ST. JOSEPH — Thursday is the deadline for the owner of a St. Joseph house to demolish the building that has repeatedly been declared uninhabitable and a safety hazard.

ST. JOSEPH — Royalton Township approved a zoning ordinance amendment that is expected to give the board a clear path toward addressing blighted properties in its jurisdiction.

ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph school officials are hoping it doesn’t get too cold in the science labs this year.

ST. JOSEPH — A vision for what downtown St. Joseph could look like decades down the road – from pedestrian plazas to parking garages – was reviewed by the master plan steering committee Wednesday, ahead of a public open house scheduled for next week.

ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph voters appeared to signal that they are happy with the direction of the city Tuesday, returning three incumbent commissioners to office in a six-way race.

ST. JOSEPH — Getting older is something to sing about, advocates for seniors declared at the Area Agency on Aging’s 45th anniversary celebration.

Stacy Loar-Porter wants more people to vote.

ST. JOSEPH — U.S. Rep. Fred Upton didn’t cross the party line on Thursday, voting against a resolution that formalizes the impeachment inquiry.

ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph residents will have an opportunity to weigh in on the draft of long-awaited downtown master plan, with an open house to be held from 4-7 p.m. Nov. 13, commissioners announced Monday.

ST. JOSEPH — Residents along the shore at Lions Park Drive in St. Joseph are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.

ST. JOSEPH — In a room full of fellow Rotarians, Bob Peirce recalled when he contracted polio at 10 years old.

When customers approach the Baguette De France location in St. Joseph, it’s hard to miss the Grubhub signs and window stickers.

ST. JOSEPH — Royalton Township is investing nearly $45,000 to make a dirty job more affordable.

TRAVERSE CITY — Former St. Joseph superintendent Ann Cardon has resigned her post with the Traverse City school district less than three months after starting there.

ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph Township officials on Wednesday gave their collective nod of approval for a preliminary development concept for the Berrien Hills Golf Club property. The club is closing and the land is for sale.

ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph City Commissioners Jeff Richards, Laura Goos and Lynn Todman are seeking to retain their seats on the Nov. 5 ballot.

ST. JOSEPH — With previous water line projects making a dent in Royalton Township’s sewer fund, trustees have agreed to look into raising wastewater rates.

ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph commissioners will need to decide by the end of next month if the city wants to purchase the former lighthouse keeper’s house from the federal government, or if the parties will just be two ships that passed in the night.

ST. JOSEPH — Former St. Joseph schools Superintendent Ann Cardon has come under fire at her new job this school year.

ST. JOSEPH — The number of multi-sport student athletes is on the rise at St. Joseph High School.

ST. JOSEPH — Pat Hill, regent of the Algonquin chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in St. Joseph, believes that belonging to the organization encourages long life.

ST. JOSEPH — Police have arrested a man they say admitted to calling in a bomb threat Thursday morning at the Benton Harbor-St. Joseph YMCA.

ST. JOSEPH — It started with Robert Montgomery wanting to boost the nightlife scene in St. Joseph.

ST. JOSEPH — A work of public art can spread its influence far beyond its own shadow, panelists at the Krasl Art Center said Tuesday.

ST. JOSEPH — A developer who approached Royalton Township earlier this year with the idea of building luxury apartments has since withdrawn their request for review.

ST. JOSEPH — The Boys & Girls Club now has a spot of its own at St. Joseph High School.

ST. JOSEPH — The Michigan Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal of an order to demolish a badly dilapidated house on Niles Avenue, near the Main Street intersection, in St. Joseph.

ST. JOSEPH — It often takes a dedicated educator to help steer a student toward a rewarding career.

ST. JOSEPH — Helping people happens when no one’s paying attention.

ST. JOSEPH — Tamekia Swint wants to help people and bring families together.

ST. JOSEPH — Berrien County Administrator Bill Wolf, speaking as a private citizen, called on the Board of Commissioners Thursday to ask the Michigan attorney general to look into “alleged serial corruption among elected officials” over allegations against Commissioner Teri Freehling.

ST. JOSEPH — Epiphany Bates testified Thursday that she saw Eric Holbrook with a gun right before her boyfriend, Arsenio Jordan, dropped to the ground and died.

Human trafficking victims can be hiding in plain sight, even in small and rural communities like those in Southwest Michigan. That was the message Thursday from survivor and advocate Theresa Flores in three presentations in the area.

ST. JOSEPH — There’s a competition going on at Berrien County departments that should really make the fur fly.

ST. JOSEPH — Berrien County Commissioner Teri Freehling has been cleared in a criminal investigation into whether she failed to disclose a conflict of interest over money from the drain commissioner that went to her late husband, the prosecutor’s office announced Wednesday.

ST. JOSEPH — The St. Joseph Public Schools Foundation is looking for nominations for its 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award.

ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph city commissioners have taken the plunge with a lease agreement with Berrien County for two of four properties slated for harbor improvements.

ST. JOSEPH — The St. Joseph school board gave its stamp of approval for an upcoming city project that will improve student safety at Lincoln Elementary School.

ST. JOSEPH — Have you ever heard of Williston, N.D, Lititz, Pa., or Carroll, Iowa?