Local News Archives

The Biden Administration is offering $1.5 billion loan to the Palisades nuclear power plant in Van Buren County to get restarted.... [Read Full Story]

The city of Hartford is planning an event for everyone to meet their first responders.... [Read Full Story]

The U.S. Department of Energy has conditionally approved a $1.5 billion loan to Holtec International to restart the Palisades nuclear power plant in Van Buren County. So, what’s next?... [Read Full Story]

Leaders around southwest Michigan are hailing news that the Palisades nuclear power plant will reopen now that the U.S. Department of Energy has approved a $1.5 billion loan for Holtec International to move forward with the project.... [Read Full Story]

A new series of events is being planned in South Haven to bring the community together through song.... [Read Full Story]

The city of South Haven has announced Spring 2024 leaf pickup will take place during the first two weeks in April (April 1 – April 12), weather permitting. ... [Read Full Story]

A South Haven lottery club got a life-changing surprise when they found out they’d won a $100,000 Powerball prize weeks after the drawing.... [Read Full Story]

The Van Buren Conservation District has received a $625,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to upgrade transfer stations throughout Van Buren County.... [Read Full Story]

Market Van Buren hosted its fourth Annual Municipal Summit this week.... [Read Full Story]

Lawmakers from both parties have been coming together to back the growth of nuclear energy in Michigan.... [Read Full Story]

State Representatives Joey Andrews and Pauline Wendzel are part of a bipartisan group of lawmakers proposing legislation grow the nuclear energy industry in Michigan.... [Read Full Story]

A Hartford man is dead following a chase with police and a crash that occurred in February.... [Read Full Story]

The South Haven Performance Series has announced its 14th season, which will feature five concerts in 2024.... [Read Full Story]

Coming up this month at the Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven will be a presentation on the history of the region’s logging industry.... [Read Full Story]

Part of the Soo Locks will open early this year.... [Read Full Story]

The U.S. Attorney’s office has charged a man with stealing $700,000 in cash from the Four Winds Casino in Hartford.... [Read Full Story]

The South Haven City Council is considering the reintroduction of a lifeguard program at the city’s beaches.... [Read Full Story]

Van Buren County Sheriff Daniel E. Abbott reports that on Monday at approximately 12:10 pm, deputies were dispatched to a report of shots fired in the 26000 block of County Road 388.... [Read Full Story]

A missing 3-year-old has been found safe in Van Buren County.... [Read Full Story]

The city of Hartford will have a new city manager starting this week.... [Read Full Story]

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced $3.6 million in grants to fight invasive species around the state.... [Read Full Story]

Voters headed to the polls Tuesday in Michigan’s presidential primary and in some local elections.... [Read Full Story]

A new effort has begun in Allegan County to address the shortage of housing.... [Read Full Story]

This is National Invasive Species Awareness Week, and Michiganders are encouraged to do their part to help prevent the spread.... [Read Full Story]

The city of Harford is seeking a state grant for improvements at Ely Park.... [Read Full Story]

The South Haven/Van Buren County Convention and Visitors Bureau has purchased a property in downtown South Haven.... [Read Full Story]

The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a missing woman. It says 42-year-old Stacey Marie Brugh of South Haven Township has been reported missing by family and friends. They say they have not heard from her in several days. No further information has been released by police. Anyone with information on Brigh’s whereabouts is asked to contact Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department.... [Read Full Story]

Legislation to regulate short-term rental properties in Michigan has been introduced in the Michigan House.... [Read Full Story]

Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 951 have voted to ratify new contracts with Meijer.... [Read Full Story]

State Senator Aric Nesbitt and Republican colleagues have introduced legislation to protect Michigan from the effects of illegal immigration.... [Read Full Story]