He’s not endorsing a Democrat, and he won’t even say he’s voting for him, but state Representative Dave Pagel doesn’t have anything negative to say about Ian Haight, who is the Democrat running for the state Senate
From the Associated Press — Candidates for governor, U.S. Senate and other top offices are crisscrossing Michigan on the eve of Tuesday’s election. Democrat Gretchen Whitmer and Republican Bill Schuette, vying for the governorship, each have seven
Van Buren County voters are being asked this week to approve a local road millage request after it was defeated during the August primary. Road Commission Engineer-Manager Larry Hummel tells us they made a slight change to
Gas prices are getting lower in Michigan. Triple-A says the average for a gallon of regular is down around 9¢ from last week and down by 32¢ in the last month to $2.70 a gallon. It marks
Things are back to normal at Baseline Middle School in South Haven after the school was put on a soft lockdown this morning. A note was found in a bathroom with what’s described as a “low-level bomb
Honor Credit Union is collecting cases of bottled water to be donated to Benton Harbor Area Schools. The water drive is due to tests finding lead levels higher than the federal Action Level in eight homes this
Grand Valley State University is banning the use of alcohol at all fraternity and sorority events until further notice. Vice Provost Loren Rullman says they are concerned about the welfare and safety of the students. “We’ve decided
Eight school districts in southwest Michigan are receiving school safety grants from the state of Michigan. Overall, the state is awarding $25 million to 114 districts, 42 private schools, 22 charters, and 10 regional districts. Of the
The South Haven Area Chamber of Commerce has developed a program for students in the South Haven, Bangor and Covert Public school systems called Youth in Business Competition. Individual students have a chance to develop a hypothetical
While almost every police department opposes the effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Michigan, several retired police officers disagree. Sheriffs across the state say they’re concerned about more people getting high behind the wheel and children having
