Don Campbell

Crowds gather to view work by Debi Dwyer, of Boone, N.C., on Saturday during the 2026 Krasl Art Fair On The Bluff, held in St. Joseph.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — More than a third of Michigan high school students report having used marijuana, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — The intestinal illness that causes explosive diarrhea has reached Southwest Michigan, with 23 cases reported so far in Berrien, Cass and Van Buren counties.

The Weko Boys, featuring Jim Rallis, pictured above, and Ron Arturi, perform a variety of music from the 1960s, '70s'80s and today on Wednesday during the kick-off of this summer's Brown Bag Concert Series. The free hour-long concerts, put on by St. Joseph Today and sponsored by the United Way of Southwest Michigan and Mighty Dog Roofing, occur each Wednesday at noon at the John E.N. Howard Bandshell in downtown St. Joseph through Sept. 2.

SOUTH HAVEN — The South Haven Downtown Development Authority recently announced the launch of its new Facade Improvement Program.

Hazy skies from Canadian wildfires cover Silver Beach and Lake Michigan, in St. Joseph, Michigan (July 16, 2026).

Holtec Palisades' "Team Holtec," Robo Tech Zone's "ROW-BOTZ," and St. Joseph-Lincoln Township Senior Center and St. Joseph Junior Foundation's "Stars & Stripes," take off from the starting line Thursday, July

Haze from Canadian wildfires fills the sky as a volunteer rests Thursday, July 16, 2026, before the start of the United Way of Southwest Michigan Rock the Boat cardboard boat

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A 1939 International D2 pickup, owned by Jeff and Lynn Robson, of Niles, is on display Friday, July 17, 2026, during the Mike Yore Memorial Car Show held along the