ST. JOSEPH — It’s been two years since Forte Coffee first opened in Southtown St. Joseph.

ST. JOSEPH — Patients and visitors to Spectrum Health Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph will soon see some changes, as the second phase of the large pavilion construction and renovation project gets underway.

ST. JOSEPH — Silver Beach Hotel is under new management, but closed for maintenance work.

ST. JOSEPH — Applications are being taken now for an upcoming vacancy on the St. Joseph City Commission.

ST. JOSEPH — Skaters are back on the ice at the John & Dede Howard Ice Arena in St. Joseph.

ST. JOSEPH — It’s been 10 months since live music has been heard inside Czar’s 505, and the length of the hiatus is not lost on Tom Jennings.

ST. JOSEPH — Plans are underway to replace St. Joseph City Commissioner Peggy Getty, who announced last month that she plans to resign soon because her husband’s job has been moved to South Bend, and they will be moving there.

ST. JOSEPH — Royalton Township agreed to replace an old maintenance vehicle Monday night.

ST. JOSEPH — The annual Magical Ice Fest in St. Joseph will go on, but with strict COVID-19 restrictions and guidance from the Berrien County Health Department.

ST. JOSEPH — Bill Chickering of St. Joseph is looking forward to spending more time with his three young granddaughters in Cincinnati now that he’s retired from the Berrien County Board of Commissioners.

ST. JOSEPH — More bike-friendly roads and walking paths, more dog-friendly facilities, better restroom facilities and improved pedestrian connections between city parks are the things St. Joseph residents would most like to see, based on a recent survey.

ST. JOSEPH — Beginning Jan. 14, St. Joseph Township residents will have a new way of sharing information with their local officials.

ST. JOSEPH — If all goes as planned, pedestrians will have the safety and convenience of sidewalks on Napier Avenue in St. Joseph Township by the end of next year.

ST. JOSEPH — The St. Joseph Township Board on Monday gave police officers a 3 percent pay hike for each of the next few years by approving a 2021-24 contract.

ST. JOSEPH — Jerome “Jerry” Warren of St. Joseph may be 94 years old, but he’s still ready for new experiences.

ST. JOSEPH — Jim Schlaman got into health care to serve.

ST. JOSEPH — Greg Grothous has been known to get late-night phone calls at home, telling him “the lights are out.”

ST. JOSEPH — When the pandemic altered what Jaime Hall wanted to do in her athletic training class this semester, the St. Joseph High School teacher came up with a golden idea.

STEVENSVILLE — Inside the door frame of Edward Todd’s house are a litany of “thank you” cards from students across the St. Joseph school district.

ST. JOSEPH — Early planning is underway for a Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff in July that could look very different from previous art fairs.

ST. JOSEPH — Where can people read a book while strolling through a decorated park and enjoying a treat?

ST. JOSEPH — The Silver Beach Carousel, which has been closed since mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is putting a new spin on making the 2020 holidays happier.

ST. JOSEPH — A St. Joseph couple is asking the city to consider a zoning ordinance change that would allow residential use on the first floor of buildings in an area zoned Commercial Office.

ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph City Commissioner Peggy Getty announced Monday that she will resign within the next few months, before the end of her term.

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

ST. JOSEPH — Carronde Park in St. Joseph Township will receive a makeover soon, thanks to a grant from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph Township officials will throw their support behind a request to place no-wake buoys along a section of the St. Joseph River, but will wait until next month to take official action.

ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph schools will continue remote learning for its high school and middle school students through the holiday break. 

ST. JOSEPH — A 24-year-old man from Texas is in the Berrien County Jail after allegedly robbing the Citgo gas station on Niles Road last Friday.

ST. JOSEPH — More than half of the work is done to protect the south end of Silver Beach, Berrien County Administrator Brian Dissette said after meeting with county commissioners Thursday.

ST. JOSEPH — Three Berrien County Sheriff’s Office K-9 officers will be safer at work thanks to a donation of body armor.

ST. JOSEPH — A draft of the city of St. Joseph Parks & Recreation Master Plan update will be available for review and public comment starting this Friday.

ST. JOSEPH — A former Royalton Township church has been razed to make way for an incoming senior living facility.

ST. JOSEPH — We’ve seen their faces on the national news – nurses pushed beyond exhaustion as they help patients fight COVID-19 and, in too many cases watch patients die from it.

ST. JOSEPH — Motorists and pedestrians seeking to cross the Blossomland Bridge along M-63 in St. Joseph will have to find an alternative route starting Tuesday.

ST. JOSEPH — In a normal year, the St. Joseph City Commission would be starting to consider applications for special events for the coming year.

ST. JOSEPH — The developer behind the proposed apartment complex in Royalton Township is one step closer to breaking ground on the project.

ST. JOSEPH — The Kinglsey, Morton and Orchard avenues reconstruction project came in under budget and is a project to be proud of, St. Joseph city commissioners said Monday.

ST. JOSEPH — The city is in great shape financially, due in large part to fiscal responsibility by city staff, St. Joseph Mayor Mike Garey said following an audit report.

ST. JOSEPH — The city of St. Joseph has not won the war on Japanese knotweed, but much progress has been made.

ST. JOSEPH — A developer has renewed efforts to bring a new apartment complex to Royalton Township.

ST. JOSEPH — Christine Strain was a kind-hearted woman who loved her kids, her family, Jesus and her church.

ST. JOSEPH — Berrien County commissioners on a 10-2 vote approved giving themselves and six elected officials in countywide seats a 2 percent raise in 2021, and again in 2022.