SOUTH HAVEN — If preliminary enrollment counts hold true, South Haven Public Schools will see an increase in the number of students this fall.

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven may be thousands of miles from Kenya, but one community there, particularly a rural hospital, is near and dear to the South Haven Rotary Club.

SOUTH HAVEN — Nearly four years ago, South Haven officials acquired the condemned S.E. Overton factory buildings and ordered their demolition with the hope of one day creating space for something that has become scarce in the city – affordable housing.

SOUTH HAVEN — Resurfacing of a section of Phoenix Street near the Interstate 196 interchange is expected to begin Monday in South Haven.

SOUTH HAVEN — Most older adults are content to sit back and enjoy eating dessert, rather than making it.

SOUTH HAVEN — Before South Haven residents head to the polls on Nov. 2 to vote in the mayoral and city council election, a local group wants to make sure electors know about the candidates.

SOUTH HAVEN — For the past three decades Keith Bierhalter has rolled up his sleeves to donate blood to the American Red Cross.

KALAMAZOO — A Southwest Michigan medical care system is joining other hospital groups in Michigan to require its employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

SOUTH HAVEN — A 41-year-old South Haven man was arrested after allegedly breaking into a fire station Tuesday, stealing a fire department Jeep, and driving throughout town with the emergency lights and siren deployed.

SOUTH HAVEN — A 23-year-old woman from South Haven who was a suspect in the July shooting death of a Covert man has been arrested.

SOUTH HAVEN — Hundreds of collectors are expected to attend the Michigan Flywheelers Museum’s Antique Engine and Tractor Show for the first time since 2019.

SOUTH HAVEN — Seven years ago Chuck Moore noticed his kids and grandkids playing an outdoor game he had never really seen nor heard of before – disc golf.

SOUTH HAVEN — In most downtowns, bicycle racks are pretty much nondescript; often made of grey or black metal, shaped into thin bars to lock bikes in place. Except for bicyclists looking for a spot to park their bike, the racks are overlooked by most people.

SOUTH HAVEN — After four years of planning and fundraising, the Michigan Maritime Museum broke ground Friday on its new $3.6 million Heritage Center.

SOUTH HAVEN — When most groups clean up trash from Lake Michigan beaches, they throw it away in garbage receptacles.

SOUTH HAVEN — Rose Bronson’s family often refers to their matriarch as “Big Mama.”

PAW PAW — A journal entry penned several years ago foreshadowed Friday’s deadly shooting, where a Bangor man went on a shooting spree at South Haven’s South Pier, authorities say.

SOUTH HAVEN — Two people are dead and another was injured in the aftermath of a Friday shooting that took place at a South Haven pier, police said.

SOUTH HAVEN — When South Haven Public Schools starts its fall semester, anyone who enters school buildings will be required to wear a face mask.

SOUTH HAVEN — After more than two decades of service from the same company, the city of South Haven has decided to contract with a different garbage service.

SOUTH HAVEN — Six years ago, the Historical Association of South Haven embarked on an ambitious $300,000 fundraising drive to restore the town’s historic lighthouse.

SOUTH HAVEN — It appears the creation of a new commercial rehabilitation district on the city’s northside won’t happen after all.

SOUTH HAVEN — Over the weekend, Peter Klein hosted 150 guests at an elegantly set dining table in the middle of his apple orchard.

SOUTH HAVEN — An unexpected phone call has put a historic piece of Southwest Michigan history on track to find a new home.

SOUTH HAVEN — What started in 2018 as a quest to break a world record has become an annual South Haven festival.

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven is ramping up its enforcement of the three-hour downtown parking ordinance this month, along with parking ordinances at city beaches.

SOUTH HAVEN — A summertime event that pays tribute to U.S. military veterans and South Haven area first responders will expand this year to include medical professionals who have helped people throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven may be only a small lakeshore community, but the growing number of electric and hybrid vehicles seen throughout town hasn’t been lost on city officials.

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven city and township officials are working on a way to upgrade a portion of the M-140 corridor that runs through the municipalities.

SOUTH HAVEN — Two candidates vying to become South Haven’s mayor will now square off in November’s general election.

SOUTH HAVEN — Bobby Walker has spent much of his work career as an employee at Palisades Nuclear Plant in Covert Township.

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven Mayor Scott Smith will seek his third two-year term in Tuesday’s primary election, but will be challenged by two candidates.

SOUTH HAVEN — When Michigan Maritime Museum launched a campaign this past spring to raise $500,000 this summer toward the construction of a new two-story museum, its staff and board hoped to attract support from the community.

SOUTH HAVEN — In the mid-1990s, South Haven voters approved a millage proposal to address narcotics-related crimes occurring in and around the city.

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven residents who use golf carts to navigate the city’s north side, are calling for the speed limit to be lowered on a crucial public road.

SOUTH HAVEN — Several South Haven eateries have decided to limit their hours of operation at the busiest time of the year for the industry.

For much of Dan Thompson’s life, he’s been a nomad.

SOUTH HAVEN — When Baseline Middle School students return to school this fall, they will be greeted by a new assistant principal.

SOUTH HAVEN — Since the drowning of three swimmers in Lake Michigan last summer, South Haven Area Emergency Services has been steadily upgrading its efforts to help distressed swimmers.

SOUTH HAVEN — Throughout the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, most festivals and events in South Haven were canceled.

SOUTH HAVEN — Their names may be different, but their mission to serve the South Haven community remains the same.

SOUTH HAVEN — Two emergency responders whose lifesaving efforts were credited with rescuing the driver from a burning vehicle were honored by the South Haven Area Emergency Services.

SOUTH HAVEN — A 41-year-old man died Thursday after being shot near the vicinity of Elkenburg Street on the southside of South Haven.

SOUTH HAVEN — This weekend a film crew will be shooting scenes in South Haven for an upcoming Netflix television series.

Shock and awe.

After a one-year hiatus, the annual South Haven Garden Walk returns this month.