Open house spreads the word about Twin Cities monuments project
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
Berrien Commissioner welcomes broadband news
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
Miss Michigan 2023 hopes to ‘bring it home’ to Buchanan
Miss Michigan 2023 is Maya Schuhknecht of Buchanan. She won the title at the Miss Michigan competition in Muskegon this past weekend. She tells us she got her start competing in Miss Blossomtime. She was named Miss
Workforce Grows, Drives Unemployment Numbers Higher
As expected, more Michiganders joined the potential workforce in May, many of them looking for Summer jobs. Almost automatically that pushed the jobless rate upward across all but one of Michigan’s 17 market areas. That’s according to
Benton Township eyeing improvements to Benton Township Park
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
MDOT planning M-139 repaving in 2026
The Michigan Department of Transportation is planning to update the way traffic flows on part of M-139 in Benton Harbor. City commissioners signed off on the plan this week to change the one-way sections of the road