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Bangor’s varsity softball team swept both sides of a doubleheader this past week against Lawrence in a Southwest 10 conference competition.
South Haven’s varsity softball team picked up two more victories this past week in a doubleheader against Fennville. The Rams won the first game, 17-0 and the nightcap, 18-2 to improve their record to 17-6, overall.
BENTON HARBOR — Lake Michigan College’s Department of Extended Education has added two new sessions to its lineup of summer camp offerings for 2024. Registration is open for the added Summer Sewist Camp scheduled for June 24-27 and the second Junior Makers Camp planned for July 22-25.
South Haven has had its downtown social district for a year now, but changes are being considered.
South Haven city voters will be asked in the August primary election if they want to support a .5 millage proposal to support parks and recreation improvements throughout the South Haven area.
South Haven Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a seminar later this month addressing employment-related disputes.
Van Buren County voters approved a .4-millage increase for Van Buren District Library this past week during the May 7 election.
Beachgoers, above, enjoy the warm weather this past Monday, April 6, to enjoy a day at South Beach in South Haven. In the photo to the right, a couple enjoys a view of Lake Michigan. Temperatures were in the 70s this past Monday.
The Storytellers Senior Readers Theater Group of South Haven will present “Life in 7 Acts,” in June.
BENTON TOWNSHIP — Michigan’s elections are safer, more secure and more accurate than ever, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel told a crowd at the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center Hanson Theatre.
People came to South Beach on Tuesday, April 30 to enjoy the warm weather and sunny skies. Temperatures later in the week hovered in the 60s and low 70s in the South Haven area during the daytime hours, according to the National Weather Service. This week temperatures are projected to be in …
More than 150 mayors, city managers and other local elected officials from across Michigan in April voiced their support for legislation that will improve their ability to regulate short-term rental properties in their communities, according to Josh Hovey, representing the Michigan Municipal…
Casco Township voters will be asked to vote on several millage proposals and renewals on Tuesday, May 7.
Van Buren District Library will be seeking an additional .4 millage increase within its library district for 11 years in the election, Tuesday, May 7.
ST. JOSEPH — Natalie Baggio will become the new president of Corewell Health in Southwest Michigan starting July 1.
PAW PAW — A 47-year-old Paw Paw man died Saturday evening, April 27, following a motorcycle crash.
Fennville Public Schools has received a rebate of more than $35,000 through the Efficiency United Energy Waste Reduction Program.
Spring flowers have been on full display in the South Haven for the past two weeks. The photos show flowering fruit trees, tulips and other flowers that were photographed this past Tuesday, April 30 on the southside of South Haven near the lakeshore.
South Haven’s varsity track teams competed in a dual meet with Coloma on Tuesday with both of the Rams team coming out on top.
South Haven’s varsity girls tennis team earned a victory over Dowagiac, 6-2, April 24.
Lake Michigan College is hosting its 77th annual commencement ceremonies Sunday, May 5 at the Mendel Center Jenkins Theater in Benton Township.
South Haven Boys varsity golf team hosted a Southwest Athletic conference jamboree at Hawkshead on Monday, April 29 and won the match.
South Haven’s varsity girls soccer team snapped a four-game losing streak this past week with a victory over Coloma. The Rams defeated Coloma, 4-1, to improve to 5-6 overall, so far this spring. In the photo above, teammates Roxanne Ryan and Michelle Garcia-Gonzalex celebrated a goal scored …
South Haven City Council members earlier this month made consideration of a lifeguard program one of their priorities for 2024, but the logistics of doing so remains uncertain at this point.
Veteran South Haven High School softball coach and retired math teacher Wilma Wilson was set this past week to reach a milestone – 800 victories as a high school coach. The Rams defeated Allegan this past Tuesday in a doubleheader to up Wilson’s victories as a coach to 798.
Midwest Energy & Communications (MEC) is accepting applications for the 2024-25 Strengthening Schools Grant program. For the 2023-24 year, MEC awarded 24 grants across its electric service territory. Grants are funded via partnership dollars from Wolverine Power Cooperative, MEC’s power …
The Rotary Club of South Haven recently presented a $500 donation to the South Haven Ambassadors Program and Education (SHAPE) to help advance their mission to “… create an improved level of safety for South Haven’s main attraction – Lake Michigan and to promote a safe, family-oriented vacat…
Southwest Michigan’s housing market sales in March 2024 plunged 14 percent compared to sales in March 2023, according to the Southwestern Michigan Association of Realtors. “Selling prices continue to rise to record levels for prices in March,” stated Alan Jeffries, association executive.
John Linstrom, a scholar and poet who grew up in South Haven from 1992 to 2006, will be returning home to deliver two book events on May 6 and 8 related to each of the two books he released this year.
A Vietnam veteran from the South Haven area will be one of the lucky participants to take part in the annual “Talon’s Out Flight of Honor.”
The Department of Natural Resources in cooperation with the South Haven Steelheaders welcomed 250,000 King Salmon fingerlings earlier this month. The six-month-old fingerlings were put in cages placed in the Black River near the South Haven Yacht Club where for two weeks they’ll be fed by th…
Bangor’s softball and baseball varsity teams captured victories over Bloomingdale in the inaugural Patriot game that took place April 22.
South Haven’s varsity softball team upended Allegan in a doubleheader this past week. The Rams defeated the Tigers 19-1 and 22-0.
An Emmy-Award winning musical artist will be performing in South Haven in May.
The South Haven Performance Series will open its 14th season featuring a performance by Gilmore International Piano Competition Young Artist, Harmony Zhu, on Friday, April 26.
South Haven’s varsity girls soccer team picked up a victory over Lawton earlier this month. The Rams defeated Lawton, 4-0. South Haven scored two goals in each of the two halves of the match. In the photo above junior midfielder Vanessa Alcaraz dribbles past her opponent. In the photo to the…
Baseline Middle School students in South Haven learned about pickle ball courtesy of the South Haven Pickle ball club earlier this month.
BENTON TOWNSHIP — Spent fuel being stored on a sand dune along Lake Michigan, possible contamination of water, and the possibility of unpredictable violent weather were among the concerns expressed by the public Wednesday during a meeting hosted by federal regulators about efforts to restart…
Bangor’s varsity girls softball team picked up two ends of a doubleheader over Comstock this past Monday.
