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Midwest Energy & Communications (MEC) is accepting applications for the 2024-25 Strengthening Schools Grant program. For the 2023-24 year, MEC awarded 24 grants across its electric service territory. Grants are funded via partnership dollars from Wolverine Power Cooperative, MEC’s power …
The Rotary Club of South Haven recently presented a $500 donation to the South Haven Ambassadors Program and Education (SHAPE) to help advance their mission to “… create an improved level of safety for South Haven’s main attraction – Lake Michigan and to promote a safe, family-oriented vacat…
Southwest Michigan’s housing market sales in March 2024 plunged 14 percent compared to sales in March 2023, according to the Southwestern Michigan Association of Realtors. “Selling prices continue to rise to record levels for prices in March,” stated Alan Jeffries, association executive.
John Linstrom, a scholar and poet who grew up in South Haven from 1992 to 2006, will be returning home to deliver two book events on May 6 and 8 related to each of the two books he released this year.
A Vietnam veteran from the South Haven area will be one of the lucky participants to take part in the annual “Talon’s Out Flight of Honor.”
The Department of Natural Resources in cooperation with the South Haven Steelheaders welcomed 250,000 King Salmon fingerlings earlier this month. The six-month-old fingerlings were put in cages placed in the Black River near the South Haven Yacht Club where for two weeks they’ll be fed by th…
Motherhood will take center stage when Our Town Players presents its annual Shorts and Sweets production.
Bangor’s softball and baseball varsity teams captured victories over Bloomingdale in the inaugural Patriot game that took place April 22.
South Haven’s varsity softball team upended Allegan in a doubleheader this past week. The Rams defeated the Tigers 19-1 and 22-0.
South Haven Theater Series is entering its seventh season with four shows that will begin in June.
An Emmy-Award winning musical artist will be performing in South Haven in May.
The South Haven Performance Series will open its 14th season featuring a performance by Gilmore International Piano Competition Young Artist, Harmony Zhu, on Friday, April 26.
South Haven’s varsity girls soccer team picked up a victory over Lawton earlier this month. The Rams defeated Lawton, 4-0. South Haven scored two goals in each of the two halves of the match. In the photo above junior midfielder Vanessa Alcaraz dribbles past her opponent. In the photo to the…
Baseline Middle School students in South Haven learned about pickle ball courtesy of the South Haven Pickle ball club earlier this month.
BENTON TOWNSHIP — Spent fuel being stored on a sand dune along Lake Michigan, possible contamination of water, and the possibility of unpredictable violent weather were among the concerns expressed by the public Wednesday during a meeting hosted by federal regulators about efforts to restart…
Bangor’s varsity girls softball team picked up two ends of a doubleheader over Comstock this past Monday.
A 2-year-old toddler who wandered away from his home was rescued earlier this month through a coordinated effort by first responders in South Haven.
LAWRENCE — Van Buren County Road Commission has been busy in the South Haven area over the past month removing trees in the public right-of-way for a widening of County Road 384 between the South Haven Township line and County Road 687 in Geneva Township.
State Rep. Joey Andrews, D-St. Joseph, testified before the House Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee this past week as the lead sponsor on a 10-bill package to give local governments the authority to reasonably regulate short-term rentals (STRs). As no regulatory framework exis…
South Haven City Council members have established three priorities they hope can be addressed this year.
BENTON HARBOR — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel will speak about election protection and answer questions at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, at the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center Hanson Theatre.
Bangor City Council members this past week honored Zachary Hayes with a proclamation for winning his state wrestling meet. Zachary’s overall record for 2024 was 55 wins and one loss. He was named the Southwest 10 Conference champion. He won his MHSAA District championship in a 5-2 decision a…
A residential street and the skateboard park in South Haven will be undergoing improvements.
People from throughout the South Haven area donned special glasses to view the solar eclipse that occurred Monday afternoon, April 8, throughout much of the eastern Southwest, Midwest and Northeast in North America, including Michigan. In the photo above, employees from Vibracoustic stand ou…
In a continuing effort to introduce middle school students to South Haven manufacturing plants, the South Haven Area Chamber of Commerce organized a field trip recently to acquaint students with local industries.
South Haven’s varsity track teams opened the 2024 season with a meet at home against Bridgman on Wednesday, April 10. The boys defeated Bridgman while the Lady Rams narrowly lost. In the photo above, South Haven sophomore Grayson Knox is shown clearing 9 feet, 9 inches – a personal best – to…
ST. JOSEPH TOWNSHIP — A St. Joseph Township police officer Monday evening, April 8, shot and killed a 42-year-old Tennessee man who drove a semi-tractor trailer through a residential area in the township neighborhood of Fairplain, crashing into a patrol car and a house.
PAW PAW — The Michigan State Police (MSP) Fraud Investigation Team (West) detectives are warning the public about some ongoing online bank fraud activity first discovered in November of 2023. Members of local banks and credit unions in Southwest Michigan have fallen victim at an alarming rat…
BENTON HARBOR — The Lake Michigan College Honors Program will hold its 2024 Civil Discourse Forum on Jobs, Wages, and Inflation from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, in Fettig Lecture Hall (D-105) on Lake Michigan College’s Benton Harbor Campus, 2755 E. Napier Ave.
LAWRENCE — Van Buren County health officials are warning residents about the rising cases of syphilis.
Commercial fishing on the Great Lakes will be the topic of the final lecture of the Working Waterfront Lecture Series for 2024 at the Michigan Maritime Museum.
South Haven Speakers Series will open its upcoming 2024 season with a program focusing on climate change and how it affects Lake Michigan.
Rep. Wendzel and Citizens for Local Choice hosting community town hall and petition drive
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is completing work this year to rebuild and repave more than 3.5 miles of M-40 from South Lagrave Street in Paw Paw to 72nd Avenue in Lawton, Van Buren County. Work is scheduled to begin Monday, April 15, and is expected to be completed by Fri…
BENTON HARBOR — Lake Michigan College leaders have revealed the new name of the LMC Mendel Center Mainstage. The 1,500-seat performing arts venue is now known as the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center Jenkins Theatre in honor of long-time Mendel Center patron and College benefactor Rolfe Jenkins.
Area school children and their parents are being invited to explore hands-on exhibits and discover farm life as it was decades ago during Farm History Day at the Michigan Flywheelers Museum in Geneva Township.
Bangor’s varsity baseball and softball teams resumed play following spring this past week with the boys losing a game against Eau Claire.
A section of a key downtown street in South Haven is getting ready for a rebuild.
Average gasoline prices in Michigan fell 10.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.51 a gallon for regular unleaded fuel, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 4,913 stations in Michigan. Prices in Michigan are 6.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 11.3 cents per gallo…
A total solar eclipse will occur Monday April 8, and to make sure that people protect their eyes from viewing the eclipse, South Haven Memorial Library is offering free solar viewing glasses.
The Historical Association will welcome David Benac, as he presents a talk entitled, “The Evolution of Company Towns” on Wednesday, April 24. The program will take place at 7 p.m. at Hartman School, 355 Hubbard St. It is free and open to the public.
South Haven Theater Series is entering its seventh season with four shows that will begin in June.
