Betty Cullison, 88, of Berrien Springs, died peacefully Monday, September 28, 2020. She was born October 17, 1931 in Buchanan Township to Clifford and Katherine Martell. She met Chester Burton “Chet” Cullison, while he was serving in the United States Marine Corp, and they were married February 25, 1952 in South Bend, Indiana. He preceded […]
Month: September 2020
George R. Albercht
George R. Albrecht, 92, of New Buffalo, formerly of Chicago, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at The Arbors, Michigan City, IN. A celebration of life service will be held on 2:30 pm on Monday, October 5, 2020, at Sommerfeld Chapel, 15 N. Barton, New Buffalo, MI with military honors rendered by the […]
Denise Lynn
Denise Lynn passed peacefully comforted by her family on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. She was 69 years old. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 6th 2020 at Starks & Menchinger Chapel and Cremation Service, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph with pastor Tom Bird officiating. Friends may visit with […]
Walter “Wally” Duschek
Walter “Wally” Duschek, 87, of Berrien Springs, MI passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at his home. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, October 5, 2020 at Starks & Menchinger Chapel, 2650 Niles Road, St. Joseph with Pastor Douglas Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Spring Run Cemetery. Friends […]
Utility Sets Aside $12 Million To Help Struggling Customers
$12 million has been put up by Consumers Energy to help customers pay their energy bills during the pandemic. Consumers Energy spokesperson Brian Wheeler tells WSJM News they have a goal to assist 25,000 households and 1,000 small businesses with the money. “We have been working as a company this year to really limit our […]
General Aviation Community Applauds Governor’s Declaration of Aviation Month
General aviation airports like Southwest Michigan Regional Airport help contribute more than $5.2-billion annually to the Michigan economy. When Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared September to be “Aviation Month” in the state of Michigan, several national general aviation organizations applauded her action. By way of example, Selena Shilad, Executive Director for the Alliance for Aviation Across […]
SJ Today Partners With Business for Halloween Donations in Place of Trick or Treating
Like so many other annual traditions that have been sidelined this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Trick or Treating in downtown St. Joseph and the Benton Harbor Arts District are relegated to the memory banks this Halloween. The decision has been made that there will be no such program this year. Instead, St. Joseph Today […]
Van Buren County Court System Ready to Reopen Jury Trials
Voicing strong confidence in the tremendous amount of work that has gone into planning for the occasion, Van Buren County Chief Judge Kathleen Brickley announced Tuesday that jury trials will resume in the court system there. Judge Brickley says, “After working with local health officials and a significant amount of planning, we feel confident the […]
Geologists Express Concern About Line 5 Tunnel Plan
Some experts are warning the proposed Line 5 tunnel project in the Straits of Mackinac is not ready for prime time. The state is holding hearings on Enbridge’s permit applications for the project. Geological engineer Brian O’Mara joined other scientists who reviewed the plan to share their concerns during a press conference Monday. The project […]
Futures for Frontliners Proves to be a Major Hit in Michigan
If you were wondering how Michigan’s Futures for Frontliners free college offering would go over, there’s a pretty definitive answer on the table today. Applications flowed into the state’s website at a rate in excess of 4,000 per day, with now more than 60,000 applications in hand in just the first two weeks of access. […]