SOUTH HAVEN — Earlier this week, the South Haven City Council planned to vote on a revised ordinance to make it easier for mobile food truck operators to set up shop in town year-round.

SOUTH HAVEN — After a two-year delay, plans are now proceeding for development of the soccer fields at South Haven Area Recreational Authority’s park.

SOUTH HAVEN — For the past four decades, the South Haven chapter of the American Association of University Women has sponsored non-partisan candidate forums prior to state and local elections.

SOUTH HAVEN — A former South Haven police officer has filed a lawsuit against the city of South Haven, alleging she was wrongfully discharged from her job in March 2021.

SOUTH HAVEN — A geneticist plans to discuss the process of genetic sequencing, along with its ethical challenges, at the next South Haven Speakers Series program.

SOUTH HAVEN — Sections of two streets in South Haven will be closed on Friday to allow for asphalt repaving projects.

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven officials are urging the Michigan Department of Transportation to conduct a traffic study at the intersection of Blue Star Highway and Phoenix Street – where more than 100 crashes have occurred over the past decade.

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven City Council members were poised this week to weigh in on a proposed food truck ordinance that would allow vendors to set up their mobile eateries in more locations, including downtown.

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven police officers have been experiencing a busy year so far.

SOUTH HAVEN — Normally, when the South Haven/Van Buren County Convention and Visitors Bureau launches a promotional campaign, their billboards and videos show photos of visitors enjoying Lake Michigan beaches and the surrounding recreational trails.

SOUTH HAVEN — More than $79,000 was raised earlier this month during the annual South Haven Hospice at Home benefit, according to a news release from Spectrum Health Lakeland.

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven officials are asking its community members for their input on a new five-year parks and recreation master plan.

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven Township voters will decide in November whether to allow recreational marijuana retail establishments within the township.

SOUTH HAVEN — Amid little fanfare, Michigan Maritime Museum staff recently opened the campus’ new $3.6 million Heritage Center.

SOUTH HAVEN — A project to create much-needed new restroom facilities near Dyckman Park and South Haven’s downtown pavilion is scheduled to begin this fall.

SOUTH HAVEN — After a two-month delay, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to begin dredging the South Haven Harbor by the end of next week.

SOUTH HAVEN — While a citizen-led referendum petition to limit the number of short-term rentals in South Haven was rejected, city officials pledged to address their concerns about the long-term economic effects from this form of housing.

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven officials are falling in line with a number of other municipalities throughout Michigan in adopting an ordinance that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

SOUTH HAVEN — A referendum petition to limit the number of homes used for short-term rentals in South Haven has been rejected.

SOUTH HAVEN — The names of two people who drowned Monday in Lake Michigan off of South Beach, have been released by South Haven Police Department.

SOUTH HAVEN — Improvements are taking place this week on two I-196 exit ramps in South Haven and Covert townships, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.

SOUTH HAVEN — Two swimmers were pulled from Lake Michigan in South Haven on Monday, and rushed to the hospital, where they later died.

SOUTH HAVEN — Authorities have released the names of two men who died in a twin-engine plane crash near the South Haven airport earlier this week.

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven City Council members are expected to vote later this month on whether to adopt a referendum petition that seeks to reduce the number of homes that can be used for short-term vacation rentals.

SOUTH HAVEN — Authorities from the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are in the process of trying to determine what caused a personal, twin-engine aircraft to crash Tuesday shortly after take-off from the South Haven Area Regional Airport.

SOUTH HAVEN — An extensive project to resurface the western half of the 34-mile long Kal-Haven Sesquicentennial Trail will be taking place over the next several years, along with improvements to Van Buren State Park.

SOUTH HAVEN — Demolition of the former South Haven Community Hospital complex is expected to begin within the next one to two months, Bronson Healthcare officials confirmed this week.

SOUTH HAVEN — Within the next several years the landscape along Phoenix Street in downtown South Haven will get a facelift in the form of a new three-story mixed-use development.

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven Boys & Girls Club received funding this week courtesy of a new charitable organization consisting of South Haven vacation rental homeowners.

SOUTH HAVEN — A 54-year-old Bloomingdale man died Saturday evening following a motorcycle crash in South Haven Township.

SOUTH HAVEN — Artist Kayla Wyszynski Ridley’s murals and artwork are everywhere in her hometown of South Haven. Visitors driving into town from M-43 Highway can see one of her first commissioned works along the side of Bronson Hospital’s medical building. Another mural showing children at pl…

SOUTH HAVEN — City officials here plan to undertake $270,000 in sidewalk and curb repairs over the next year.

SOUTH HAVEN — Over the next month, South Haven city officials plan to mail surveys to residents to gauge their thoughts about homes within the city used for vacation getaways.

SOUTH HAVEN — The skyline over South Haven’s harbor is getting prepped for the Light Up the Lake fireworks show for the Fourth of July holiday.

SOUTH HAVEN — Putting on a large-scale summer festival after a two-year hiatus can be nerve-racking.

SOUTH HAVEN — Thanks to a $100,000 grant from Entergy Corp., a network of trails in several nature preserves and dunes in South Haven Township will soon become a reality.

SOUTH HAVEN — Starting in July, South Haven area residents can expect their water and sewer rates to increase by 4.5 percent, each year, through 2026.

SOUTH HAVEN — What started as a dream to create three wooden sculptures for the community to enjoy will soon become a reality.

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven city officials hope to obtain a $150,000 grant through the Michigan Department of Transportation to resurface nearly three blocks of Elkenburg Street.

SOUTH HAVEN — A theatrical performance focusing on the life of American abolitionist, women’s rights activist and author Sojourner Truth will be part of this year’s Juneteenth activities in South Haven.

SOUTH HAVEN — A building that once housed one of South Haven’s original car dealerships will undergo an extensive overhaul.

SOUTH HAVEN — Three years ago, Wendi Onuki envisioned a museum in South Haven that would cater to children.

SOUTH HAVEN — On Friday, police released the name of the man who made “assaultive threats” to a stranger earlier this week in South Haven Township.

SOUTH HAVEN — Jennifer Murphy grew up in Stevensville, but as a teen, the Lake Michigan shoreline of South Haven always drew her attention.

SOUTH HAVEN — With the worst of the two-year pandemic waning, South Haven tourism leaders expect a strong year for 2022.