Watervliet News

The federal government has awarded a 75-thousand dollar grant to Berrien County for the removal of an old dam on the Paw Paw River near Watervliet.

Troy police received a call at 6 a.m. today from Watervliet police, who said they found a dead cat wrapped in a tarp on the Congress Street bridge.

Nature program in Kalamazoo "Stroller Stroll" is taking place at the Kalamazoo Nature Center , 7000 N. Westnedge Ave.

Police in Berrien County are investigating the shooting death of a man in Watervliet, and they are asking for your help.

A man from Berrien County has been charged with criminal sexual conduct following incidents in Van Buren County.

Emergency crews were sent to an accident on Interstate 94 early Tuesday. The crash was reported in the eastbound lanes at mile marker 39 near Coloma, a Berrien County dispatcher said.

Alvin & Marjorie Hurst of Norwalk announce the engagement of their daughter Christine Ann Hurst to Tracy Allen Jones, the son of Wilma Mabry of Watervliet, Michigan and the late Fred Jones. via News Journal

“It seems like it happened overnight”

Leelanau fruit growers were breathing a collective sigh of relief Wednesday morning as the chilliest temperatures forecast overnight appeared to bypass the peninsula. via Leelanau Enterprise

Surfari Joe's Indoor Wilderness Waterpark opened April 4 at the Ramada Hotel at Exit 41 off I-94 in Watervliet. via Kalamazoo Gazette

Posted: Thursday, 17 April 2008 2:30PM Residents speak out about Watervliet garage closing Matt Orlando Reporting Berrien County commissioner Bob Wooley of Coloma says he was disappointed that Road Commission ... via WSJM-AM Saint Joseph

On Tuesday, April 15, around 9:37 a.m., a westbound vehicle driven by Marilyn Epple of Watervliet failed to yield for a train on Red Arrow Highway at the medical park in Watervliet Township. via Niles Daily Star

“Our revenues are down $400,000 this year through the Michigan transportation fund”

Declining state revenues have spurred the Berrien County Road Commission to close one of its six garages. via South Bend Tribune

The Tribune runs on Mondays a list of opportunities compiled by the Volunteer Center of Southwest Michigan. via South Bend Tribune

“We wanted to do something fun and we wanted people to feel like they were giving back to the community”

Livonia sophomore Rebecca Grabowski folds clothing Thursday afternoon at Alpha Phi Omega's clothing swap in the Isabella Room of the Bovee University Center. via Central Michigan Life

“Our enhanced BroadbandAccess service gives our customers three key advantages in wireless communication -- speed, mobility and security”

BENTON HARBOR, Mich., March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless announced today that it has expanded the national rollout of its high-speed wireless network to Union Pier, Bridgman, Benton Harbor, Coloma and a ... via Earth Times

A juvenile hospitalized after being stabbed earlier this week is back at home, Detective Lt. via South Bend Tribune

People living in the Watervliet School District are voting on $21 million worth of improvements today. via Capital News 9

Seventeen residential and business break-ins in the Watervliet area have been investigated by the Berrien County Sheriff's Office in the past four months. via Dowagiac Daily News

“As time went on, they got more comfortable, then started stealing larger items, like the $13-14,000 worth of property taken from one resident, just got more comfortable with what they were doing”

Folks in Berrien County are breathing a sigh of relief tonight. This, after two men were arrested for a string of break-ins that have been going on for four months. via WNDU-TV South Bend

“And I just wondered if that's what it was (this time).”

An elderly Berrien County man is fighting for his life Thursday night after fire crews say he was trapped inside his burning home. via South Bend Tribune