Southwest Michigan got a taste of winter weather on Halloween, and Michigan State Police say it was a good reminder to take precautions ahead of the real deal. This is Winter Hazards Awareness Week, and MSP spokesperson
Michigan Works of Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren counties has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to help jail inmates reenter society as they’re released. Michigan Works Director of Offender Services Steve
The 48th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald is this month, and the Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven is holding two events to mark the occasion. Museum Education Director Ashley Deming tells us the
The next five-year Capital Outlay Plan for Lake Michigan College is approved and now online. LMC Director of Facilities Management Sara VanderVeen tells us the plan considers all college facilities and the need for improvements to them
U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters have announced $38.4 million in federal grants for 46 rural organizations in Michigan to make energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy investments. The funds come from the United States Department
The Rotary Club of South Haven is partnering with the local Blessings in a Backpack program. The Rotary’s Mary Sue Lyon tells us Blessings in a Backpack is a national effort that’s been in South Haven for
In an announcement this morning, the South Haven Area Emergency Services (SHAES) shared that it has been awarded a $40,000 State of Michigan Fire Equipment Grant. Officials say the grant will be used for the purchase of
Wednesday’s district soccer match between Bloomingdale at Bangor was overshadowed by an incident near the end of the match. Bangor was leading Bloomingdale 3-0 near the end of the match, when an player from Bloomingdale ran up
The Allegan County Health Department will be releasing the 2023 Allegan County Community Health Survey in mid-October. In partnership with Polco, the department says the survey will first be available to randomly selected residents, who will get
Work is underway on the restoration of the Firefighters Memorial in downtown South Haven. The firefighter’s memorial at the entrance to downtown South Haven was placed 23 years ago. In that time, the 800-pound, hand-crafted, black granite-topped
The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department says it issued nine tickets to drivers who ignored a construction zone in Pine Grove Township on Thursday. Van Buren County Road Commission Director Bret Witkowski tells us crews were repaving
The city of Hartford is looking for a new city manager. The city council says the manager serves as the chief administrative officer for the city, performing a wide range of difficult-to-complex tasks that support city operations.
A rabid bat has been identified in Van Buren County. The Van Buren Cass District Health Department says the bat was collected from a home in Lawton. This is the first case of rabies in an animal
Law enforcement have arrested an armed robbery suspect near the village of Lawrence. Van Buren County Sheriff Daniel E Abbott reports that on Thursday, a deputy was on patrol near the Village of Lawrence when a vehicle
A letter has been sent to the U.S. Department of Energy by a coalition of environmental groups asking that it hold the Palisades nuclear power plant to a high standard as it considers giving a loan to
A Watervliet man is dead after a kayaking accident in Paw Paw Lake on Wednesday. The Berrien County Sheriff’s Department says deputies were called to the lake in Watervliet around 5:40 p.m. on a report of a
All across Southwest Michigan, there is a continued growing need for safe and affordable childcare options that families are able to access. In an effort to understand what the current need is, Tri-County Head Start, with support
The South Haven City Council has granted a five-year contract extension to the firm that runs its farmers market. At a meeting in August, the council was considering the matter when it heard a few vendor complaints
The South Haven City Council has moved a new downtown housing and commercial development forward. At a Monday meeting, the council formally introduced the Center Street Hales Redevelopment Project and set a public hearing for it to
The city of South Haven will hold its inaugural Touch-A-Truck event on September 27 from 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm at the Huron Street Pavilion. City Manager Kate Hosier says the city council approved it at Tuesday’s
The South Haven Area Recreation Authority is now receiving more money from both South Haven Township and the city of South Haven. City Manager Kate Hosier spoke with WSJM News about the request SHARA put in front
A pair of kayakers have been rescued after getting lost and disorientated while on the Paw Paw River last night. The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office says the 35-year-old Paw Paw man went to a home in
Allegan County Transportation is now operating seven propane-powered buses to help the county meet air quality attainment goals. The move also will save taxpayer dollars with 50% savings on fuel and 70% savings on maintenance costs. The
South Haven Area Emergency Services will hold a pancake breakfast on Sunday at its station at 90 Blue Star Highway. The event will raise money to repair the firefighter memorial in downtown South Haven and help pay
One of South Haven’s largest employers is getting an Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption for an expansion. Assistant City Manager Griffin Graham told the city council of the plans by WR Grace. “They have an ongoing construction project
The Arc of Allegan County will hold its annual fundraiser next month at Third Coast Community Church in Saugatuck. The Arc advocates in Allegan County for the inclusion and dignity of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
The South Haven City Council continues to discuss and debate short term rentals. At Monday night’s meeting, City Manager Kate Hosier asked them for ideas of what they want the city to focus on going forward. Most
The “Rock The Boat” fundraising concert is returning to the Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven on Friday, August 25. The museum’s director of education and administration Ashley Deming says tickets sold very well last year and
A 23-year-old man has been killed after he was hit by a vehicle on 26th Street near 108th Avenue in Allegan County’s Trowbridge Township Sunday night. The victim was walking in the middle of the road and
The National Blueberry Festival is underway in South Haven. Jennifer Sistrunk is the director of the South Haven Convention and Visitors Bureau and says the area will be very busy. “Our population in the summer almost quadruples.
