supper – but they might be the main course.

BERRIEN SPRINGS – This week, The Herald-Palladium will publish the upcoming two days of Berrien County Youth Fair events for readers to prepare for in advance.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — It may have taken three years, but Kevina Clear was finally able to showcase her dress Wednesday.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — This week, The Herald-Palladium will publish the upcoming two days of Berrien County Youth Fair events for readers to prepare for in advance.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Kids and adults alike were slamming T-shirts onto the cement Tuesday in an effort to break up the icy lumps during The Herald-Palladium Frozen T-Shirt Contest at the Berrien County Youth Fair.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — A lot has changed since 1995, but for the Berrien County Youth Fair, a lot has stayed the same too.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Southwest Michigan tractors can go the distance.

The Berrien County Youth Fair has contracted with another rides company for this year, according to a news release.

An “American Idol” winner and a legendary country and gospel quartet will perform at the 75th annual Berrien County Youth Fair.

In an effort to keep a large volume of traffic off the local detour route, Berrien County officials and MDOT are asking folks traveling to and from the Berrien County Youth Fair to avoid M-139 north of Berrien Springs at the area of the closure. A recommended alternate route for fair traffic…

On behalf of the Berrien County Youth Fair Board of Directors, I would like to welcome you to the 75th Berrien County Youth Fair, Aug. 16-21. Our theme this year is “Diamonds are Fair-ever,” and we are excited about making memories and celebrating at this year’s fair!

Friday

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Some things really do get better with age.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — The deadline to register still exhibits for this year’s Berrien County Youth Fair is fast approaching.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Andrews University will soon develop a Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship thanks to a legacy gift of $2.8 million.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — The golden hour isn’t just for selfies anymore.

COLOMA — Hearing the words “summer school” has always been a thing of dread to children everywhere.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — The Berrien County Youth Fair has rescheduled its largest fundraiser to July 10, according to a news release.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Registrations for the Berrien County Youth Fair’s small animal exhibition are due July 1.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — An “American Idol” winner and a legendary country and gospel quartet will perform at the 75th annual Berrien County Youth Fair.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — The Berrien RESA Board of Education agreed to a contract extension Monday for Superintendent Eric Hoppstock.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — The deadline for large animals to be exhibited for this year’s Berrien County Youth Fair is Tuesday.

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.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Eric Brantley didn’t go to any fairs last year.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — The Berrien County Youth Fair is hosting a number of fair food drive-thru events this summer.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — The Berrien Springs school board will interview two final candidates for assistant superintendent on Wednesday.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — The Berrien Springs school board narrowed 27 assistant superintendent candidates down this week to seven to interview.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — The Berrien County Youth Fair is moving the Spring Mom2Mom sale to an outdoor setting in May.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — The Berrien County Youth Fair will have a limitation on its swine carcass class for 2021.