THREE OAKS — River Valley Schools Superintendent William Kearney is retiring at the end of the current school year.

NILES — Southwest Michigan saw its first legal recreational marijuana sales Thursday morning, Jan. 23, and judging from the line and the enthusiasm of buyers, demand for the once-illegal product is strong.

NEW BUFFALO — Lubke Road, a popular route to New Buffalo Elementary School or way to avoid downtown New Buffalo traffic, is closed to through traffic between U.S. 12 and Sand Road until further notice. High water from a nearby stream washed out a portion of the roadway just east of Spring St…

NEW BUFFALO — Three projects to watch in the coming year were reviewed by the New Buffalo Area Schools Board of Education during its Monday, Jan. 12, meeting.

NEW BUFFALO — The effort to protect the Warwick Shores Condominium units closest to the eroding shoreline of Lake Michigan is well under way, but it’s far from over.

THREE OAKS – The search for a new Three Oaks Village Manager began with three finalists interviewed on Wednesday, Jan. 8, with another two interviews scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 15, beginning at 6 p.m. 

NEW BUFFALO — Due to historically high waters levels on Lake Michigan, the city of New Buffalo has taken action to remove docks at its municipal marina to avoid damage over the winter.

HARBERT – The beloved dog named “Chance” that has been the longtime mascot and greeter at the River Valley Senior Center in Harbert went missing from the facility on the morning of Friday, Jan. 3, and has not been seen since that time despite searches that have been conducted in Harbor Count…

HARBERT — A sunset celebration of the successful effort to more than double the size of Chikaming Township’s Cherry Beach property was held at the site on a balmy Dec. 26.

NEW BUFFALO – Hilary Cunningham was hired by the New Buffalo Area Schools as it’s new school social worker during a brief meeting Monday, Dec. 23. 

THREE OAKS — A fire inside a pole building at Lakeshore Recycling and Disposal’s 8740 U. S. 12 property on Saturday, Dec. 21, destroyed a 60- by 25-foot shop building and its contents including a garbage truck and a forklift.

HARBERT — Severe erosion problems continuing to plague the township’s two beaches and five road end lake accesses as well as lakefront property owners was the main topic of conversation during the Dec. 16 Chikaming Township Park Board meeting.

BRIDGMAN — Tragedy was averted when the Baroda-Lake Township police chief and a Lake Township fire captain responded to a rollover accident and saved the driver from drowning in a flooded ditch on Dec. 14.

HARBERT – Enthusiasm and gratitude were in no short supply during the Dec. 12 meeting of the Chikaming Township Board as supervisor David Bunte announced the good news — the Cherry Beach Project’s second attempt at securing a Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grant providing 60 percent o…

BRIDGMAN — December 7th will be a day that lives in anything but infamy when the history of Bridgman is ultimately written.

HARBERT — The Dec. 2 meeting of the Chikaming Township Park Board began on a somber note with a moment of silence in memory of Kirk Schrader, a longtime and highly valued Chikaming Township employee and the late husband of Park Board member Janet Schrader.

NEW BUFFALO — Citizens of New Buffalo got to put their two cents in (and then some) during a Dec. 5 Waterfront Master Plan Design Charette session held in City Hall (a charette is defined as a meeting in which all stakeholders in a project attempt to resolve conflicts and map solutions).

BARODA — The fate of the NIMBY Pond in Baroda Township could be decided at a Township Planning Commission meeting on Jan. 13, the Baroda Township Board heard on DATE.

ST. JOSEPH — The Berrien County Board of Commissioners is asking Michigan’s governor to consider declaring the 3,288 miles of the state’s shoreline a disaster area, due to high water and erosion, and to seek federal aid to assist paying for damages.

BRIDGMAN — “Welcome all to your newly created space, your Bridgman Public Library,” said new Library Director Dennis Kreps during a Friday, Nov. 22, open house. “I am pleased as punch to see so many folks here tonight.”

BRIDGMAN — Water is on the rise in Bridgman — in more ways than one.

UNION PIER — A home in Union Pier sustained a substantial amount of damage when a fire broke out Friday afternoon, Nov. 22.

BRIDGMAN – Bridgman Police Chief Daniel Unruh presented Letters of Commendation to Officer Jonathon Foster and Sergeant Tom LaVanway for their professional response during recent incidents.