‘Operation Green Light’ invites residents to show support for veterans next month

The Berrien County Veterans Service Department is urging everyone to show their support for veterans next month with Operation Green Light. Department Director Maureen Adams tells us Operation Green Light invites everyone to light up their porches
‘Electric night’ as BCF announces major grants, celebrates non-profits

The Berrien Community Foundation has announced $270,000 in grants to community organizations throughout the county as it held its 73rd Annual Meeting and Celebration on Thursday night. BCF President Lisa Cripps-Downey tells us the event is a
Hunters donated 140,000 pounds of venison to state program last year

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is celebrating another successful year of the Hunters Feeding Michigan program after it collected a record amount of venison for food pantries in fiscal 2025. Hunters Feeding Michigan specialist Joe Presgrove
Consumer sentiment sours as government shutdown threatens economic damage

Oscar Wong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer sentiment soured in October as a government shutdown threatens to weaken a wobbly economy beset by an uptick in inflation and a sharp slowdown of hiring, fresh data on Friday showed. The
County may have buyer for 36-acre property in Three Oaks

Berrien County may have found a buyer for a 36-acre property it owns in Three Oaks. We’ve reported the Berrien County Board of Commissioners last month relisted the Schwark Drain Drainage District at 6974 US-12 for sale
Dowagiac: New owners plot future course for Oak + Ash Restaurant

A lifelong dream has become a reality for Andrew and Bethany Ridenour, who have officially taken over as the principal owners and operators of Oak + Ash Restaurant in downtown Dowagiac. “This has always been a dream