ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph city commissioners said Monday that they need more information before deciding whether to create a special assessment district for three properties on Lake Michigan, near First Street.
Saturday, February 22, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — Students in the St. Joseph High School Orchestra program will travel to New York next month to compete for the Orchestra Cup as part of the National Orchestra Championship.
Friday, February 21, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — Rising Lake Michigan water levels need to be addressed quickly or Southwest Michigan’s multi-million dollar recreation industry is in peril, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton said Thursday as he toured marinas in St. Joseph, Benton Harbor and South Haven.
ST. JOSEPH — Police are investigating an alleged assault that took place at St. Joseph High School on Thursday that led to the firing Chris Glisson, who was site coordinator for the Boys & Girls Club there.
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph schools is saving more than $550,000 in taxpayer dollars by refunding a bond that voters approved a decade ago.
ST. JOSEPH — Lincoln Elementary School is one step closer to getting angled parking and a walkway this summer.
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph Public Schools will move its administrative offices before the start of the next academic year.
Thursday, February 13, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — A couple from Holland plans to invest $4.5 million to open a wedding venue in Royalton Township.
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — After five years of planning, Royalton Township will begin updating the Bacon School Road Nature Trail and Bicentennial Park this spring.
Monday, February 10, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — During the Civil War, Gen. Joshua Chamberlain’s wife, Fanny, was rumored to be spending her time shopping in New York while her husband fought.
Saturday, February 08, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — Every Friday a line of grocery bags can be seen lined up alongside the wall of St. Joseph High School’s front office.
Wednesday, February 05, 2020
BENTON HARBOR — A little over a year ago, Kyle Vandenberg began building doghouses.
Saturday, February 01, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — Anthony Grupido knows how hard it can be to deal with stress and anxiety.
Friday, January 31, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — It’s nearly the end of December and Liliana Hake is walking through the halls of Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph.
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — It was an unexpected reunion for Vedette Cordes, of St. Joseph, with the young man whose life she saved in 2018, as the city honored her and others Monday for their quick-thinking life-saving actions.
Monday, January 27, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — Asian culture came to life Sunday as visitors watched the lion dance, tied Chinese knots and wrote good luck poems using calligraphy during the Lunar New Year Fair at St. Joseph High School.
Saturday, January 25, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — Jesseca LaFayette essentially has two jobs at St. Joseph Public Schools.
Thursday, January 23, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — No criminal charges will be sought following an investigation into recent financial dealings of Wecycle Industrial Sanitation, the prosecutor’s office announced.
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — It’s estimated that about 63 percent of public water system infrastructure in St. Joseph “likely contains lead.”
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — Alfred Butzbaugh, who spent nearly a decade as a Berrien County Trial Court judge and several decades as an attorney, died Saturday in Fitchburg, Wis.
ST. JOSEPH — Work will soon begin on constructing more barriers to prevent erosion along the Lake Michigan shoreline in St. Joseph.
ST. JOSEPH — In an attempt to discourage false fire alarms, Royalton Township is making a change to its fire ordinance.
Monday, January 13, 2020
As the new chief judge for Berrien County Trial Court, Mabel Johnson Mayfield said she wants to continue the work done by former Chief Judge Gary Bruce, who did not seek re-appointment to the position.
Saturday, January 11, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — Berrien County Prosecutor Michael Sepic will retire from his post at the end of the year when his term runs out.
Friday, January 10, 2020
SOUTH HAVEN — Two popular Southwest Michigan restaurants and their owner say they have reached a settlement with a federal agency that accused them of short-changing pay for some of their employees.
Wednesday, January 08, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — When Stephanie Kohler walked into Lory’s Place for the first time in 2004, she had lost a baby, Simon; her husband, Matthew; and her father, Leo, all within 18 months.
Tuesday, January 07, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — It will take major communication and cooperation among officials from three communities to make the Twin Cities Sustainable Harbor Project a success.
Saturday, January 04, 2020
As the saying goes, just because you’ve always done something a certain way, doesn’t mean it makes sense to keep doing it.
Thursday, January 02, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — The preliminary hearing for a former driving instructor and school bus driver accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl has been adjourned while lawyers gather more evidence.
Saturday, December 28, 2019
Jack Frost has been missing in action this month and Southwest Michigan residents have taken notice.
Friday, December 27, 2019
ST. JOSEPH — The fifth annual St. Joe Winter Beer Fest will take place from noon-4 p.m. Jan. 25, at the corner of Broad Street and Lake Boulevard, for those 21 and over.
Thursday, December 26, 2019
ST. JOSEPH — Yes, Box Factory for the Arts supporters, there is a Santa Claus.
ST. JOSEPH — The leadership and inspiration of Krasl Art Center Executive Director Julia Gourley Donohue helped put the organization over the top of its $1.8 million fundraising goal for its “Sculpting Community” project.
ST. JOSEPH — Colder temperatures did not dampen the November housing market in Southwest Michigan.
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
ST. JOSEPH — Kevin Donnellan will have at least six more weeks of freedom.
PAW PAW — Two St. Joseph residents were killed Monday morning after a crash in Waverly Township in Van Buren County, police said.
SOUTH HAVEN — Purchase and preservation of a stretch of freshwater dunes along Lake Michigan looks much more promising, thanks to a generous state grant.
Monday, December 16, 2019
ST. JOSEPH — Police continue to investigate the connection between a shooting in Benton Township and a roll-over accident in St. Joseph that left one man dead and three injured Sunday morning.
ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph’s Parks and Recreation Department has extended the deadline for boys’ basketball. Registrations will be accepted through Friday.
Saturday, December 14, 2019
ST. JOSEPH — The city of St. Joseph has reached an agreement with two property owners to place long-term shoreline erosion protections on public land, and they hope that it will provide a blueprint for other residents along the lake.
Friday, December 13, 2019
ST. JOSEPH — Two hands reach out to each other, their fingertips touching.
ST. JOSEPH — U.S. Rep. Fred Upton came out against the ongoing impeachment proceedings in a lengthy statement Thursday.
ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph Public Schools is now a decade into its expansion on technology within the classroom.
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
ST. JOSEPH — The St. Joseph Department of Public Safety will purchase new security cameras to enhance the safety of residents, officers and the thousands of visitors who come to the city every year.
ST. JOSEPH — It’s been two years in the making, and it updates regulations that haven’t been revised since 1980.
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
ST. JOSEPH — A St. Joseph priest denounces the latest fad, calling it a “horrible monstrosity” that is threatening youth, motherhood and America.
ST. JOSEPH — The city of St. Joseph and residents are realizing that they are in the same boat when it comes to rising lake levels, and are working toward an agreement to try to protect public and private property from erosion.
ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph school officials are preparing to put its second round of its series bond to work over the next four years.
Monday, December 09, 2019
Elvie Walsh started baking with her mother as soon as she could stand up on a chair at the kitchen counter.
Thursday, December 05, 2019
ST. JOSEPH — The Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber has its next president.
Tuesday, December 03, 2019
ST. JOSEPH — High waves and winds continue to batter the Lake Michigan shoreline, leaving destruction and debris in their wake.