SOUTH HAVEN — For more than a decade a piece of property in the heart of the city’s central business district sat vacant – the historic church that once dominated the site was condemned in 2007 and finally torn down.

SOUTH HAVEN — Laine Ridley doesn’t mind getting dirty.

SOUTH HAVEN — High water levels on Lake Michigan and the Black River could end up costing the city of South Haven millions of dollars.

SOUTH HAVEN — When contractors erect the last steel beam for the new Bronson South Haven Hospital it will mark a special moment for doctors and staff.

SOUTH HAVEN — The city has a new mayor pro-tem.

SOUTH HAVEN — A decade ago, South Haven Township homeowner Mark Odland paid for construction of a large revetment wall to protect his lakefront property and beach from erosion.

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven area residents and visitors will ring in a new decade with music, dancing and what is fast becoming the town’s signature New Year’s Eve event – the midnight beach ball drop.

SOUTH HAVEN — Plenty of stories have been written over the past 20 years chronicling the decline of service club membership. But two such clubs in South Haven are bucking the trend, at least for now.

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven High School sophomore Nic Sheppard has added one more title to his racing resume.

SOUTH HAVEN — Most South Haven residents are unlikely to forget the year 2019.

SOUTH HAVEN — When Sherman’s Dairy Bar decided in May to stop producing its trademark ice cream varieties, some people wondered if the popular parlor would also close.

SOUTH HAVEN — A school administrator from the Grand Haven area will take on a new role at South Haven High School as its assistant principal.

SOUTH HAVEN — Earlier this year, City Manager Brian Dissette thought it might take two or three times to apply for and receive a grant to help pay for a new playground structure to replace the popular but aging wooden one at Kids Corner Park.

COVERT — Nuclear fission and boric acid.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — All things must come to an end.

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven has some great assets – a vibrant downtown that overlooks Lake Michigan, access to 14 recreational trails, close proximity to major highways and educational institutions and a small but competitive manufacturing base.

SOUTH HAVEN — So, you’ve lived in South Haven all of your life. You know the town forward, backward and inside out.

SOUTH HAVEN — When Michigan Department of Transportation constructed a roundabout on M-43 Highway a decade ago, the agency did so to reduce accidents at the state trunkline’s busy three-way intersection.

SOUTH HAVEN — Linda Teeter of South Haven remembers the emotional struggles her dad dealt with after coming home from World War II. It has prompted her and other members of the South Haven American Legion Women’s Auxiliary to sponsor a new support group for spouses and family members of vete…

SOUTH HAVEN — Lake Michigan has traditionally lured tourists to Southwest Michigan. But apparently, the region’s agricultural attributes are also a draw.

SOUTH HAVEN — Nearly three years ago South Haven Public Schools and the South Haven Police Department decided to end their agreement to have a police officer assigned to the school district on a regular basis. But now, after several months of planning, a police officer will once again walk t…

SOUTH HAVEN — For the past year, consultants Jim Hettinger and Patricia Muellen have spent much of their time compiling data and gathering input from business owners, community leaders and yes, even “average joes,” to come up with a 10-year plan to position South Haven as a magnet for econom…

Liji Hanny of South Haven says his life is blessed, from his family to his job as director of operations at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton Harbor. 

SOUTH HAVEN — It’s not every day that teachers, coaches and administrators agree to willingly allow students to pie them in the face, but more than a handful at South Haven High School agreed to do just that just before Thanksgiving.

In years past, Dominick Lignell has had to draw a hand turkey for a class assignment.

SOUTH HAVEN — When Jim Hettinger of Douglas looks up and down the Lake Michigan shoreline these days he doesn’t like what he sees.

SOUTH HAVEN — Downtown South Haven will be hopping next Friday for the annual Holiday in the Park – South Haven’s official start of the holiday season.

SOUTH HAVEN — Over the past several years, South Haven Police Chief Natalie Thompson has made it a priority to have each squad car equipped with an automatic external defibrillator and that officers be trained on how to use them and administer CPR.

PAW PAW — When he was elected three years ago, Van Buren County Sheriff Daniel Abbott pledged to be a “working sheriff.”

SOUTH HAVEN — A housing development that languished during the Great Recession is now beginning to take shape again.

SOUTH HAVEN — Former city council member Jeff Arnold defeated newcomer Nadine Newman for the Second Ward seat in South Haven in Tuesday’s election, while Third Ward incumbent Steve Schlack won by just four votes over Liji Hanny, according to unofficial results.

SOUTH HAVEN — Running 50 5K races in 52 weeks sounds like a tall order to fill, but not for 49-year-old Melinda Gruber of South Haven.

SOUTH HAVEN — Every dog has its day, and Medal of Honor recipient James McCloughan doesn’t have a problem with that, even if he gets cut out of the photo.

SOUTH HAVEN — A nonprofit that provides services and activities for older adults will soon be breathing new life into a grocery store that has sat idle for two years.

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven voters will head to the polls next Tuesday to elect members to the city council and determine whether to allow recreational marijuana businesses to locate in town.