LAKESIDE — Those attending the Lakeside Ice Cream Social really appreciated the coolness of the featured treat on a hot August 6 night.

ST. JOSEPH — Damage from a July 5 fire at the Curious Kids’ Museum in St. Joseph is much worse than first thought.

BRIDGMAN — They ran, they jumped rope, they played basketball, they painted their faces and showed off their talents.

NEW BUFFALO — Cocktails at the Grand Cottage celebrated its 11th year as the Michiana Humane Society’s signature fund-raising event on July 30 by benefitting the animals cared for in the Society’s shelter (as well as those living with foster families) while providing those attending with “th…

NEW BUFFALO — The New Buffalo City Planning Commission by a 4-1 vote on July 26 recommended that the City Council approve the retail sale of marijuana in the city limits as a special land use with restrictions limiting the areas where such businesses could be located to what was described as…

THREE OAKS — The Four A’s annual Car Show was held Sunday, July 31, at American Legion Post 204 in Three Oaks.

Kevin Whiteford has won the Republican nomination for Michigan’s 38th District state House race, and said he’s looking forward to running a clean race in November against Joey Andrews, who won the Democratic nomination.

HARBERT — The Coastline Children’s Film Festival Summer Film Series held a screening of “Fantastic Mr. Fox” outdoors at Harbert Community Park on July 20.

Republican challenger Jonathan Lindsey soundly defeated incumbent state Sen. Kim LaSata in the District 17 Republican primary on Tuesday, Aug. 2.

ST. JOSEPH — Attempts to find a new home for Sacred Heart Serenity Hills Recovery & Wellness Center in Berrien Center have failed, Dr. Loren Hamel, president of Spectrum Health Lakeland, told Berrien County commissioners Thursday.

THREE OAKS — An Alaskan with a Ph.D. who left the world of science to write and play live music is the 2022 Acorn Singer-Songwriter Competition winner.

ST. JOSEPH — A Berrien County Road Department worker who died in the line of duty on July 20 was honored at his funeral Tuesday, July 26, with a procession of trucks from all over the state.

THREE OAKS — The River Valley Board of Education received an update on all-classes building construction from Michael Kounelis, vice president of Skillman’s Michigan Group, during its July 25 regular meeting.

THREE OAKS — The School of American Music’s third annual American Music Festival was held on the afternoon of Saturday, July 23, on SAM’s Spring Creek stage, 14 Maple St., Three Oaks, behind the Arts & Education Center in Dewey Cannon Park.

NEW BUFFALO — The New Buffalo Area Schools Board of Education approved hiring Ayrielle Hoyt as the new High School band director during the July 25 meeting.

THREE OAKS — The River Valley Board of Education approved a new leadership team for the Middle/High School during a July 18 special meeting.

HARBERT — A pair of ballot proposals took center stage during the July 14 Chikaming Township Board meeting.

NEW BUFFALO — New Buffalo’s drinking water has been named the second best in the state by the Michigan Rural Water Association Council.

In what might be considered the most hotly-contested race in Southwest Michigan in the Aug. 2 primary election, five candidates are vying for a seat in the newly-created Michigan House of Representatives 38th District.

NEW BUFFALO — Work on the final stretch of the Marquette Greenway path from the Michigan-Indiana state line to a trailhead in New Buffalo is on track to begin soon.

THREE OAKS — Berrien County commissioners approved the hiring of Mark Heyliger as the new director for the Berrien County Road Department.

ST. JOSEPH — A local company that stepped up to help Curious Kids’ Museum recover from a July 5 fire reached its fundraising goal in one day thanks in part to a significant donation from Honor Credit Union.

NEW BUFFALO — The New Buffalo City Planning Commission approved a special use request for a restaurant with an outdoor seating area and OK’d the site plan review for the proposed Birdies Restaurant & Bar at 207 North Whittaker St. during a June 28 special meeting.

The southwestern corner of Michigan has long been together in one congressional district. With new maps, voters may need to check to make sure their candidate yard signs match with the district they’re located in.

ST. JOSEPH — The Berrien Community Foundation has announced that the New Buffalo Recreational Authority is the 2022 winner of the William J. Deputy Grant.

THREE OAKS — Ground was broken for a whole new River Valley all-classes building on the morning of Wednesday, June 22.

NEW BUFFALO — During the June 27 New Buffalo Area Schools Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Jeff Leslie asked the board to confirm the nomination of Dan Caudle as the district’s new Middle School Principal.

NEW BUFFALO — Organizers and supporters of an effort to initiate a “recall” election targeting New Buffalo City Council members John Humphrey and Brian Flanagan held a petition-signing drive at the former Dairy Queen building on June 23.

NEW BUFFALO — The topic of construction dominated the June 27 New Buffalo Area Schools Board of Education meeting.

NEW BUFFALO — A new Dune Walk overlooking the public beach in New Buffalo is taking shape and is expected to be completed by mid-August, but the project will cost roughly twice as much as originally expected.

NEW BUFFALO — A large group of supporters attended the June 20 New Buffalo Township Board meeting to honor volunteer firefighter Bill Melendy for 25 years of service to the Township Fire Department.

THREE OAKS — A group of volunteers worked to clear the trail through Chikaming Open Lands’ new Sugarwood Forest Preserve on Saturday, June 11.

THREE OAKS — The Three Oaks Flag Day Parade celebrated 70 years on Sunday, June 12.

NEW BUFFALO — The New Buffalo Area Schools Board of Education during its June 13 meeting accepted with regret the resignations of two longtime instructors while hiring “four people” to replace retiring Recreational Monitor Tina Brewster.

ST. JOSEPH — Berrien County commissioners on June 9 approved naming Guy Miller as the county’s health officer.

Riding on their success in 2021, Harbor Country Pride Co-Founders and Presidents Abby Voss and Travis Worden brought nine main events and a beautiful portable rainbow to the week-long 2022 celebration.

THREE OAKS — The new and improved Three Oaks Farmers Market made its debut on a sunny summer day (Thursday, June 2) with a Harbor Country Chamber of Commerce Ribbon-Cutting ceremony.

NEW BUFFALO — The New Buffalo Area Schools Board of Education accepted with regret the resignation of Middle School Principal Bradley Brunner effective June 30, 2022, during a special June 1 meeting.