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The United Way of Southwest Michigan has received a $67,000 grant from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund for a project intended to improve the ...Read Full Story

An event to show southwest Michigan high school students some of the career pathways available to them will be held next month by Michigan Works ...Read Full Story

More than 90% of the work to replace lead water lines in the city of Benton Harbor is now complete. The Michigan Department of Health and Human ...Read Full Story

The Michigan Department of Transportation is offering everyone a unique chance to walk around in the middle of a highway while there are no ...Read Full Story

The new academic year will see the return of campus tours at Lake Michigan College for high school students interested in attending. LMC Admissions ...Read Full Story

There are 100 winners of $15,000 college scholarships from the Michigan Education Trust to celebrate its 35th anniversary this year. Kristy Hudson ...Read Full Story

Broadway Park in Benton Harbor will now be known as June Woods Park following a move by city commissioners this past week. Neighbors Organizing ...Read Full Story

There will be an opportunity next month for volunteers to help test the water quality in the Black River and the Paw Paw River in Van Buren County. ...Read Full Story

Andrews University has received a $5 million grant to help it establish the new Andrews Center for Community Change. The Berrien Springs university ...Read Full Story

By Ryan Yuenger ryany@wsjm.com One year ago, owners of the local downtown market were just happy to be open after years of delays and ...Read Full Story

$230,000 in grants were announced by the Berrien Community Foundation as it held its 70th Annual Meeting and Celebration this week. The BCF ...Read Full Story

Drivers are advised to watch out for Adopt a Highway volunteers while out on the road starting this weekend and through next Sunday. That’s ...Read Full Story

A bill from state Representative Pauline Wendzel designed to increase participation in Early Middle College programs has been approved by the ...Read Full Story

The tunnel used by players to enter Michigan Stadium will be named the Lloyd Carr Tunnel after the last football coach to win a national ...Read Full Story

An attorney representing three families affected by the Oxford High School shooting says the suspect, Ethan Crumbley, showed signs of trouble well ...Read Full Story

It looks like the impact of the Federal Reserve interest rate hike this week will be felt more by consumers this time around. Hall Financial CEO ...Read Full Story

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is calling on every U.N. Security Council member to “send a clear message that these reckless nuclear ...Read Full Story

The latest Nuclear Regulatory Commission meeting on the decommissioning of the Palisades nuclear power plant in Van Buren County has been held. ...Read Full Story

By Ryan Yuenger ryany@wsjm.com Love may be blind, but the producers of a Top 10 Netflix series weren’t when they chose a southwest Michigan ...Read Full Story

The city of Watervliet is receiving more than $7 million in federal funding for improvements to its water system. The office of Congressman Fred ...Read Full Story

Congressman Fred Upton says the CHIPS Act recently signed into law by President Biden is already making a difference in the tech industry. His ...Read Full Story

The administrator of the Berrien County Courts Family Division has updated county commissioners on the latest developments in the juvenile system. ...Read Full Story

A detailed map of broadband availability in Berrien County will be presented to the board of commissioners next month. Speaking to colleagues ...Read Full Story

From the Associated Press — A lawyer representing families of victims of a Michigan high school shooting says some teachers and a counselor ...Read Full Story

Two people are hospitalized in Kalamazoo following a crash between a car and a motorcycle in Watervliet Township Wednesday. The Berrien County ...Read Full Story

Emergency orders issued by the state’s executive branch would only be able to last 28 days without legislative approval after House passage ...Read Full Story

The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point, the third hike in a row and the fifth hike this year. U.S. ...Read Full Story

In a world filled with conflict, one city in Michigan is celebrating its status as an International City of Peace. A group of nonprofit ...Read Full Story

The Michigan Chamber and the Small Business Association of Michigan are supporting a bill introduced in the state House and Senate to help ...Read Full Story