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South Haven will have a social district in place next year after a 4-2 city council vote Monday night. Assistant City Manager Griffin Graham posed the question to the council about the area. “My suggestion for all

Former Medic 1 Ambulance executive director Jack Fisher will be paid nearly $58,000 in a settlement with the company’s board. Fisher had been on paid leave since late September and board members were concerned about that because

There’s been plenty of work to the water system in Benton Harbor in the past year as efforts to replace lead service lines are nearly complete. However, there’s still more water system work to come. Speaking to

A local municipality has set its parks plan for the next few years. After sending out a community survey earlier this year and a public hearing Monday, the St. Joseph Charter Township Board of  Trustees approved a

Carol’s Hope in St. Joseph will give everyone a chance to meet Santa this month. The recovery center’s Heather Button tells us they’ll host Santa and the community on December 16 from 3 to 6 p.m. Everyone’s

Carol’s Hope in St. Joseph will give everyone a chance to meet Santa this month. The recovery center’s Heather Button tells us they’ll host Santa and the community on December 16 from 3 to 6 p.m. Everyone’s

This is National Influenza Vaccination Week, when everyone is encouraged to get a flu shot to protect themselves and others this holiday season. Terri Adams with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services tells us the

The Berrien County Health Department will host a veteran food basket giveaway this week. It says staff will distribute 150 food baskets to veterans on Wednesday at the department’s Benton Harbor office. Berrien County Veterans Services Director

Pfizer has announced a $750 million dollar expansion of its Kalamazoo facility. Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the expansion will allow Pfizer to make more life saving vaccines and treatments in its largest plant worldwide, but says it’s

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

Blossomtime Pageants are getting underway for the 2023 season, and winners are being crowned across southwest Michigan. Here are the results from the Bangor, Berrien Springs, Bridgman, and Hartford held their events over the weekend: Miss Bangor

One southwest Michigan community brought in a colorful cast of characters over the weekend, and raised some money for a local cause along the way. The Stay Dowagiac collective of short-term rental properties hosted Dowagiac’s first Drag

Are you ready for a road trip in an electric vehicle? Many drivers still suffer from “range anxiety,” worried about running out of juice before they can find a charging station. But Michigan’s Chief Mobility Officer Trevor

Holiday preparations and end of the year work tasks are things that are leading to American workers being burned out, according to new research by Robert Half Staffing. Recruiting manager Shannon Edlinger says 76% of those surveyed

For the second year in a row, the Michigan Wolverines are in the college football playoffs. Second-seeded Michigan will play the third-ranked TCU Horned Frogs at the Fiesta Bowl in Arizona on New Years Eve. The winner

State lawmakers are expected to debate legislation this week that will be affecting restaurant owners and some workers. Northern Michigan Senator Wayne Schmidt has introduced a bill that could stop a potential big jump in the minimum

A Mishawaka, Indiana woman has died after a three-vehicle crash Friday evening in Cass County. The sheriff’s office says 41-year-old Sarah Proctor was stopping on M-60 to turn onto Anderson Road when she was hit from behind

Michigan’s average gas price is down 20¢ a gallon in the past week. Triple-A Michigan says the statewide average is now $3.44, a drop of 79¢ in the past month and 18¢ more than last year. The

Michigan regulators have set long-term emission-reduction targets for the state’s power utilities, but clean-energy advocates are concerned that one company – DTE Energy – is not on track to meet its goals. The state’s Healthy Climate Plan

Paw Paw Public Schools is planning a bus driver recruitment event for this month. It says candidates are welcome to come out and test drive a school bus, meet with representatives from the transportation department, and warm

Now that Berrien County Chief Public Defender Paul Jancha has been elected as a judge, the Berrien County Board of Commissioners is seeking his replacement. At a Thursday meeting, Commissioner Jim Curran told colleagues an interim chief

Congressman Fred Upton is in his final month in Washington as he prepares to retire at the end of the current term. The St. Joseph Republican tells us he’ll be busy through the end, although his offices

Indiana Michigan Power is planning an open house this coming week to tell Berrien County residents about a new transmission line project between Bridgman and Buchanan. Spokesperson Corey Ohlenkamp tells us the company is investing $62 million in

The Niles Scream Park has raised a total of $134,000 for southwest Michigan non-profits with its 49th season. The 44-acre attraction on Mayflower Road between Niles and Buchanan just wrapped up the year and says the funds

A children’s book written by a Benton Harbor-based author is now a stage musical being performed at the Ghostlight Theater in Benton Harbor. Last Christmas, we reported on the publication of Eleanor’s Very Merry Christmas Wish by