Berrien County to refinance South County drain project

The Berrien County Board of Commissioners has voted to seek refinancing for a south county drain project after complaints its current interest rate is too high. Commissioners on Thursday heard from Roger Swets of Dickinson Wright, a
Refueling outage for Cook Plant Unit 1 starts Saturday

Unit 1 of the Cook nuclear power plant in Bridgman will be taken offline at 3 a.m. this Saturday to begin its 32nd refueling outage. Cook plant spokesperson Joe Callahan tells us each of the plant’s two
Four Winds Casinos to serve as official presenting sponsor of 2025 Blossomtime Grand Floral Parade

Blossomtime Festival organizers have announced that the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi’s Four Winds Casinos will serve as the official presenting sponsor for the 2025 Blossomtime Grand Floral Parade taking place as part of the Blossomtime Festival on
Community student art exhibition returns to The Box Factory

The Krasl Art Center is announcing the community Elementary Art Exhibition and Middle & High School Community Student Art Exhibition will take place from March 13 through May 4 at The Box Factory for the Arts. The
Michigan unemployment rates advance in January

Not seasonally adjusted jobless rates rose in all 18 Michigan labor market areas over the month, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. “In January, Michigan labor market areas demonstrated
Berrien County parks staff gearing up for ‘peak’ season
Warm weather is officially here, as March 20 marks the first official day of the spring season, meaning beach season is just around the corner. Folks here in Berrien County have been busy getting the beaches ready
St. Joseph to conduct cybersecurity audit

The city of St. Joseph is going to be getting a cybersecurity audit. At a meeting this week, City Manager Emily Hackworth said she isn’t aware of such an analysis ever being done in the community. She