SHOREHAM — Shoreham trustees ordered the village president to give them administrative access to all financial accounts after the forensic auditor they hired last month reported that he was only given two-thirds of the documents he had requested.
Thursday, October 22, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — The sign on the door says, “The Heritage Museum and Cultural Center is closed until further notice.”
Downtown St. Joseph businesses and restaurants are hosting a pumpkin decorating contest this Friday through Nov. 1, while Stevensville will be holding a harvest parade on Saturday.
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — The St. Joseph Public Schools district is the 11th best district in Michigan this year, according to a school ranking website.
ST. JOSEPH — Police responded Saturday after someone called them to report suspicious activity on Ridgeway Street in St. Joseph.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — A large specialty-care facility that is geared toward patients with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease is being built in Royalton Township.
Monday, October 19, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — As far back as she can remember, Denise Lane has always wanted to help people.
Saturday, October 17, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — The St. Joseph City Commission has again postponed its meeting as municipal governments await clarity on meeting rules related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Friday, October 16, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — Anchored by matching gifts from two local families, the Lake Michigan Catholic School Fund has raised $800,000 for endowments to provide tuition scholarships and instructional support for teachers, according to a news release.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
SHOREHAM — Voters in Shoreham will decide Nov. 3 if they are sticking with their current president or electing a longtime trustee to the two-year position.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Fairness, equality and integrity are top issues with the Berrien County clerk candidates asking voters to vote for them Nov. 3.
ST. JOSEPH — Berrien County Trial Court Chief Judge Mabel Mayfield has been named a Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation.
ST. JOSEPH — With municipal governments still trying to make sense of changes in orders and guidance related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the St. Joseph City Commission delayed its meeting previously scheduled for Monday, to Oct. 19.
Thursday, October 08, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — Residents have until the end of the month to let their voices be heard regarding what they would like to see in the way of improvements at St. Joseph city-owned parks.
Wednesday, October 07, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — Three candidates are running for two open Royalton Township trustee seats on Nov. 3.
Tuesday, October 06, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph Township residents will have a chance in December to state their views on the proposed placement of no-wake buoys along a section of the St. Joseph River.
Friday, October 02, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — Voters in St. Joseph Township will be asked in November to approve, for the first time, a millage to help fund improvements to roads in the township.
ST. JOSEPH — The Benton Harbor-St. Joseph Joint Wastewater Treatment Plant earned national recognition this week, according to a news release.
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — Residents have two more weeks to express their views regarding parking and rubbish containers along Vine Street between Park and Elm streets in St. Joseph.
Saturday, September 26, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — Berrien County’s 911 Dispatch Center is looking for a few good men and women to fill what is becoming a critical shortage of public safety dispatchers.
Friday, September 25, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — Mistrust of health care systems by Black people dates back centuries, and won’t be fixed overnight.
Thursday, September 24, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — A woman accused of embezzling more than $100,000 from a vineyard in Baroda where she was employed as office manager will go on trial.
ST. JOSEPH — When Dr. Sherry O’Donnell from the Rappa Medical Center in St. Joseph, with help from local churches, organized an outdoor Unity Service in late July, she was expecting fewer than 100 people would attend.
Saturday, September 19, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — The St. Joseph Department of Public Safety is working to become an accredited department and, as part of that process must comply with 105 standards that are recognized by the Michigan Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission.
Friday, September 18, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — Trying to figure out who spray-painted graffiti on the South Pier last weekend is being hampered because the camera in the park facing the pier wasn’t working, Berrien County Parks Director Brian Bailey told county commissioners Thursday.
ST. JOSEPH — In an effort to provide all students with the same educational experience, the St. Joseph school district has launched a task force to take a closer look at racial equity practices.
Thursday, September 17, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — Meeting the social, environmental and economic needs of the citizens of St. Joseph without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs is the vision of the city’s Sustainability Committee.
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph Township officials have always believed in saving for a rainy day, Township Manager Denise Cook said.
