South Haven News

The departing chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday that Entergy Energy has begun to take steps to improve the safety culture at Palisades nuclear power plant.

The outgoing chairman of the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission is in Covert today, touring the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant after it had been idled for more than a month due to refueling and scheduled maintenance.

Business owners in South Haven are preparing for an influx of visitors this weekend.

A 14-year-old South Haven girl was thrown from her mountain bicycle and scraped and bruised when she pulled into the path of a car attempting to pass her as she rode to a neighbor's house in the 68000 block of County Road 380 Thursday night, police say.

Van Buren County Circuit Judge Paul E. Hamre recalled how he got a phone call 20-some years ago when he was a private practice attorney, asking if he would help an attorney new to defense work.

Mark Longstroth, Michigan State University Extension small fruit educator, said the warm winter delivered "two weeks of June in March, with temperatures in the 80s in the daytime and 60 degrees at night.

After March brought us a miraculous string of 80-degree days, Midwestern fruit farmers were praying for an equally miraculous April - one warm enough to protect all the vulnerable fruit blossoms coaxed into early bloom.

This Cottage Walk has become a favorite for many, attracting visitors from all over the Midwest who appreciate the diverse qualities of South Haven Michigan.

More than 1,000 people will gather June 9 for the Annual Heartland Alliance Home and Garden Tour.A This event features some of Harbor Country's most beautiful homes and landscapes.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld a Kalamazoo woman's 2010 murder conviction in the slaying of her 25-year-old ex-boyfriend near South Haven.

Today is the last day for non-traditional students to register for short-term courses in digital photography editing, historical Michigan highways and the social history of baseball.

Scary bird: It seems the rogue rooster in South Haven that is under quarantine following his attack on an elderly cemetery visitor may have a history of bullying behavior, including a lack of respect for the authority of office - Township Supervisor Nancy Whaley is among his victims.

Classes are cancelled, and buses and vans are scheduled to transport students back and forth to the beaches in South Haven to celebrate the college's tradition of "Day of Gracious Living." "There will be hundreds of students at the beach," said K-College Student Commission President Meredith Quinlan.

When two roosters bullied two out-of-town women visiting a loved one's grave in Chambers cemetery Thursday morning, the women stood their ground and tried to shoo them away, said Sgt.

An elderly woman and her daughter visiting a grave site in Chambers Cemetery near South Haven apparently aroused the territorial ire of a neighboring rooster, who approached the women in a threatening manner, stood his ground as they attempted to shoo him, and went for blood when they began to toss stones.

Indiana State Police are giving fair warning to seat belt scofflaws: Troops will step up enforcement of the state's seat belt law beginning Friday, May 18.

Sailors in this year's Queen's Cup race are rigging up with a heightened sense of caution, questioning whether boats should be put under more scrutiny before setting sail on the race across Lake Michigan.

The city will not be reintroducing a proposed noise ordinance at its City Council meeting May 7 that would have made violations subject to the discretion of the police department, and subjected violators to a criminal ticket, City Manager Brian Dissette said.

A new exhibition at the Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven, Mi gives patrols the experience of the dramatic highs and lows of the War of 1812 on the Great Lakes.

Alpha Sigma Phi, a Greek organization at Grand Valley State University, is fulfilling its philanthropy mission on an annual 1,680-mile bike ride to benefit Canine Companions for Independence.