SOUTH HAVEN — Since the 1880s, a tall three-story brick building has anchored the northern section of the city’s central business district.

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven officials have put their stamp of approval on a new budget that looks similar to its predecessor.

SOUTH HAVEN — As the COVID-19 pandemic slows down and a sense of normalcy returns to the South Haven area, a new event commemorating a historic milestone has emerged – a Juneteenth celebration.

SOUTH HAVEN — Residents and businesses in the South Haven area experienced a nearly 10-hour electrical outage this past weekend after a tree fell on a voltage line.

SOUTH HAVEN — A South Haven developer is interested in creating a large development that will provide more retail and residential units downtown, as well as public parking, green space and public restrooms.

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven Area Emergency Services and the Michigan State Fire Marshall’s office have concluded their investigation into the cause of last week’s house explosion in South Haven Township that claimed the life of a woman and left her husband in critical condition.

SOUTH HAVEN — Investigators spent the better part of Wednesday morning trying to determine the cause of a house explosion that claimed the life of a 64-year-old woman and left her husband in critical condition.

SOUTH HAVEN — Tri-County Head Start and the Kiwanis Club of South Haven have something in common – a dedication toward helping young children.

SOUTH HAVEN — After meeting for nearly six months, the South Haven Beach Safety Committee has put together a number of recommendations to make city-owned beaches safer for swimmers.

SOUTH HAVEN — A year and eight months after construction began, the $22 million Bronson South Haven Hospital is set to open its doors next week to the public.

SOUTH HAVEN — Record-high water levels of 2020 that flooded its campus, along with the COVID-19 health restrictions, put the skids on the Michigan Maritime Museum’s expansion plans.

SOUTH HAVEN — When Richard Frederick Dixon received a life sentence 45 years ago for the shooting death of South Haven Police Officer Michael McAllister, it was assumed he would spend the rest of his life in prison.

SOUTH HAVEN — Anyone who lives hundreds of miles away can now get a view of South Haven’s historic lighthouse.

As summer draws closer, South Haven first responders are turning their attention to beefing up water safety measures on Lake Michigan, especially in light of three drownings that occurred off local beaches in 2020.

SOUTH HAVEN — As more people receive their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, a sense of normalcy is slowly beginning to return to the South Haven area, and with that comes something else – summertime events.

SOUTH HAVEN — While South Haven is in the process of completing an estimated $500,000 in street improvements this year, city officials are beginning to look toward next year’s projects.

SOUTH HAVEN — Voters in the South Haven Public School district approved a $34.85 million bond issue that will pay for a wide variety of building and athletic facilities upgrades throughout the school system, starting in the spring of 2022.

SOUTH HAVEN — The ability to affect water rescues by South Haven Area Emergency Services responders has been enhanced with the acquisition of a specialized drone.

Through the pandemic last year, downtown South Haven merchants were able to hold an unusual fundraiser that brought in $3,500 for a human service ministry.

A month ago, much of South Haven remained in the dark for four hours following an electrical power outage that.

SOUTH HAVEN — In the 22 years that John Mellein has spent collecting beach glass, he always dreamed of some day finding a message in a bottle.

SOUTH HAVEN — Voters in the South Haven Public School district will decide whether to approve a $34.85 million bond issue, which would lead to a variety of building and athletic facility improvements.

SOUTH HAVEN — As hummingbirds make their way back to Southwest Michigan this month, it’s only fitting the latest outdoor sculpture in South Haven depicts a large hummingbird gathering nectar from a flower.

SOUTH HAVEN — This school year has been anything but normal for South Haven High School’s class of 2021.

BANGOR — Quick response from an off-duty K-9 deputy has led to the arrest of two South Haven area men following the alleged break-in of a home in Bangor Township.

SOUTH HAVEN — Nearly 400 communities in Michigan are located in coastal areas. Two of those areas in Southwest Michigan – South Haven and Chikaming Township – are part of a two-year Michigan State University study that will detail how erosion and changing weather patterns are changing Michig…

SOUTH HAVEN — Kristina Lindemulder and Sarah Peterson have been friends since second grade. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise the two have decided as adults to go into business together.

SOUTH HAVEN — Ten years ago, a group of residents who live on the south side of South Haven decided to form a group to improve their neighborhood.

SOUTH HAVEN — Seven months after being vandalized, Sherman Dairy Bar’s iconic Blue Moo and Baby Blue are back.

SOUTH HAVEN — Some residents of South Haven know Jennifer Sistrunk for the brochures, logos and billboards she has designed for clients in Southwest Michigan. Others know her as the advertising and marketing manager for Clementine’s and HawksHead restaurants in South Haven and Clementine’s T…

SOUTH HAVEN — It’s been a little over a year since South Haven City Council decided to reduce the number of lanes on a portion of Business Loop 196 from five to three, while adding bike paths on either side of the roadway.

SOUTH HAVEN — For 100 years, a group of South Haven area community leaders has gathered at noon every Monday to grab a bite to eat, socialize, listen to a program, and then brainstorm about ways to help the community.

SOUTH HAVEN — Joe Wilkins of South Haven had his reservations about getting the COVID-19 vaccination. But he also knew it was important to do so to control the deadly virus.

SOUTH HAVEN — In 2020 South Haven became one of only four cities in the state to earn the designation of Pure Michigan Trail Town. This year, three groups will capitalize on that distinction by creating more bike racks downtown.

SOUTH HAVEN — Several governmental agencies in South Haven are working together, along with the South Haven/Van Buren County Convention and Visitors Bureau and South Haven Area Chamber of Commerce, to increase outdoor recreational opportunities for local residents and visitors.

SOUTH HAVEN — On the heels of South Haven city officials’ decision earlier this month to cancel the popular Fourth of July fireworks display, organizers of another popular summertime event have announced they too, will be canceling their festival for 2021.

SOUTH HAVEN — When the Mars rover Perseverance landed on the red planet on Feb. 18, people viewing on TV may have assumed engineers and scientists gathered in NASA’s control room were the only ones involved with the project.

SOUTH HAVEN — If all goes as planned, ground will be broken this summer for a hemp growing and processing operation in Geneva Township, about 5 miles east of South Haven.

SOUTH HAVEN — At a time when America’s racial divisions have come to the forefront with the pending trial of a white ex-Minneapolis police officer accused of killing black resident George Floyd by kneeling on his neck, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that a white woman from South Haven would…

SOUTH HAVEN — For the second year in a row, fireworks will not be lighting up the shores of South Haven during the Fourth of July holiday.

SOUTH HAVEN — In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and a major building renovation project, what does a library’s staff do to attract patrons?

SOUTH HAVEN — Two months ago, South Haven City Council members hired a new clerk to take the place of Travis Sullivan, who went on to become the zoning administrator for the city.

SOUTH HAVEN — It took nearly five years of planning and financing to create South Haven’s new splash pad, but one of the results of that effort is an award from the Michigan Chapter of the American Public Works Association.