United Way Pop Up Giving event next Thursday

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The United Way of Southwest Michigan is bringing back its Pop Up Giving events with the first to be held next week at Lake Michigan College. The United Way says Pop-Up Giving is when some local non-profits

DNR: invasive carp eDNA found in St. Joseph River

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DNA from the invasive silver carp has been found in the St. Joseph River. However, that doesn’t mean any of the invasive carp, previously known as the Asian carp, have made it into the waterway. Tammy Newcomb

MSU Extension in Van Buren County holding cooking contest

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The Michigan State University Extension office in Van Buren County is planning a cooking contest. 4-H Educator Janice Zerbe tells us they’ve held baking contests in the past for 4-H students only, but they’re opening it up