SOUTH HAVEN — A new principal will be taking the helm at Lincoln Elementary School.

SOUTH HAVEN — An entrepreneur who started what has become the largest exclusive cherry retailer in the country out of his car will be the keynote speaker at the South Haven Area Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Summit.

SOUTH HAVEN — More construction is planned along Center Street in downtown when the historic Hale block undergoes a $2.7 million renovation project that will create 10 new apartments and renovated commercial space. Several old buildings will also be demolished, with the plan to build new ones.

SOUTH HAVEN — Many South Haven residents have fond memories of sledding down the hill at Baer Park during the winter months. Soon, their children will be able to gather similar memories when the park re-opens for public use.

SOUTH HAVEN — Last week Gary Brown stopped at Wolverine Hardware and met what he referred to as “the meat machine.”

SOUTH HAVEN — City residents here are getting an unexpected windfall from the Center Street reconstruction project – bricks.

SOUTH HAVEN — Two years ago a group of South Haven High School’s cross-country runners got the opportunity to meet two former members of McFarland, Calif.’s cross team – a team made famous in the 2015 Disney movie, “McFarland USA,” for winning a state championship in 1987.

SOUTH HAVEN — A South Haven area man is facing criminal charges after allegedly hitting and seriously injuring two motorcyclists earlier this week, police say.

SOUTH HAVEN — The South Haven Police Department has received a $2,000 grant to bolster its bicycle safety efforts.

SOUTH HAVEN — With land being cleared for the new Bronson South Haven Hospital, it’s hard to imagine what the $22 million facility will look like when completed.

SOUTH HAVEN — As a former two-term Michigan governor and now a CNN senior contributor, Jennifer Granholm keeps a close watch on state and national politics. But as the guest speaker at Thursday’s South Haven Speakers Series, Granholm discussed something she has become very passionate about –…

SOUTH HAVEN — A decade ago retired inventor and philanthropist Mike Levine of Lakeland, Mich., envisioned a bicycle trail stretching from Lake Michigan to Lake Huron.

SOUTH HAVEN — From the late 1800s through the mid-1900s, South Haven lured in many commercial fishermen. Those days have all but been forgotten, the only reminder being two old warehouse buildings on the Black River built by the Jensen family for their fishing enterprises.

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven city officials are beginning to anticipate the many headaches associated with the upcoming reconstruction of downtown’s Center Street. But one pleasant surprise has emerged. The project may not be as expensive as originally projected.

SOUTH HAVEN — Ron Wise has been employed 31 years with South Haven Area Emergency Services and in charge of fire and rescue authority for the past dozen years, but now he’s eying retirement.

SOUTH HAVEN — A week after Labor Day it’s not unusual to see a steady stream of antique tractors heading down Phoenix Street toward Lake Michigan.

SOUTH HAVEN — Sixty years ago, a man’s desire to help struggling farmers in third world countries resulted in the birth of a tractor that has ties to South Haven.

SOUTH HAVEN — Scott Hite is on a mission to prevent mass shootings from happening.

SOUTH HAVEN — Lost your wedding ring? Don’t worry – a local magician has a habit of making lost jewels reappear.

SOUTH HAVEN — The start of a new school year will bring some administrative changes for South Haven Public Schools.

SOUTH HAVEN — It’s been more than 20 years since Bohn Aluminum shuttered its factory in South Haven. But that doesn’t stop former employees from getting together once a year to reminisce.

SOUTH HAVEN — When Dunkley Avenue resident Alan Silverman walks out to his garage and looks out at his street, he sees nothing but water.

SOUTH HAVEN — A South Haven man faces a long list of felony and misdemeanor charges after allegedly threatening his girlfriend, setting her vehicle on fire and then leading police on a dangerous chase while driving intoxicated and pointing a firearm at them.

SOUTH HAVEN — It took several years, but South Haven finally has a new fish-cleaning station at Black River Park.

SOUTH HAVEN — Bev Brown didn’t know what to expect last year when South Haven’s Ward 1 Community Action Committee decided to host a community picnic at Elkenburg Park.

SOUTH HAVEN — Like most residents who live in rural settings outside South Haven, Julie Cowie wasn’t very satisfied with her high-speed internet service.

BIG RAPIDS — Former South Haven resident Patsy Eisler has never forgotten the love and care she received from her parents, the late Norris and Irene Johnson who adopted her when she was 8 months old.

SOUTH HAVEN — Ever since MDOT constructed a roundabout on M-43 Highway, Maple Grove Grill and Bar owner Todd Capps has dreaded the day a vehicle would careen over the roundabout’s traffic island and smack into his family-run restaurant.

SOUTH HAVEN — It used to be common for homeowners to celebrate paying off their home mortgages by throwing a mortgage burning ceremony.

SOUTH HAVEN — Should South Haven add lifeguards once again to patrol its city beaches? Some people think so, and hope city leaders will consider doing so.