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SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven City Council reviewed the proposed rezoning of 120 Baseline Road during a Committee of the Whole meeting this week.
SOUTH HAVEN — Questions regarding legal fee transparency led to a heated exchange during this week’s Committee of a Whole meeting in South Haven.
ST. JOSEPH — Through short theatrical performances, the Storytellers Senior Readers Theater group are giving future physicians a different kind of medical education – one that emphasizes the issues of aging.
SOUTH HAVEN — Plans are in the works for the former Golden Brown Bakery to be redeveloped into a hotel in downtown South Haven.
SOUTH HAVEN — Multi-instrumentalist Brian McClure will present Celtics and Classics as part of the First Congregational UCC’s Summer Concert Series.
LAWRENCE — The Van Buren County Road Commission recently released its 2025 Annual Report.
SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven recently celebrated one of Michigan’s sweetest summer traditions as the National Blueberry Festival returned to bring together the community for four days of family fun, entertainment and hometown pride.
SOUTH HAVEN — Summer fun continues at the Michigan Maritime Museum with the return of Rock the Boat V.
BENTON TOWNSHIP — Student-made wine from Lake Michigan College’s commercial teaching winery earned three medals in the 2026 Taste Michigan Governor’s Cup, the fourth annual edition of Michigan’s only statewide, industry-driven wine competition.
CASCO TOWNSHIP — For the second time this month, the rope rescue team at South Haven Area Emergency Services was called for a rescue.
Four candidates are running for District 20 in the Michigan Senate, which pits three Republicans against one another in the Aug. 4 primary election.
BENTON TOWNSHIP — Friday and Saturday afternoons at Lake Michigan College’s Welch Center Tasting Room showcase education in action.
LAWRENCE — The Van Buren County Road Commission is continuing efforts to manage invasive plant species within county road rights-of-way.
BENTON HARBOR — Any Southwest Michigan resident looking for a job can join Michigan Works at their next hiring event on Aug. 20.
SOUTH HAVEN — The South Haven Area Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Dome Haven Glamping as a new chamber member.
SOUTH HAVEN — The South Haven Regional Business Hub recently announced the dates for their 2026 Strong Leader Series.
SOUTH HAVEN — The City of South Haven has partnered with Watchtower Digital Command Services to enhance the city’s Beach Safety webpage with updated technology and improved public-facing tools.
SOUTH HAVEN — The South Haven Area Community Foundation recently announced the successful renewal of its accreditation under the Community Foundations National Standards, maintaining this distinction through July 2029.
The idea of changing the way senior centers throughout Berrien County are funded has spurred much discussion among the people who run the centers.
SOUTH HAVEN — Van Buren County Commissioner Gail Patterson-Gladney told the South Haven City Council this week that officials are considering a new county courthouse in Paw Paw as part of a long-term judicial and public safety campus plan.
GRAND JUNCTION — A secluded lake house and forest roads in Grand Junction, Mich., became the backdrop for an independent horror film that has now reached audiences nationwide.
ST. JOSEPH — There’s a peninsula growing perpendicular to Silver Beach in St. Joseph as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is attempting to study different ways to use dredged materials.
SOUTH HAVEN — As beach season is in full swing, South Haven’s newly established lifeguards have been kept busy.
SOUTH HAVEN — The South Haven Area Chamber of Commerce invites the community to enjoy two summer traditions as the annual Craft Fairs return to Stanley Johnston Park.
LAWRENCE — The Van Buren County Road Commission recently announced that herbicide vegetation control services will be conducted along various county road rights-of-way to manage brush.
Southwest Michigan’s housing market sales experienced an uptick in May but a drop compared to last year, which Realtors say will hopefully bring a good peak selling season this summer.
SOUTH HAVEN — The South Haven school board approved an operating millage to be put on the November ballot during Wednesday night’s meeting.
BENTON TOWNSHIP — The intestinal illness that causes explosive diarrhea has reached Southwest Michigan, with 23 cases reported so far in Berrien, Cass and Van Buren counties.
SOUTH HAVEN — The South Haven Area Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the opening of Rituals at Lunara, DayDreamer Domes’ new spa.
SOUTH HAVEN — The South Haven Performance Series will continue its 2026 series with a performance by West Michigan’s premier professional choral ensemble Vox GR on July 24.
SOUTH HAVEN — The Michigan Flywheelers Museum is now accepting items for its upcoming farm machinery auction on Sept. 13.
SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven Area Emergency Services recently responded to the Kal-Haven Trail after a rider lost control, slipped off the shoulder of the trail and fell 15–20 feet down a steep embankment.
SOUTH HAVEN — The South Haven Area Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Hideaway Salon and Spa as a new chamber member.
BLOOMINGDALE — Michigan State Police are investigating the death of a Bloomingdale man after he became unresponsive during a traffic stop by officers from the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office.
SOUTH HAVEN — The South Haven Downtown Development Authority recently announced the launch of its new Facade Improvement Program.
BENTON TOWNSHIP — Lake Michigan College is launching a new workforce training program designed to develop project management skills through a combination of structured instruction and real-world application.
SOUTH HAVEN — Senior Services of Van Buren County gave an update during Wednesday’s South Haven Township board meeting about a new senior housing project that.
SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven City Council set a public hearing for Warner Vineyards’s request to have an on-premise tasting room.
BENTON TOWNSHIP — From working as an engineering apprentice to president of Lake Michigan College, Ken Flowers
SOUTH HAVEN — Representatives from Corewell Health, The City of South Haven and South Haven Charter Township recently gathered to break ground at the new South Have urgent care center.
COVERT — The Palisades restart project recently reached a watershed moment as the last of the major projects were successfully closed out
SOUTH HAVEN — The South Haven Police Department recently announced the launch of its new Citizen’s Police Academy.
PAW PAW — The SWxSW Corner CISMA Team of the Van Buren Conservation District is recruiting people in Southwest Michigan who would like to participate in trapping and surveying the invasive spotted lanternfly.
SOUTH HAVEN — PK Contracting started painting centerlines and edge lines on various streets in the city Thursday.
SOUTH HAVEN — The Historical Association of South Haven is inviting the community to take a step back in time to the Roaring Twenties with a special presentation entitled “Scandal and Shine.”
SOUTH HAVEN — The South Haven Area Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Field Plumbing and Heating to the chamber as the family-owned company celebrates 65 years of serving Southwest Michigan.
ST. JOSEPH — The Michigan Department of Transportation is nearing the end of its design phase for the reconstruction of Main Street in downtown St. Joseph.
PAW PAW — Market One hosted its sixth annual awards event at Marion Magnolia Farms, bringing together local business owners, civic leaders and community partners from Cass and Van Buren counties.
ST. JOSEPH — Families can find a new source of evening entertainment this summer at “Family Night in the Plaza” hosted by St. Joseph Today.
