As soon as mid-June rolls around, Facebook feeds and Nextdoor app discussions tend to center on one thing – fireworks.
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Cars are flying off the lots in Southwest Michigan.
Tuesday, June 01, 2021
Graduation ceremonies were planned at the beginning of the school year, but many changed throughout the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Friday, May 21, 2021
BRIDGMAN — Things are ramping up at Harbor Country Mission.
Thursday, May 06, 2021
BRIDGMAN — Bridgman is on its way to having its very own downtown social district.
Friday, April 16, 2021
BRIDGMAN — One of the two reactors at Cook Nuclear Plant will shut down at 3 a.m. Saturday for its 25th refueling outage.
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.
Wednesday, January 06, 2021
ST. JOSEPH — The decades-old sound of emergency sirens being tested the first Saturday of each month in a 10-mile radius around the Cook Nuclear Plant is now history.
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
BRIDGMAN — Indiana Michigan Power’s Cook Nuclear Plant Unit 1 has completed its refueling outage, which began Sept. 19, connecting to the transmission grid on Monday, according to a news release.
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
BRIDGMAN — The Early Bird Eatery is relocating from Bridgman to South Bend.
Saturday, September 26, 2020
BRIDGMAN — Four Southwest Michigan schools were named National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2020.
Thursday, September 24, 2020
BRIDGMAN — Tattoo artist Kaylena Gordon wants to leave her mark on Southwest Michigan.
Monday, September 21, 2020
BRIDGMAN — When Robert Argue, then unemployed, saw many others becoming unemployed due to the coronavirus pandemic, he knew he had the time and expertise to assist.
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
BRIDGMAN — A girl from Illinois who was pulled from Lake Michigan off Weko Beach in Bridgman on Sunday afternoon has died.
BRIDGMAN — Bringing an extra 900 people onto your worksite during a pandemic sounds like a large and dangerous undertaking, but Cook Nuclear Plant officials said this week they’ve been preparing since March to make sure it goes as smoothly and safely as possible.
Friday, July 03, 2020
BRIDGMAN — A pizzeria that opened its first physical location in downtown Benton Harbor last year is in the midst of a change.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
BRIDGMAN — The Bridgman High School class of 2020 was publicly recognized, celebrated, and in a way immortalized recently during the last week of a very unusual senior year.
Tuesday, May 05, 2020
BRIDGMAN — American Legion Post 331 in Bridgman has canceled its Memorial Day parade and public cemetery service scheduled for May 24.
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
BRIDGMAN — Edward Siemans, remembered best for the well-known car dealership franchise in Southwest Michigan, died Friday at the age of 88.
Saturday, April 25, 2020
COLOMA — Retiring from any profession is often bittersweet.
Monday, April 20, 2020
Over the past month that has been dominated by the coronavirus pandemic and business closures, Jaspinder Singh has seen a steady increase in online sales at his Stevensville liquor store.
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Before school districts shuttered their doors this week, administrators were working with the state to provide breakfast and lunch options for students in the event of a prolonged closure.
Thursday, March 12, 2020
With cases of coronavirus now confirmed in Michigan, superintendents of Berrien County schools remain in planning mode for when the virus hits this region of the state.
Saturday, February 08, 2020
COVERT — What happens after a nuclear power plant closes?
Record-high water levels on Lake Michigan have been creating problems for property owners all along the lakeshore since last summer.
Thursday, February 06, 2020
BRIDGMAN — Fifteen eighth-grade students at F.C. Reed Middle School in Bridgman are learning darkroom skills this week as they make photograms with local artist Richard Hurd.
BRIDGMAN — A week after being the subject of an episode of “In Pursuit With John Walsh,” a fugitive from Bridgman has been captured.
Friday, January 31, 2020
BRIDGMAN — All Bridgman schools are closed and after-school activities cancelled today through 7 p.m. Sunday due to the high number of students with influenza-like illnesses, Superintendent Shane Peters said Thursday.
Monday, January 27, 2020
BRIDGMAN — Bridgman Police Chief Daniel Unruh is asking the public to tune in and join police in their hunt for William Stanson.
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
BRIDGMAN — The Bridgman City Council approved its five-year parks and recreation plan Monday, following a brief public hearing. The plan incorporates input from a community survey and several focus meetings, a detailed inventory of existing facilities, plus a five-year action plan.
Wednesday, January 08, 2020
BRIDGMAN — During its annual year-in-review meeting Monday, the Bridgman City Council announced plans for a new upcoming event.
Saturday, December 28, 2019
BRIDGMAN — Bridgman Public Schools awarded its superintendent a three-year contract extension after he recently received a favorable review.
Thursday, December 05, 2019
ST. JOSEPH — The Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber has its next president.
Wednesday, December 04, 2019
BRIDGMAN — Bridgman officials are asking for volunteers to help put sandbags around the Weko Beach House on Saturday.
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
BRIDGMAN — Cook Nuclear Plant is now operating at full power after Unit 2 was taken off line for refueling 48 days ago.
Friday, November 08, 2019
BRIDGMAN — More than 10 middle and high school students hauled cans of corn and unloaded apples Thursday as they helped put together 120 Thanksgiving boxes to be given away to needy families.
Wednesday, October 09, 2019
BRIDGMAN — The Bridgman City Council on Monday approved new rules for charitable solicitation in the roadway and set in motion a new ordinance to ban dogs on Weko Beach, though access to the nearby dog beach at Warren Dunes State Park will be maintained.
Saturday, October 05, 2019
BRIDGMAN — A Bridgman resident whose apartment building caught fire Thursday must feel like she has nine lives – thanks to her cat.
Tuesday, October 01, 2019
BRIDGMAN — One of the two nuclear reactors at Cook Nuclear Plant will shut down today for its 24th refueling outage.
Friday, September 13, 2019
BRIDGMAN — Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) will conduct separate tests on each of its 70 early warning sirens near Cook Nuclear Plant in the coming weeks.
Saturday, September 07, 2019
STEVENSVILLE — Students from four local high schools were challenged Friday to figure out better ways to use common home appliances during the 2019 Whirlpool Youth Innovation Challenge.
BRIDGMAN — The Bridgman Public Library has a new director, who has arrived at an extremely busy time for the library.
Friday, August 30, 2019
BRIDGMAN — Few of us stop in the course of our day to think about the sacrifices made by law enforcement officers and their families – especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Friday, August 09, 2019
BRIDGMAN — A man who was shot while allegedly breaking into a house in Bridgman last month in what police called a “domestic altercation” has been charged with home invasion.
Wednesday, August 07, 2019
BRIDGMAN — Not long after voters legalized recreational pot use, Bridgman opted out of allowing such businesses. But at the time it also promised to further study the issue, and Monday council members seemed to set in motion a way forward.
BRIDGMAN — Changes are on the way for a Bridgman company that has worked hand in hand with metal casters for more than 40 years.
Sunday, August 04, 2019
BRIDGMAN — Lake Side Fit is making the most of its surroundings by offering classes that take advantage of the nearby Weko Beach.
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
BRIDGMAN — A Bridgman resident was shot during a fight that stemmed from an alleged home invasion early Tuesday morning in what is being described by police as a domestic altercation.
Friday, July 05, 2019
BRIDGMAN — Stop signs and pedestrian safety were the hot topics this week at the Bridgman City Council meeting.
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
BRIDGMAN — Swimming is prohibited at three Berrien County beaches due to high levels of E. coli, health department officials said Tuesday.
