By James Windell It promised to be a South Haven City Council meeting devoid of controversy and contention on Monday, July 7, 2025, in the City Hall Chambers.The first several items on the agenda lived up to that promise. And item # 10 that had to do amendments to extend existing beach concession licensing agreements Read More…
The popular South Haven Community Riverfront Concert Series is underway attracting hundreds. The concerts take place Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. through Labor Day. South Haven’s Riverfront Park hosts a variety of musical performances, including jazz, classical, folk and contemporary. The performances are next to the southside marina with seating along a gently sloping grassy hill. A Read More…
By James Windell As a life-long resident of South Haven and growing up in Ward 1, Samantha Kellum thinks she could effectively represent the people in her ward.“I think that a lot of things that are important to Ward One get overlooked by the city,” Kellum said in a recent interview. “When the City Council Read More…
By James Windell Eddie Polk remembers what Elkenburg Park was like when he was a kid.“I have beautiful memories growing up around the Elkenburg Park area,” he says. “Historically, Elkenburg Park has been a family gathering place. We used to have a very close community back then. Everybody would come to Elkenburg Park and bring Read More…
By James Windell Lisa Krupiarz may not be a life-long South Haven resident, but there’s one thing that she has to her credit. At nearly every South Haven City Council meeting, Krupiarz will not only show up, but she will have prepared a speech to deliver to the city council.That experience was one of the Read More…
By James Windell Registered voters in South Haven’s Ward 1 will be selecting a new representative to the city council this fall.In Ward 1, the current city council members are Letitia Wilkins and Joe Reeser. Council Member Reeser, however, has served for two terms and is not eligible for re-election. Three candidates competing for Resser’s Read More…
Van Buren County Sheriff Daniel Abbot reported that on July 10, Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched at 3:38 p.m., to the area of County Road 388 and 68th Street in Geneva Township for a two-vehicle crash. Initial callers reported that one of the vehicles was on fire and one person possibly unconscious. Read More…
The Village of Paw Paw on Monday, July 14, praised the efforts of Village of Paw Paw Police Chief Eric Rottman for his life saving actions in a report of a possible drowning that occurred that day in Ludington, Mich.On Monday, July 14, at approximately 11:55 a.m., the Ludington Police Department, Ludington Fire Department, and Read More…
MATTAWAN – Village of Mattawan Police Officer Scot Beyerstedt, who was killed in the line of duty on July 26, 2005, will be remembered during a 20th anniversary memorial service, Saturday, July 26, at 11 a.m. at Mattawan Memorial Park, Front Avenue and Main Street.On the evening of July 25, 2005, Officer Beyerstedt, 21, was Read More…
Road Comm.: Centreville-Constantine/Lutz roundabout to make intersection safer By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — Since its creation, Centreville-Constantine Road has been a heavily-traveled thoroughfare in St. Joseph County, running diagonal from, fittingly, Centreville to just east of Constantine. However, that diagonal layout, intersecting with another heavily-traveled road, Lutz Road, has brought on plenty of challenges, Read More…