- BH school board votes to explore building sale
BENTON HARBOR - In a move to reduce the district's $11.5 million deficit, the Benton Harbor school board unanimously approved authorizing Superintendent Carole Schmidt to investigate the sale of the district's administration building.
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- Property value drop may hurt local governments
ST. JOSEPH - Falling home values and a decline in the inflation rate are delivering a one-two punch to local governments that depend on property taxes to pay for services.
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- Invasive pork: House OKs Tyler bill that legalizes feral pig hunting
The state is close to declaring open season on feral pigs to tackle the growing problem, which has spread into Cass and Berrien counties.
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- Trial slated in Gardner case
GRAND RAPIDS - A trial date of April 27 has been set for former Stevensville village manager Todd Gardner on charges of taking $293,140 from the village.
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- Tragedy on M-43
PAW PAW - A Lawton man died after creating a path of destruction in several traffic crashes along three miles of Michigan 43 in Almena Township on Monday night.
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- WIC office dives into mural
BENTON HARBOR - When the Berrien County WIC office commissioned a mural for its children's play area, the staff had deeper ambitions than just creating a pretty underwater scene.
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- St. Joseph High School wins Science Olympiad
BENTON TOWNSHIP - St. Joseph High School took first place in the annual regional Science Olympiad on March 3 at Lake Michigan College.
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- Royalton Township Board approves sewer rate hike
ST. JOSEPH - The Royalton Township Board on Monday approved raising the base sewer rate for residents from $68.56 a quarter to $70 a quarter.
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- Lincoln OKs red-ink budget for 2010-11
STEVENSVILLE - The Lincoln Township Board on Tuesday approved a 2010-11 budget that forces the township to take some money out of its reserves to make ends meet.
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- Lakeshore sets superintendent search schedule
STEVENSVILLE - The Lakeshore Board of Education on Monday released a schedule to find a replacement for retiring Superintendent Don Frank.
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- Oronoko honors man who helped after hit-and-run
BERRIEN SPRINGS - Michael Constantine said he did nothing special when he stopped to help Sheryl Vance after she was hit by a car while crossing Ferry Street in early January.
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