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COVERT — Holtec International’s bid to restart Palisades Nuclear Power Plant has been rejected, ending any hopes of bringing the plant back online.
LAWRENCE — Starting this month Van Buren/Cass District Health Department will be transitioning to appointment-only clinics for COVID-19 and flu vaccines.
BANGOR — We remember U.S. Military veterans on Memorial Day in May and Veterans Day in November by placing flags at their grave sites, but during the Christmas holiday season, graves often remain unadorned, covered in snow.
As a change in control looms for the state Senate, it is uncertain whether they will take up a short-term rental bill in the upcoming lame duck session.
LAWRENCE — Two speakers will highlight the upcoming annual meeting of the Two River Coalition.
GOBLES — Nearly 100 volunteers showed up at Wahmhoff Farms Nursery near Gobles this past week to load and ship Christmas trees to U.S. Military personnel at two Army bases in Kentucky and Georgia as part of the annual Trees for Troops program.
ALLEGAN — A Plainwell area woman lost her life over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend when she apparently lost control of the vehicle she was driving and crashed into a tree off of M-40 Highway near 110th Avenue in Trowbridge Township, just south of the City of Allegan.
BERRIEN SPRINGS — Members of the Lake Michigan Youth Orchestra plan to perform their annual winter concert this month.
ST. JOSEPH — The Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra plans to get people in the mood for Christmas when it presents its "Hollywood Holidays" concert this month.
Sunny skies and 50-degree temperatures brought an influx of holiday shoppers to downtown South Haven for Black Friday and Small Business Sunday sales, Nov. 26-27, prompting local merchants to hope for a prosperous end to 2022.
A parade of dogs and their owners all decked out in holiday attire, a visit by Santa Claus, ice skating, s'mores roasting, and the official lighting of the city's Christmas tree brought hundreds of people to downtown South Haven, Friday, Nov. 25 for the annual Holiday in the Park celebration.
At a time when fewer Michigan residents are seeking licenses to fish and hunt for wild game, state officials are reporting an upswing in out-of-state hunting and fishing license sales this year.
A non-profit group dedicated to helping youth is embarking on a holiday event to promote the creation of outdoor holiday light displays at homes throughout western Van Buren and northern Berrien counties.
BENTON HARBOR – Lake Michigan College Visual & Performing Arts Department is planning its Holiday Collage Concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7. The performance will be held in the LMC Mendel Center Grand Upton Hall on the Benton Harbor Campus located at 2755 E. Napier Ave.
BENTON HARBOR — Lake Michigan College will host manufacturing companies looking for employees and manufacturing job seekers at its Manufacturing Career Night from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, in the Hanson Technology Center on the Benton Harbor Campus, 2755 E. Napier Ave.
If residents in the City of South Haven thought a community survey, conducted earlier this year, would shed light on sentiments regarding homes used for short-term rentals, the results remain somewhat inconclusive.
If you’re looking for a cornucopia of holiday decorations while helping to find homes for rescued pets, you might want to check out Al-Van Humane Society’s Christmas Market.
For the first time in 14 years, South Haven City Council members will be receiving a pay raise for the work they do on behalf of city residents.
With $7.8 million in upgrades nearly completed on outdoor athletic facilities in the South Haven Public School District, officials are ready to renovate three elementary schools.
A concert by Great Lakes folk singer Lee Murdock, a reading of the Christmas Tree Ship story and a visit by Santa and Mrs. Claus are part of the holiday events planned at the Michigan Maritime Museum in December.
Plans that have been in the works since 2018 to rebuild a popular playground structure in South Haven just got a little more complicated – and expensive.
The goal of raising $40,000 to obtain an additional $40,000 in grant funds from the state of Michigan for an outdoor fireplace at Dyckman Park is nearing completion.
ALLEGAN — More than a dozen medical and community groups have joined together in Allegan County to improve the overall health of the county’s residents.
BENTON HARBOR — Employers in Southwest Michigan who are expanding or locating operations in the region will now have access to $500,000 of free training through Lake Michigan College and the Michigan New Jobs Training Program.
BENTON HARBOR. — Lake Michigan College’s Visual & Performing Arts Department plans to present its fall instrumental concert, 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 30 at the Mendel Center Hanson Theatre, 2755 E.Napier Ave.
South Haven swimmer Abby Wettlaufer and diver Ciara Hoag brought home all-state awards this past Saturday following the Michigan High School Athletic Association's Division 3 swimming and diving state finals at the Holland Aquatics Center. Wettlaufer earned third place in the 100-butterfly w…
The new metal sculpture at South Haven Memorial Library shows a diminutive woman holding a large book with gold stars emanating from it toward the sky.
South Haven area residents were greeted this past week by snow, which clung to trees and shrubs, creating a beautiful sight. However, by the end of the week, snow fell in earnest during a winter storm warning for most of Southwest Michigan, dropping an estimated six to seven inches late Wedn…
If you’re looking for something fun to do during the upcoming holiday season in South Haven, you won’t have to travel far.
GLENN — Glenn’s old-fashioned holiday tradition, “Circle of Lights” will be returning in-person this season, following the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Southwestern Athletic Conference has selected its all-conference teams for the 2022 fall season.
ALLEGAN — More than 10,000 Allegan County residents who don’t have access to reliable broadband internet will be able to do so over the next two years.
Golf cart hitches that provide extra space for coolers and passengers may be more trendy these days, but South Haven City officials are wary of allowing them on city streets.
A fire destroyed a barn this past week in Covert Township. First responders from Covert Township Fire Department, Bangor Community Fire Department and South Haven Area Emergency Services (SHAES) responded to the report of the fire at 12:35 p.m., Tuesday, on 36th Avenue near 72nd Street. When…
SAUGATUCK — Drivers headed to loved ones’ homes for the Thanksgiving holiday will want to take note that lane closures and traffic shifts for bridge work are scheduled to remain in place through mid-December on northbound and southbound Interstate 196 over the Kalamazoo River.
Consumers Energy, which serves approximately 50,000 electric customers in Van Buren and Allegan counties, has announced it is finishing more than 2,000 electric projects by the end of this year, aimed at building a more reliable power grid to reduce power outages.
Six South Haven varsity girls swim and dive team members will be headed to the Division 3 state finals Friday and Saturday at the Holland Aquatic Center in Holland.
The chance to see and purchase fine arts and crafts reflecting the holiday season will once again occur in South Haven when the South Haven Center for the Arts hosts its annual Mistletoe Market.
Two children’s museums that serve Van Buren and Allegan counties are planning to merge within the next year.
BENTON HARBOR — The Lake Michigan College Visual & Performing Arts Department will present “Antigonick” at Mendel Center Hanson Theatre this weekend.
LAWRENCE — The Van Buren County Road Commission is seeking a new managing director, following Daniel F. Bishop’s decision to retire.
COLOMA — Arguably no country has shaped the manufacturing and design of automobiles more than the United States. Although German-born Karl Benz introduced the world to its first motor car, it was largely American ingenuity that drove the automotive industry forward.
South Haven city officials are streamlining an ordinance, enacted a year ago, that requires developers of brownfield sites to submit additional environmental information along with their site plans, at their own expense.
Following record-setting voting in the Nov. 8 general election, which broke the turnout record for a midterm election, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson Wednesday announced that nearly all unofficial results had been reported by midday, thanks to the efficient work of Michigan election clerk…
BENTON HARBOR —Lake Michigan College is hosting open house events where students, families, and friends can speak with faculty and staff about academic programs and student resources at all three of its campuses.
The South Haven Planning Commission is considering whether to lower height restrictions for new residential homes, and revising the number of stories allowed for commercial buildings.
