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A farm project in the Hartford area is featured in the December edition of National Geographic magazine. Van Buren Conservation District watershed ...Read Full Story

Southwestern Michigan College President Joe Odenwald has received a positive performance review from the SMC Board of Trustees. During a meeting ...Read Full Story

A state park in Van Buren County is growing. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says 17 acres are being added to Van Buren State Park so ...Read Full Story

A variant of COVID-19 that first appeared in the United Kingdom and later in the United States has now been found in Michigan. The Michigan ...Read Full Story

Jeff Curry of Buchanan is the new chair of the Lake Michigan College Board of Trustees. He was appointed to the post this month during the ...Read Full Story

Everyone’s being reminded to be cautious when it comes to phone calls from someone seeking money. Michigan State Police out of the Paw Paw ...Read Full Story

From the Associated Press — Governor Gretchen Whitmer has activated the National Guard, the state police continues to augment its presence at ...Read Full Story

Southwest Michigan restaurants are not confident the state will really let them reopen indoor dining on February 1. That’s according to ...Read Full Story

Lynn Todman, Jada Willis, and the Race Relations Council of Southwest Michigan will all receive Spirit of MLK Spotlights this coming week from Lake ...Read Full Story

Governor Gretchen Whitmer and some colleagues are urging the federal government to do more to acquire doses of the COVID019 vaccine and to allow ...Read Full Story

The Krasl Art Center has reopened after it shut down in November over concerns about COVID-19. Krasl Director Julia Gourley Donohue tells WSJM News ...Read Full Story

Martin Luther King Day will be marked by Spectrum Health Lakeland in a variety of ways. The health system says MLK day is a paid holiday for its ...Read Full Story

From the Associated Press — Projected tax revenues in Michigan’s two major accounts will be $2.1 billion higher than previously ...Read Full Story

Michigan is reporting 2,598 additional cases of COVID-19 for Friday. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says the state has had a ...Read Full Story

From the Associated Press — The prosecution of former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and others in the Flint water crisis is igniting a debate ...Read Full Story

Now that the COVID-19 vaccine is available, questions exist about how to best help minorities and underserved populations get their shots. Spectrum ...Read Full Story

Two of the largest jackpots in U.S. lottery history are fueling strong sales of Mega Millions and Powerball tickets in Michigan. Michigan Lottery ...Read Full Story

From the Associated Press — Wildlife advocates are asking a federal court to overturn a U.S. government decision that stripped Endangered ...Read Full Story

Berrien County is about to go through a broadband survey. For years, the Berrien County Board of Commissioners has talked about ways to expand ...Read Full Story

Michigan parents say they are not happy with the education their kids have been getting during the pandemic and they want to know how the schools ...Read Full Story

Indiana Michigan Power has given more than $8,000 to the Southwest Michigan Community Action Agency to help out Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren County ...Read Full Story

The Berrien County Board of Commissioners could sent a letter to the state asking that some COVID-19 restrictions be eased. During a Thursday ...Read Full Story

Cases of COVID-19 in Berrien County have been trending down while hospitalizations are steady and the county still loses someone to the illness ...Read Full Story

Lake Michigan College has canceled the 2021 basketball season. LMC has released the following: Lake Michigan College has canceled the 2021 seasons ...Read Full Story

Southwestern Michigan College President Joe Odenwald has received a positive performance review from the SMC Board of Trustees. During a meeting ...Read Full Story

Governor Whitmer says there has been a lot of chatter particularly around the date of January 17th, but they have not heard of any specific threats ...Read Full Story

Former Governor Rick Snyder has officially been arraigned on two misdemeanor charges of willful neglect of duty in connection with the Flint water ...Read Full Story

Skiing and snowboarding and other winter sports are bigger than ever this year because of the pandemic. Mickey MacWilliams is president of the ...Read Full Story

Bronson Healthcare will be holding COVID-10 vaccine clinics for those age 65 and older this weekend. Bronson Healthcare has released the ...Read Full Story