Louise Wrege

BENTON HARBOR — Requiring Benton Harbor residents to purchase stamps for garbage items that are too big to fit into the trash can was a mistake, according to City Manager

The public gathers during the final session for the Benton Harbor Downtown & Riverfront Design Charrette on Thursday night at the Benton Harbor Urban Innovation Lab. Cornerstone Alliance is working with the city of Benton Harbor to gather input from residents and shareholders concerning development along the St. Joseph River and in the downtown area.

WATERVLIET — A company that wants to build a campground on its 150-acre property has drawn the ire of an adjacent residential neighborhood in Watervliet Township.

BENTON HARBOR — The mausoleum of longtime drug store owner William Sheffield and his family is the latest in a string of mausoleums that have been damaged at Crystal Springs

ST. JOSEPH — Kinexus Group has been formally asked by Berrien County to preserve its records “under review” by Berrien, Cass and Van Buren counties.

BENTON HARBOR — The Twin Cities Area Transportation Authority expects to receive around $500,000 from the Federal Transit Administration soon, now that its 2025 grant has gone through the system.

BENTON HARBOR — The beach at Jean Klock Park in Benton Harbor was reopened Thursday after test results showed bacteria levels had dropped significantly since the beach was closed Wednesday.

Farai Rukunda of Stevensville, center, arrives at the airport in Harare, Zimbabwe, during a mission trip in July with Stevensville United Methodist Church and his nonprofit, Living Beyond Hope. With him are his wife, Tendi Rukunda, second from right, and his 13-year-old daughter, Tafadzwa Rukunda, far right.

Research shows contentious process between Two Cities in late 1800s

BENTON HARBOR — Larry Schanker may have retired from the executive director position at Brookview Montessori, but he isn’t going away.