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Cornerstone Moving Forward With Wi-Fi Plan

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Benton Harbor will be getting free Wi-Fi throughout the community thanks to help from Cornerstone Alliance and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. City commissioners this week approved a Cornerstone plan to install Wi-Fi antennas

SWM Home Sales Slow In October

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The frenzy of the Southwest Michigan local housing market has slowed for ten consecutive months in 2022. The Southwestern Michigan Association of Realtors says potential homebuyers have faced significant increases in selling prices for the limited availability

MEDC Head Tours Southwest Michigan

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Michigan Economic Development Corporation CEO Quentin Messer has taken a tour of Van Buren and Cass counties thanks to an invitation from Market Van Buren. Director Zack Morris tells us Messer were in the area this month

Park Improvements Planned In Benton Harbor

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There are big plans to improve Hall Park in Benton Harbor. University of Michigan architecture professor Craig Borum told Benton Harbor City Commissioners Monday a series of public meetings was held this year and a survey went

Two SWMI Parks Receive State Grants

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Two southwest Michigan parks are among 14 to receive a Recreation Passport grant from the state. Governor Whitmer says the Weesaw Township Park Development will receive $135,500 in Berrien County. The city of Allegan will receive $112,000

Two SWMI Parks Receive State Grants

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Two southwest Michigan parks are among 14 to receive a Recreation Passport grant from the state. Governor Whitmer says the Weesaw Township Park Development will receive $135,500 in Berrien County. The city of Allegan will receive $112,000

Van Buren County Mom Charged With Murder

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A 31-year-old Van Buren County mother is charged with second-degree murder and second-degree child abuse in the death of her one-year-old daughter in August 2021. Coty Lyon was arraigned this week in Kalamazoo County. The babysitter of