South Haven Beacon

07/29/2026

OBITUARY: Ampey, Ruthann

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07/29/2026

Community rallies around young exhibitor, raising more than $10,000

HARTFORD – The Van Buren Youth Fair, which wrapped up its six-day run on Saturday, July 25, recently shared a story of compassion and community spirit on social media.A young goat exhibitor w…

07/29/2026

Bloomingdale Twp seeks road millage

Voters in Bloomingdale Township will be asked Aug. 4, to approve a new reduced 2.9 road millage, after the 4 mill road millage renewal was not approved by township voters in 2024.The Bloomingdale T…

07/29/2026

Lawrence Township voters will have two proposals on the August Primary ballot

One is a renewal of the .5 mills for Lawrence Township Senior Services. The millage collected provides programs, activities, and resources that support wellness, social connection and community eng…

07/22/2026

Field of Dreams envisioned for South Haven

By James Windell If a field of dreams could be built in the cornfields of Iowa, why not one on 14th Avenue in South Haven?And even if Shoeless Joe Jackson doesn’t show up to play on the proposed So…

07/22/2026

Boaters soak each other with water guns at Dinghy Run

South Haven’s 20th annual Dinghy Run was a very wet success as hundreds of boaters enjoyed a river cruise getting soaked. After a shotgun start, the revelers spent the next 4.5 hours making th…

07/22/2026

Making it to the top no small feat for two

By Tom Renner It is hard to imagine anything grander than viewing Lake Michigan from atop one of the state’s spectacular sand dunes. It is frequently a physical challenge to “make it to the top”.Th…

07/22/2026

Conservation District’s annual meeting honors Jeffery Douglas and Stocchiero Farms

The Van Buren Conservation District’s annual meeting was held Friday, July 17, at the Lawrence Township Hall. It had been originally planned to be held at the Lawrence Village Park but was moved to…

07/22/2026

Smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets county

Smoke from Canadian wildfires could be seen recently throughout The Courier-Leader coverage area. In photo, looking west, the smoke settled in on downtown Paw Paw, with the Paw Paw Village Hall sho…

07/22/2026

Bangor Township man dies in two-vehicle crash in Arlington Township

By Paul GarrodStaff [email protected] ARLINTGTON TWP. – A 75-year-old Bangor Township man died from injuries he received in a two- vehicle crash in Arlington Township, Thursday, Jun…