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A meeting will be held this coming week for Lake Township and Lincoln Township officials to learn about the possibility of consolidating their fire departments. Lincoln Township Supervisor Dick Stauffer tells us the two are looking at

Lakeshore Public Schools has announced the hire of Allison Arend as principal of Lakeshore Middle School. Arend just completed her fifth year as assistant principal at the school and this will be her first opportunity to serve

St. Joseph Today is bringing back two concert series this summer. Events Manager Daniele Crevier tells us the Wednesday Brown Bag Concert Series and the Friday Night Concert Series will both return starting in July. The Wednesday

Congressman Bill Huizenga says the deal reached between Hunter Biden and federal prosecutors this week strikes a blow to the credibility of Democrats. Under the agreement released Tuesday, Biden will plead guilty to a couple of misdemeanor

Berrien County Veterans Services will hold an event next week for all veterans to get some free food, have some fun, and learn about the services available to them. Veterans Services Director Maureen Adams tells us veterans

The Berrien County Road Department is advising drivers the Lakeside Road Amtrak Railroad Crossing in New Buffalo Township will be closed starting Monday for maintenance work on the crossing and the tracks. Lakeside Road will be completely

Lake Michigan College has announced the lineup for its next Speaker Series, and there have been a few changes this year. LMC Vice President of Academics Ken Flowers tells us the Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan name

A suspect has been arrested in a Benton Township murder and arson this year. The Benton Township Police Department says firefighters responded to a fire at a home in the 2100 block of Coolidge Avenue on March

The Bridgman Open-Air Market will host a pet adoption day this weekend. The market says two local rescue groups will be at the market with adoptable pets for everyone to meet and mingle with on Sunday. The

The man charged in a 2021 murder in Benton Harbor has been found guilty of all counts. Ricky Lorenzo Bridgeman, who was accused of killing 33-year-old Darquinn James of Benton Harbor on November 22, 2021, heard the

This weekend’s big athletic event in Benton Harbor (and the surrounding area) is the annual Maytag IRONMAN 70.3 Steelhead triathlon. Starting around 6:30am this Sunday, June 25, hundreds of athletes will swim, bike, and run across 70

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says a 64-year-old Cassopolis man hit a deer with his motorcycle yesterday. Terry Goodger was heading east on Beeson Street west of Cherry Grove Road in La Grange Township when he hit

A 44-year-old Buchanan woman suffered minor injuries in a Cass County crash late last night. The sheriff’s office says Michelle Bader was heading west on Dutch Settlement Street in Wayne Township near M-62 when she went over

The dredging of the South Haven Harbor shoreline will start on Monday by the US Army Corps of Engineers. They will dredge 57,300 cubic yards from the Black River Federal Channel and place it on the South

The Silver Beach Carousel is bringing back its annual Founders celebration this weekend after a hiatus since 2019 due to the COVID pandemic. The weekend honors Logan Drake and Louis Wallace, who helped bring fun to generations

The Berrien County Trial Court is working to ensure those who have certain criminal convictions on their records get those cleared after a state law took effect in April to give those individuals a clean slate. Speaking

Berrien County Commissioners are hailing the latest broadband news to come to the county. Speaking to colleagues Thursday, Commissioner Teri Freehling said the first bit of news is the initial approval of a Midwest Energy and Communications

The ongoing effort to raise funds for monuments to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in both Benton Harbor and St. Joseph got a boost Thursday with an open house in Benton Harbor. A steady stream of people

Supporting the censure of Congressman Adam Schiff this week was Congressman Bill Huizenga. The U.S. House voted mostly along party lines Wednesday to formally reprimand Schiff for his actions leading up to the first impeachment of former

Berrien County Administrator Brian Dissette will remain in his role at least for a few more years. The Berrien County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved a three-year contract with him. Dissette was appointed administrator in July

An autopsy has been conducted on the body of David Lee Mabry, the suspect in a Baroda murder who was found dead in his cell at the Berrien County Jail this week. Michigan State Police say preliminary

Indiana Michigan Power has launched a new Spanish language website. I&M says nearly 40 million people in the U.S. speak Spanish at home, and the company provides power to tens of thousands of Hispanic customers. It receives

Two juveniles have been arrested on gun charges for an incident at Silver Beach on Wednesday. The Berrien County Sheriff’s Department says a deputy was on patrol at the beach around 7:15 p.m. when he received a

NASA astronauts will be heading back to the moon by 2025 and professors and students from Albion College in southern Michigan are helping with research. Albion Physics Department chair, professor Nicolle Zellner, will study lunar crust samples

Van Buren County’s Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a 50-year-old man for an armed robbery at the Shell Gas Station in 61828 Cr 687 Hartford Shell Gas Station, Hartford, MI. The incident happened just before 3

The Benton Township Board of Trustees is seeking a $1 million grant to make improvements at Benton Township Park. The board voted this week to seek the Spark Grant after hearing a presentation from Wightman. Township Supervisor