The next generation of entrepreneurs: Brown Elementary students prepare to simulate business ownership
Coming up next month, fourth grade students at St. Joseph’s Brown Elementary School will get their first taste of entrepreneurship when they run simulated businesses out of their classrooms. Brown fourth grade teacher Kim Mishler tells us
Maritime Museum tall ship forced to skip trip to Holland for Tulip Time
The Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven will be unable to sail its tall ship, Friends Good Will, up to Holland for the Tulip Time Festival next week due to a low water level in South Haven
New drone footage captures home threatened by bluff erosion
New drone footage making the rounds on social media has starkly captured how erosion of the Lake Michigan shoreline can threaten properties. Nathan Voytovick is the owner of Nate’s Dronography, which has surveyed Southwest Michigan from the
County accepts grant for E Coli testing at beaches
It’s a regular program of the Berrien County Health Department, and it’s getting started back up for the summer. The Lake Michigan Beach Monitoring Program has department staff going out each week to collect water samples from
Wales named to “Best-In-State Wealth Advisor” list by Forbes
Dana Wales, CFP®, a private wealth advisor with Wales Wealth Management Group in St. Joseph, was named to the 2025 list of “Best-in-State Wealth Advisors” published by Forbes. The list recognizes financial advisors who have demonstrated high
Bridgman HS art studens honored with help from Hungerford
Hungerford, a locally owned consulting firm in the accounting, technology and wealth management industries, has partnered with Bridgman High School for its annual student art collaboration, now in its fifth year. This creative partnership invites young artists
Sturgis Bank promotes 3 managers in Berrien County
Sturgis Bank has announced several promotions for team members headquartered in Berrien County. Nicholas Barber has been promoted to Assistant Vice President, Retail Sales Manager for the Sturgis Bank system. He joined Sturgis Bank in October 2020
Bitzer & Peters say tariffs may be a net benefit to Whirlpool
Whirlpool Corporation Chairman Marc Bitzer believes the company is poised to gain more net benefits from the new US tariff situation, despite enduring some increased costs along the way. Bitzer and Whirlpool Chief Financial Officer Jim Peters
Three Oaks farmer wins statewide Farm Bureau award
A farmer from Berrien County has been honored with the Michigan Farm Bureau’s 2025 Young Farmer Excellence in Agriculture Award. Tera Baker farms in Three Oaks with her husband, Shawn. She was selected by the Michigan Farm