COLOMA — Once a beloved family destination, Deer Forest Exotic Animal Sanctuary is now on the auction block.
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Friday, September 10, 2021
COLOMA — Coloma Township trustees are taking more time to consider opting into allowing recreational marijuana facilities in the township.
Thursday, September 09, 2021
COLOMA — Coloma Junior High School Counselor Celeste Wyatt has always dreamed of being able to counsel students with the help of a furry friend.
Friday, August 13, 2021
COLOMA TOWNSHIP — Coloma Township officials are taking another look at allowing recreational marijuana sales inside the township.
Friday, August 06, 2021
COLOMA — The next event in the Summer Not Forgotten activities in downtown Coloma is Eats in the Streets this weekend.
Friday, July 16, 2021
COLOMA — Coloma Township residents will have the opportunity to give feedback next month on an updated grass height ordinance being considered.
Wednesday, July 07, 2021
COLOMA — Police are investigating a shooting in Coloma Township early Tuesday that left a man hospitalized and in critical condition.
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Thanks to a dry spring, fire blight hasn’t been prevalent in Southwest Michigan apple orchards.
Saturday, June 26, 2021
COLOMA — Hearing the words “summer school” has always been a thing of dread to children everywhere.
Friday, June 18, 2021
COLOMA — Coloma officials announced this week a new series of activities to get the community moving in light of events being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Friday, June 11, 2021
COLOMA — Coloma Township officials are hoping to update their grass height ordinance and rental inspection fee schedule this summer.
Thursday, April 01, 2021
COLOMA — When Joshua Musinski closed his business at the beginning of the pandemic, it didn’t take long before he found a way to stay profitable.
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
COLOMA — A 48-year-old man has been arrested following a fire at his Hagar Township home Tuesday.
Saturday, February 13, 2021
COLOMA — There is no question the coronavirus pandemic has caused students to miss things in the classroom over the last year.
Saturday, January 16, 2021
COLOMA — Life’s a peach.
Thursday, January 14, 2021
COLOMA — Coloma Township and Coloma city’s joint cemetery board will soon ask for about $38,000 more for its budget.
Thursday, December 17, 2020
COLOMA — For a few hours Tuesday night, hundreds of children got to experience a little bit of “normal” as they took part in Coloma’s Drive Through Santa event.
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
COLOMA — The streets of downtown Coloma will be lined with cars next Monday in an effort to support small businesses.
Wednesday, December 02, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — A Coloma woman who was to go on trial for allegedly embezzling more than $80,000 from her former employer has reached a plea deal with prosecutors.
Monday, November 30, 2020
COLOMA — The newly elected mayor of Coloma, Marsha Hammond, credits her family history and the support of the city for getting her where she is today.
Friday, November 13, 2020
COLOMA — Coloma Township has started the process of having all of its ordinances updated, organized and available for the public to view on its website.
Friday, November 06, 2020
COLOMA — Every family with a student enrolled in the Coloma Community Schools district is eligible to receive a free Thanksgiving meal this year.
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Changes to Watervliet school board race
Friday, October 16, 2020
COLOMA — Two incumbents and three challengers are vying for four Coloma Township trustee seats this general election.
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
COLOMA — Long-time Coloma Township Supervisor Ken Parrigin, having fought off a primary challenge in August, is now facing another challenger in the general election.
Wednesday, October 07, 2020
After being closed for several months, Southwest Michigan theaters are preparing to reopen.
Saturday, September 12, 2020
COLOMA — Downtown Coloma is about to be more photogenic as Shots By Josh is opening a studio space at 218 N. Paw Paw St.
Saturday, August 29, 2020
As most students begin returning to school this week under a cloud of uncertainty, area education leaders have a growing optimism that has been fueled by a summer of planning, collaborating and the joy of the classroom.
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
COLOMA — A recession, a pandemic and two separate vehicles crashing into the township hall have marked Sandy Kraemer’s time as Coloma Township clerk.
Friday, August 14, 2020
COLOMA — Coloma Township police officers will get a wage review every three years as part of the new union contract approved by the township board Wednesday night.
Saturday, August 08, 2020
COLOMA — Gary Blough’s blueberry crop was bittersweet this year.
Wednesday, August 05, 2020
COLOMA — Coloma Township voters likely chose a new clerk and nominated its current supervisor during Tuesday’s primary election.
Friday, July 24, 2020
COLOMA — Three Republicans have thrown their hats in the ring to replace retiring Coloma Township Clerk Sandy Kraemer.
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
COLOMA — Coloma Township voters will have several choices when they vote in the Aug. 4 primary.
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
COLOMA — Parents of Coloma Community School students will get the chance to weigh in on the district’s reopening plan at an upcoming town hall meeting.
Friday, June 26, 2020
COLOMA — One man is dead after he allegedly broke into a home in Coloma Township and was shot by the homeowner early Thursday morning.
Tuesday, June 02, 2020
COLOMA — Students of Coloma Community Schools will return to school in the fall in one of four ways.
Friday, May 15, 2020
COLOMA — Coloma Township trustees want to pay their full share of the new fire truck for the North Berrien Fire Rescue Department up front.
Wednesday, May 06, 2020
COLOMA — Work will begin in the next few days to get Roadside Park in Hagar Township back open to the public within the next week.
Saturday, April 25, 2020
COLOMA — Retiring from any profession is often bittersweet.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
COLOMA — It’s going to take a little bit longer for Coloma Community Schools to complete its current five-year strategic plan.
Friday, April 10, 2020
COLOMA — Earlier this year, Coloma Township raised its sewer rates, but apparently not everyone got the memo.
Thursday, April 02, 2020
COLOMA — Coloma residents woke up Wednesday to find that the downtown’s Subway restaurant was covered in aluminum foil and Soulard’s bakery and cafe just four doors down had Subway signs all around it.
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.
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
COLOMA — The time has come again for the residents of Coloma to don their green clothes in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
COLOMA — Coloma’s Junior High Cafeteria will get a remodel this summer thanks to an extra $328,761 in the food service account.
Thursday, February 13, 2020
COLOMA — Coloma Township residents will soon see an increase in their sewer rates.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
COLOMA — The North Berrien Historical Museum will host a presentation on women’s suffrage on Tuesday evening, Feb. 18, according to a news release.
Friday, January 10, 2020
COLOMA — Lilly Trapp was crowned Miss Coloma on Saturday at the Coloma High School auditorium, while Ian Ishmael snagged the title of Mr. Coloma.
Thursday, January 09, 2020
COLOMA — The North Berrien Fire Rescue Department will soon be prepared if a dune grass fire ever breaks out.
Monday, January 06, 2020
COLOMA — A food pantry doesn’t have to be just a food pantry.
