New paid parking plan advancing to city commissioners Monday
The St. Joseph City Commission will formally consider a newly revamped downtown paid parking plan next week. After a rocky rollout to paid parking last year and the program’s suspension, the city’s parking subgroup got to work
Corewell Health Niles nurses vote against joining Teamsters union
Nurses at the Corewell Health hospital in Niles have voted against union representation in a closely watched election overseen by federal labor officials. According to results posted by the National Labor Relations Board, 82 nurses voted against
Hagar Township seeking legal opinion on drain charges
The Hagar Township Board of Trustees is exploring its legal options after getting what it considers an unsatisfactory response to its request for relief on drainage charges from Berrien County. We reported last month that the township
Berrien County offers emergency alerts via the B-Warn system
Severe weather in the last week has reminded many that it’s a good idea to sign up for a service that provides alerts to users when there’s an emergency, and the Berrien County Sheriff’s Department Emergency Management
Apple Valley Market Building Listed for Sale, Renewing Questions About Future of Popular Natural-foods Supermarket
A long-time grocery and gathering place for natural-foods shoppers and the Seventh-day Adventist community across Southwest Michigan is now the subject of renewed speculation about its future. The building housing Apple Valley Market has been placed on
New beach safety manager and chief lifeguard announced for South Haven
The city of South Haven has hired a new beach safety manager and chief lifeguard. The city says David Figueredo will start on April 6, leading the new beach lifeguard program. The city hasn’t had lifeguards for
Van Buren County welcomes progress on broadband rollout
The next phase of a Midwest Energy and Communications project to roll out high-speed internet to unserved areas of Southwest Michigan is underway, and officials say all of this work has been making a difference for residents.