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph Public Safety Director Steve Neubecker said he was disheartened to learn Saturday morning that the South Pier off of Silver Beach County Park in St. Joseph had been spray-painted with political and racial messages.
ST. JOSEPH — Emotions ran high Monday night as the St. Joseph City Commission considered a proposal to allow a Black Lives Matter street mural to be painted on a city street near St. Joseph High School.
ST. JOSEPH — It’s been one week since students returned to classrooms and St. Joseph schools has been cautiously making its way back.
Saturday, September 12, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — It’s been three months since the St. Joseph City Commission issued a statement calling for an end to systemic racism, and vowed to do its part to work for social justice and equality for all men, women and children.
ST. JOSEPH — Here are some of the events and initiatives the Social Justice Focus Groups formed by the St. Joseph City Commission are working on:
Thursday, September 10, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — One lane will remain open in each direction as the Michigan Department of Transportation crews continue work on a construction project on M-63 (Niles Avenue) in St. Joseph.
Wednesday, September 09, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — Berrien County residents can bring unwanted foam, electronics, and household chemicals to Silver Beach County Park from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 19 for recycling or safe disposal, according to a news release.
Tuesday, September 08, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — The facade of the Box Factory for the Arts is about to take flight under the artistry of Kimberly Wood.
Thursday, September 03, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — Cpl. Patrick “Willis” Bouma and Staff Sgt. Clarence “Walter” Kronbetter stood at attention Wednesday when they received the highest honor that France has to offer.
Tuesday, September 01, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — As of Monday night, a petition started by St. Joseph High School students in support of a Black Lives Matter street mural to be painted outside their school had been signed by nearly 1,700 people. The goal is 2,500.
Saturday, August 29, 2020
BENTON HARBOR — People are stronger when they work together, more than 100 participants heard Saturday as they took part in a Benton Harbor/St. Joseph Unity Rally in Benton Harbor.
BENTON HARBOR — Support is growing to paint a Black Lives Matter mural in front of St. Joseph High School to mirror the one painted Aug. 8 in front of Benton Harbor High School, SJHS senior Norah Judge told a crowd of over 100 people during Saturday's Benton Harbor/St. Joseph Unity Rally in …
Friday, August 28, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — Berrien County commissioners may partner with St. Joseph officials to protect the sidewalk along Lake Street near Park Street, which is at the south end of Silver Beach.
ST. JOSEPH — Outside the Public Defender’s Office in St. Joseph is a tent, several chairs strategically placed for social distancing, and a cooler filled with ice and bottles of water.
Thursday, August 27, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — Jeremy Cuellar told a Berrien County Trial Court judge Wednesday that when he took a deal last July and pleaded guilty to murdering U.S. Army Sgt. Tyrone Hassel III, he thought his only other choice was to die.
ST. JOSEPH — Personal care and school supply kits donated by Peace Lutheran Church of St. Joseph were among the $624,000 worth of donations from Lutheran World Relief destroyed in the Aug. 4 explosion in the port of Beirut, Lebanon, which killed 150 people and injured more than 5,000.
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — Police from neighboring departments are investigating two shooting incidents that happened Monday, and are searching for a suspect.
ST. JOSEPH — When Dr. Sherry O’Donnell from the Rappa Medical Center in St. Joseph, with help from local churches, organized an outdoor Unity Service in late July, she was expecting fewer than 100 people would attend.
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — If a grant application is successful, the city of St. Joseph will add amenities at the Whirlpool Centennial Park below the bluff.
Monday, August 24, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — While Danielle Riegel was in nursing school at Lake Michigan College in 2003, she picked up spending money working part-time in the St. Joseph Township Police Department’s office at the St. Joseph Township Hall.
Saturday, August 22, 2020
BENTON HARBOR — In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have A Dream” speech, when he dreamed that one day, Black and white people would be treated equally.
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — Danielle Handy of Berrien Springs said she wants to do more than share a hashtag on social media to protect children from human trafficking.
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph Public Schools is prepared for in-person classes this fall, as well as alternative learning options.
