6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (218+ words) Benton Township Trustees are urging residents to attend a virtual meeting with the U.S. Postal Service next week now that the service has announced the permanent closure of its office in the Orchards Mall. The mall location has been closed since…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (496+ words) The Trump administration on Sunday filed another emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to immediately implement new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot rules for November. The application is not meaningfully different from the request the administration filed on Sept. 3, but…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (160+ words) Congressman Tim Walberg says a vote by the U.S. House this past week will keep the federal government funded through December while Congress works to complete its fiscal year 2027 spending bills. The House passed a Senate amendment to H.R. 6500, the Continuing Appropriations…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (187+ words) More than $80,000 in grants have been announced by the Heart of Cook Foundation, the charitable arm of the Cook Nuclear Power Plant. The Berrien Community Foundation says the grants were announced at a reception held at the plant this week,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (543+ words) $100,000 in new grants for organizations throughout Southwest Michigan have been announced by the Joseph and Rosemary Low Family Foundation. The Berrien Community Foundation, which administers the program for the Low Foundation, says these annual “We See You” grants support nonprofits…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (168+ words) A 7-year-old boy who was pulled from Lake Michigan off Silver Beach on Monday has died. The Berrien County Sheriff’s Department says the South Bend boy was reported missing at the beach shortly before 9 p.m., and a search involving agencies…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (217+ words) The Berrien Community Foundation is notifying all teachers that it’s now taking applications for a new round of its Golden Acorn Classroom Mini Grants. BCF Program Manager Susan Matheny tells us the grants offer up to $500 to Berrien County educators…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (189+ words) The U.S. Postal Service has announced its office at the Orchards Mall in Benton Township is now closed permanently while it conducts a feasibility study for the location. The Postal Service suspended operations at the mall in 2023, saying the move was…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (599+ words) (NEW YORK) — Survivors of a deadly flash flood that swept through the floor of the Grand Canyon over the weekend described a horrific escape as they ran through rising muddy water in a desperate effort to reach higher ground. Gabriel…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (322+ words) Everyone’s invited to help honor those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 with the annual 9/11 Stair Climb at Lakeshore High School’s Al Stockman Stadium next month. Event organizers Jill and Steven Phenegar tell us the gates will open at 8 a....