Joique Bell secures ‘six figure’ donation from Whirlpool for BH literacy program
Former Detroit Lion and Benton Harbor Native Joique Bell announced on social media that Whirlpool has awarded the Joique Bell Charity a six-figure donation to be used toward a literacy initiative at Benton Harbor schools. Recently, Bell
127-year-old SWMI newspaper saved from extinction
After 127 years in circulation, a small southwest Michigan newspaper announced it was closing its doors last week. Then, at the 11th hour, another southwest Michigan-based newspaper group swooped in and saved the day. Mike Wilcox, owner of
South Haven College Scholarship Applications Streamlined Under One Application Process
Nearly $80,000 in scholarship funds will be awarded to South Haven students attending college next fall. Twenty-two local scholarship applications are now available for South Haven High School Seniors to complete online. Interested students will be able
Holiday Activities This Week in Southwest Michigan
By now we are usually on our second bag of ice melt for the sidewalk and driveway… but not this year! Take advantage of our dry Winter, and go out for some holiday fun. Southwest Michigan is
Cornerstone Paves The Way for Expansion of 70 Year Old Firm in Hagar Twp
Cornerstone Alliance has announced that SPI Blow Molding, a custom injection molder located in Hagar Township, will soon expand its operations, generating a total capital investment of $1.3 million, retaining 40 jobs, and creating six new jobs.
Kindergarten coders: Brown Elementary students show importance of early computer science learning
A local school is showing it’s never too early to get children learning about computer science. Kindergarteners at Brown Elementary School helped Principal Joe Rommel show the St. Joseph School Board the importance of learning basic coding