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.
Saturday, January 04, 2020
As the saying goes, just because you’ve always done something a certain way, doesn’t mean it makes sense to keep doing it.
Monday, December 23, 2019
COLOMA — Tyler Streu, a senior at Coloma High School, is described by his teachers and principals as a “good, solid person.”
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
BENTON TOWNSHIP — All things must come to an end.
Thursday, December 12, 2019
COLOMA — For the last six months Coloma Township’s website has been stuck.
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
COLOMA — Residents of Coloma will have to adhere to some new rules aimed at keeping the city looking good.
Monday, November 18, 2019
COLOMA — When people get hurt, they need rehabilitation. They also just need some spa treatments and therapy sometimes.
Thursday, November 14, 2019
COLOMA — Citizens of Coloma Township have 30 more days to give input on the township’s new parks and recreation master plan.
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
COLOMA — North Berrien Historical Museum will soon host a program on the history of Pomona Point on Paw Paw Lake.
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
COLOMA — Businesses in downtown Coloma will hopefully soon be a little easier to access.
Friday, October 25, 2019
RIVERSIDE — After many years of planning and several months of construction, a new park is open in Hagar Township.
Thursday, October 10, 2019
COLOMA — The Coloma Township Parks and Recreation Committee got about twice as many surveys back for its new five-year parks and recreation plan as it expected to get.
Thursday, September 19, 2019
COLOMA — Bonny and Joe Barrett are getting the most out of retirement.
Sunday, August 18, 2019
Jasmine Bibbs finds solace when the sparks fly.
Thursday, August 15, 2019
COLOMA — The Coloma Township Parks and Recreation Committee wants to help travelers on the Paw Paw River so if they run into trouble, first responders can get to them easily.
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
ST. JOSEPH — A woman who was drunk and traveling 111 mph when she slammed her car into another vehicle, killing a passenger in that vehicle, will spend at least four years in prison.
Friday, August 09, 2019
COLOMA — Throwing things at the wall and seeing what sticks is usually for artists and spaghetti.
Saturday, August 03, 2019
COLOMA — The former truck stop that was once home to the Jollay Market reopened Friday under the Round Barn umbrella.
Saturday, July 27, 2019
COLOMA — Those attending this year’s Coloma Glad-Peach Festival will have the opportunity to win more prizes than ever before.
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
COLOMA — Coloma Community Schools officials hope their new method of budgeting will create an academic return on investment.
Thursday, July 11, 2019
COLOMA — Flooding relief may soon be coming to residents in the area of Rosemary Drive and Pine Court in Coloma Township.
Saturday, June 29, 2019
ST. JOSEPH — A Coloma man has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of his 2-month-old daughter last October.
Saturday, June 15, 2019
COLOMA — Coloma is almost done with upgrades at Randall Park.
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
COLOMA — Coloma Community Schools has laid off two staff members.
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
COLOMA — Hagar Township is expected to break ground on a new park in a couple of weeks.
Sunday, May 26, 2019
COLOMA — Teaching dance is like the circle of life for Patricia Culver.
Friday, May 10, 2019
COLOMA — Coloma Community Schools will have a full-time school resource officer in the district starting next school year.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
COLOMA — Round Barn will soon expand its footprint to Coloma Township.
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Box office records are likely to fall this weekend with the release of “Avengers: Endgame.”
COLOMA — Round Barn is one step closer to having a presence in northern Berrien County.
Friday, April 12, 2019
RIVERSIDE — Hagar Township is in such good financial shape it is considering a tax cut for residents.
Thursday, April 11, 2019
COLOMA — Coloma Township will do work on 10 of its roads this year.
Friday, April 05, 2019
COLOMA — January Immer has wanted to open her own restaurant for years.
COLOMA — The Jollay Market in Coloma Township, which closed in February, may not sit empty for long.
Monday, April 01, 2019
COLOMA — As people flocked to their respective churches Sunday morning, members of The River, a church in Watervliet, spread out into the community.
Friday, March 29, 2019
COLOMA — Coloma Community Schools will get to complete another maintenance project on the district’s priority list, thanks to a grant from the Michigan State Police.
Monday, March 25, 2019
COLOMA — Coloma’s Randall Park is in need of a major facelift, city officials say.
Friday, March 15, 2019
COLOMA — Coloma Township will start looking into where else it could get water from.
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
COLOMA — Every year the citizens of Coloma put on their favorite green clothes and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a day-long event.
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
COLOMA — Coloma Community Schools will soon go from virtually zero cameras in the district to full surveillance across all campuses.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
COLOMA — Jollay Market closed this week after nine years of business near the I-94 exit at Coloma.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
COLOMA — Coloma City Commissioners agreed Monday night that they’d like to wait and see what the state does when it comes to recreational marijuana.
Thursday, February 21, 2019
COLOMA — A popular restaurant in Hagar Township will be closed indefinitely after a fire damaged the interior of DiMaggio’s Pizza & Burgers on Wednesday morning.
Sunday, February 17, 2019
COLOMA — The Family Dollar store in Coloma, not yet 3 years old, will celebrate the re-opening of its renovated store on Saturday.