$3 million earmarked for Ox Creek cleanup
$3 million to clean up Ox Creek is coming to Benton Harbor. Mayor Marcus Muhammad announced last week the city just received notification the funds have been earmarked in the Omnibus Bill backed by now-retired Congressman Fred
Palisades Re-Start Unlikely, But ‘Market Van Buren’ Still Pushing
Market Van Buren executive director Zach Morris says they are hopeful but not expecting that Holtec International will receive a federal loan to restart the Palisades nuclear power plant. “It’s been our largest taxpayer in Van Buren
‘The Lakehouse’ Officially Bows Out of Prime St. Joseph Restaurant Location
What was beginning to be suspected has been confirmed. St. Joseph’s Lakehouse Bar and Restaurant will NOT be re-opening. The confirmation came in a social media post from owner Amy Bleich Heugel after much recent speculation about
ESports degree program could be coming to Lake Michigan College
Coming soon to Lake Michigan College could be a new degree program in ESports. The LMC Board of Trustees signed off Tuesday on moving forward with the program that would have students earning an associate degree in
New director settling in at Heritage Museum and Cultural Center
There’s a new director in place at the Heritage Museum and Cultural Center in St. Joseph, and he’s laying the groundwork for a vitalization of the institution. Dr. Marco Tomasi started in November and is the first
Area Agency On Aging: seniors to benefit from pension tax rollback
The state’s pension tax is being phased out now that Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed her Lowering MI Costs Plan into law. The governor says this will eliminate what she calls the retirement tax over four years.
Orchards Mall meets with Benton Twp., Joey Andrews and Chokwe Pitchford to discuss future
During the regular Benton Charter Township meeting Tuesday, new Berrien County Commissioner Chokwe Pitchford updated trustees on a possible project brewing at The Orchards Mall in Benton Harbor. Pitchford, who was elected to represent Benton, Hagar and