COVERT TOWNSHIP — Two Covert Township men face a number of drug-related charges after police say they found heroin in their vehicle.
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.
Tuesday, January 07, 2020
COVERT — Residents in Covert plan to honor the contributions made by one of America’s greatest civil rights leaders during the annual event, Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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.
Thursday, December 19, 2019
COVERT — Nuclear fission and boric acid.
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
COVERT — One month after firing its superintendent, the Covert school board has hired a new one.
Monday, November 25, 2019
COVERT — Darrell Corbin, site vice president at Palisades Power Plant, was just 19 years old when he made a trip to a recruiter’s office in Indiana to join the military.
Friday, November 15, 2019
PAW PAW — A Van Buren County organization that fights domestic abuse will soon open an office in Covert.
Monday, July 08, 2019
SOUTH HAVEN —Keeping an open mind is something 17-year-old Linh Hatch prides herself on.
Thursday, June 20, 2019
COVERT — A new leader will soon take the helm at Palisades Power Plant near Covert.
Saturday, May 25, 2019
COVERT — Covert Township Fire Department plans to offer a basic course next week to teach people basic skills in bleeding control.
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
COVERT — Deeper cuts to Covert Public Schools’ 2019-20 budget are needed than previously anticipated, school board trustees learned Monday.
Saturday, January 05, 2019
COVERT — Palisades nuclear power plant operators manually shut down the reactor Thursday after fluctuations of a turbine governor valve.
Saturday, December 29, 2018
COVERT — Only one more planned outage remains between now and the closure of Palisades nuclear power plant in spring of 2022.
Saturday, December 01, 2018
COVERT — Covert Township residents can put their holiday decorating skills to the test next week when Covert Branch Library hosts “Deck the Halls” competition.
Friday, November 16, 2018
COVERT — A through-wall leak was found at Palisades nuclear power plant last Saturday during a visual inspection of the reactor head, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission reported Wednesday.
Saturday, November 10, 2018
COVERT — A 75-year-old Covert Township man died Friday morning after a fire broke out in his mobile home. Misuse of a propane heater is the suspected cause.
Thursday, October 25, 2018
COVERT — A packed Board of Education ballot awaits Covert voters when they head to the polls Nov. 6.
Saturday, October 20, 2018
COVERT — The Palisades nuclear power plant is starting its second week of a repair outage, which comes in advance of a planned refueling outage, the plant and federal regulators reported.
Thursday, October 04, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency is pursing rule changes that experts say would weaken the way radiation exposure is regulated, The Associated Press reported this week.
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
COVERT — The Covert Board of Education has approved a $1 million tax refund to New Covert Generating Plant, but the district still might owe more.
Thursday, August 02, 2018
COVERT — Palisades nuclear power plant will get an accelerated decommissioning after it closes in 2022, Entergy Corp. announced Wednesday.
Friday, July 27, 2018
COVERT — Covert Township Fire Department operates out of a new $2.8 million, 20,000-square-foot complex that it shares with the police department.
Friday, June 22, 2018
COVERT — Covert Board of Education members have adopted a budget hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst.
Saturday, June 16, 2018
A 12-year-old Covert girl died Thursday after being shot in the neck while visiting her stepfather in Chicago.
Wednesday, June 06, 2018
COVERT — It's been three decades since state police troopers discovered a human skeleton lying in a ditch along Interstate 196 in Covert Township.
Friday, June 01, 2018
COVERT — When it comes to classroom discipline, teachers make the rules and hope students comply.
Saturday, April 28, 2018
PAW PAW — Southwest Michigan emergency response agencies have passed a test of their ability to respond to a simulated nuclear accident at Palisades nuclear power plant.
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
COVERT — Palisades Nuclear Power Plant operated safely in 2017, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reported.
Friday, March 16, 2018
ST. JOSEPH — The Coast Guard is reminding Lake Michigan boaters that security zones remain in place around the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant near Bridgman and the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant south of South Haven.
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
COVERT — A Covert school board member has resigned after tweeting last week that no one died during the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
COVERT — When describing Edward and Terese Gorenz, friends and family use such terms as “sweethearts, “great people” and “loving.
LAWRENCE — The community is invited to learn about human trafficking at an event at the Van Buren Conference Center on Thursday.
Saturday, December 30, 2017
COVERT — 2018 was set to be the end of Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, but now it’s going to be a year to make updates, repairs and refuel again.
Friday, December 29, 2017
DECATUR — Becoming director of the Van Buren District Library system was a homecoming of sorts, said Dan Hutchins, who started in the position Dec. 4.
Thursday, November 30, 2017
BENTON HARBOR — Palisades Nuclear Power Plant is committed to continued investment into safe and reliable operation at the site, plant officials said Wednesday.
Friday, November 10, 2017
COVERT — Even the most customer-conscious business is going to get complaints.
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
SOUTH HAVEN — A Covert Township man who allegedly shot his former girlfriend last week claims it was an accident. She disagrees.
Friday, September 29, 2017
COVERT — A sigh of relief echoed through Van Buren County on Thursday morning when Entergy Corp. announced it will operate Palisades Nuclear Power Plant until the spring of 2022.
COVERT — Palisades Nuclear Power Plant has a huge impact on Van Buren County’s economy.
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
BANGOR — After a year dealing with controversy, Dennis Paquette has resigned from Bangor Public Schools to take a job as a physical education teacher for neighboring Covert Public Schools.
Saturday, September 23, 2017
LANSING — The future of Palisades still remains unclear as the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) gave a ruling Friday that came with conditions.
Friday, September 22, 2017
COVERT — The future of Palisades Nuclear Plant should be much clearer after today.
Sunday, August 27, 2017
COVERT — Whether Palisades nuclear power plant closes in 2018 or in 2022, the process of decommissioning the plant could take up to 60 years, per Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) guidelines.
COVERT — “How are we going to pay for it?” is the question when it comes to almost anything.
COVERT — The NRC has resident inspectors at Palisades, and every other nuclear power plant in the country, every day monitoring the plant. That won’t change once decommissioning starts.
Saturday, July 22, 2017
COVERT — Every year for the last 15 years Barbara Norman has invited people to her blueberry farm in Covert.
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
WATERVLIET — Berrien County’s weighmaster is slated to make a full recovery after his car crashed and rolled over Tuesday during a pursuit near Watervliet, state police reported.
Sunday, July 02, 2017
COVERT — Preserve the Dunes will host a guided tour Saturday of the Ross Coastal Plan Marsh Preserve in Covert Township, the organization announced. The event will be 10 a.m. to noon.
Friday, June 16, 2017
PAW PAW — A former Covert Township police officer who faced kidnapping and rape charges has pleaded no contest to unlawful imprisonment.