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Beacon to Feature a Series of Stories on Housing in South Haven
In a series of stories starting in this issue of the South Haven Beacon, we will be exploring the problem of a shortage of affordable houses and apartments in South Haven. In this series, we will feature the personal stories of…
Housing shortage in South Haven affects real people
By James Windell Trenton Bulat isn’t looking to buy a house in South Haven. He merely wants an apartment that he and his boyfriend can live in for a long time.But just as there is a shortage of houses in…
Paw Paw’s Briggs Dam receiving makeover
Following the partial failure and subsequent repair of Briggs Dam in 2017, the State of Michigan’s Dam Safety Division recommended the complete replacement of the spillway as a long-term solution.The Village of Paw Paw has been working with a team…
Bloomingdale’s Oktoberfest opens Friday, September 19th
Bloomingdale’s Oktoberfest 2025 will kick off on Friday, Sept. 19, at Augustus Haven Park, here, for a three-day run, and will conclude on Sunday, Sept. 21. The festival will feature a wide variety of events and activities for all ages.On…
State Police investigate fatal crash
By Paul GarrodStaff Writernews4garrod@gmail.com ANTWERP TWP. A 41-year-old Paw Paw man was killed Saturday afternoon, Sept. 13, in a head-on crash in Antwerp Township, according to a press release from the Michigan State Police Paw Paw Post.Troopers said the crash…
Young girl allegedly steals truck, vehicle pursuit by authorities follows
GENEVA TWP. – An adolescent girl faces several charges after she was arrested after allegedly taking a stolen truck on a vehicle pursuit Thursday, Sept. 11, in Geneva Township, according to the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office.At approximately 10:20 a.m.,…
Dam removal talk highlights long road to river renewal
By MAGGIE LANOUE Contributing Writer Blueprints showing the future of the Kalamazoo River in Albion, both the north branch and the south branch, took center stage at the Sept. 2 City Council meeting as a consultant outlined 43 pages of…
O’Rourke pleads not guilty by self defense in murder of Emarion Flowers
by ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writer Joseph O’Rourke was at a pre-trial conference on Tues. Sept. 9, at 9 a.m. with Hon. John McBain. He has been charged in the killing of Emarion Flowers on May 16 at the Southridge Park…
Antonio Green in Jackson County Jail
by ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writer Antonio Treyvonne Green, age 2), the only suspect in the July 27 shooting death of Mia Sims, age 18, was arraigned by Magistrate Christopher Dickenson on Sept. 4, on charges of Homicide—2nd Degree Murder; Discharging…
Jacksonburg and the great Erie Canal
By Ken Wyatt You could say that Clinton’s Folly led to the founding of Jacksonburg in 1829-30. Or, to use a more geographically precise descriptive, you could credit Clinton’s Ditch. History has been kinder, for we remember it as the…
Albion’s brick street gets protective treatment
By MAGGIE LANOUE Contributing Writer Downtown Albion’s red brick Superior Street, a symbol of the city’s history and identity, has been closed to traffic this week while crews carried out a maintenance process designed to preserve its distinctive surface for…
Search warrant yields two arrests at two Mendon locations
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director MENDON — Two people were arrested in Mendon after a search warrant was executed at two locations Friday.According to the Mendon Police Department, officers executed search warrants in the 2700 block of Pleasant Road and the…
Man arrested in Mottville by Special Response Team
MOTTVILLE TWP. — A man the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office deemed to be a “known violent offender” in a press release was arrested in Mottville Township Wednesday.According to deputies, the county’s Special Response Team were called at 6 p.m.…
Minivan drives through side of Doherty Hotel
By Christopher Johnson At approximately 9 AM this past Monday, emergency responders were dispatched to the Doherty Hotel in downtown Clare after a vehicle crash.The driver, a male in his 60s, had been overcome by a medical episode, causing him…
Returnables at crux of Redding mess, not enough board members for quorum
By Genine Hopkins Clare County’s Redding Township continues to have issues this time stemming from accusations of misappropriation of bottle return funds for the generator along with some missing papers from the Township Treasurer, James Kaminski, who resigned at the…
St. Joseph County Grange Fair ‘Growing the Future’ with 2025 Fair
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — The biggest event on the calendar in St. Joseph County will be, according to the theme this year, “Growing the Future” for this year’s edition. The 2025 St. Joseph County Grange Fair will take…
Father-son argument devolves into vicious stabbing
Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher On the night of Wednesday, September 3rd, Kalamazoo County Dispatchers were alerted to a stabbing in Schoolcraft Township. Around 8:50 pm, Michigan State Police (MSP) troopers arrived at the Hall home on West VW Avenue between South…
Wings West and Wings Event Center to close, hockey parents worried
Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher For many years, Wings West has been more than a building. It has been a gathering place, a training ground, and a second home for athletes, families, and fans. The beloved Texas Township hockey arena opened in…
Township to hand off harbor reins
After two years hosting and coordinating Kalamazoo Lake Harbor Authority meetings, Saugatuck Township is ready to hand off duties to either KLHA partners Douglas or Saugatuck cities. “With that service period complete,” wrote township manager Daniel DeFranco for the Tuesday,…
Laketown offers Fox revised contract
By Jim Hayden Correspondent The Laketown Township Board agreed at a Sept. 2 special meeting offer a revised contract to Stephanie Fox to become the township’s next manager. It comes with an amendment that the board evaluates her performance after…
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