Harbor Country News · Coloma, MI
COLOMA — Berrien County 4-H alumni received scholarships on Oct. 11 during a special presentation at Jollay Orchards in Coloma.According to a news release, recipient of the 2026 4-H Joseph Cerny & Evelyn Cerny Memorial Scholarship was Brooke Strefling of Galien. Brooke was presented with a scholarship for $1,000 toward her education.For the past nine years, Strefling has been an active member of the Galien Chanters 4-H Club, making a lasting impact through her leadership, service and dedication to agriculture. She has served as club secretary, club president, and as a teen leader and vice president for the Berrien County Leaders Council, while also mentoring younger members and helping teach showmanship skills.Strefling has participated in numerous 4-H activities, including Style Review at Spring Achievement, community service projects, the Teen Club Lemonade Booth, and county events.
The Daily Campus · Hartford, MI
Nearby: Hartford, MIHARTFORD — Ohio State and Michigan have never seen eye to eye on much, though that may be more a story for later this month on the gridiron. However, the respective schools’ men’s basketball programs, likely begrudgingly, do hold at least one thing in common: a loss to the 2026-27 UConn Huskies. After handing Michigan an eight-point loss last Friday, the No. 4 Huskies (4-0) doubled that margin a week later, taking down Ohio State (2-2) at PeoplesBank Arena Friday night, 84-68. “I liken [Ohio State] to that Texas team we played in here last year [a 71-63 UConn win],” UConn Head Coach Dan Hurley said after the game, praising the Buckeyes’ potential. “I think, right now, it feels like a good win, but I think it could be a win that ages well for us.” That Texas contest last December marked the first career start for now-sophomore Braylon Mullins.
The Berkshire Edge · Hartford, MI
Nearby: Hartford, MINew Marlboro — Hartford Symphony principal clarinetist Sangwon Lee will join cellist Anne Legêne and pianist Larry Wallach for an afternoon of chamber music spanning Beethoven’s classical elegance, Max Bruch’s Romantic lyricism, and Robert Muczynski’s jazz-inflected intensity at 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 15, at Southfield Church. Sunday’s program: Beethoven — Trio in B-flat for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Op. 11 Babin — Hillandale Waltzes for Clarinet and Piano (variations on a theme by J. N. Hummel) Muczynski — Fantasy Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Op. 26 Bruch; Four Pieces for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, from “Eight Pieces,” Op. 83 Sunday’s program demonstrates how composers have exploited the clarinet’s expressivity over nearly two centuries, from the elegance of Beethoven and the lyricism of Bruch to Victor Babin’s 1947 waltz variations and Robert Muczynski’s late-20th-century modernism.
Commercial-News · Allegan, MI
Nearby: Allegan, MIThe future of the dam that created Lake Allegan remains unsettled after Michigan regulators gave Consumers Energy more time to negotiate over its proposed sale of 13 hydroelectric dams. The Michigan Public Service Commission voted Nov. 5 to extend its deadline for ruling on the proposal, which includes the Calkins Bridge Dam on the Kalamazoo River. It was the second delay in the case. Any settlement must be filed by 5 p.m. Dec. 9. The commission plans to issue a final order Dec. 17 if no settlement is filed. A further extension would require a joint request from a majority of the parties in the case. The City of Allegan built the dam in 1935, and its power plant began commercial operation in 1936. The city operated it until Consumers Energy bought it in 1969. The dam holds back the Kalamazoo River to form the roughly 1,600-acre Lake Allegan. It is the only hydroelectric plant Consumers owns on the river and can generate about 2.55 megawatts.
The Lebanon Reporter · Notre Dame, IN
Nearby: Notre Dame, INNotre Dame football is certainly riding high right now. The Fighting Irish are coming off a monumental 31-24 victory against then No. 1 Miami last week. It was a rivalry win that gave Notre Dame the resume booster it desperately…
Pioneer-Tribune · Schoolcraft, MI
Nearby: Schoolcraft, MIMANISTIQUE - Schoolcraft County voters showed a different voting pattern than Michigan voters statewide in several of the major races. Although Democrats won the governor’s race, U.S. Senate seat, secretary of state and attorney general positions statewide, Republican candidates received the most votes in Schoolcraft County. Both statewide proposals received the same yes-or-no outcome in Schoolcraft County as they did […] You must be logged in to access the full version of this story. Please login below or Subscribe today! The post Schoolcraft County election results: How local voters compared with Michigan first appeared on Pioneer Tribune.
Kodiak Daily Mirror · South Bend, IN
Nearby: South Bend, INWASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration officials said Friday that new technology being added to the nation’s air traffic control system overloaded antiquated systems and caused “intermittent” communications and radar gaps, leading to the longest nationwide ground stop in 25 years.It was lifted Friday night after a five-hour stretch when most flights were not allowed to take off from airports in the United States.Thousands of flights and potentially over a million travelers were affected from coast to coast. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin told reporters at the White House that no one was in any danger as more than 3,000 flights were safely landed. But Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said he could not guarantee it wouldn’t happen again.
Deseret News · South Bend, IN
Nearby: South Bend, INThe Federal Aviation Administration says airplane departures can resume after the agency lifted a nationwide ground stop caused by communications problems. The FAA had grounded all flights nationwide Friday afternoon, causing hundreds of flights to be diverted. Officials cited “extraordinary circumstances” caused by communications problems at regional air traffic control centers. The nationwide ground stop was the first since January 2023, when a key FAA computer system malfunctioned, and the second since the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The nation’s top homeland security official attributed the problem to a telecommunications outage and said there was no indication the communications failure was related to a cyberattack. Trump administration officials blamed ‘overloaded,’ ‘outdated’ systems. The consequences were profound, disrupting potentially thousands of planned flights through at least late Friday night and upending travel plans for passengers. “It’s frustrating.
Rockland Review News · South Bend, IN
Nearby: South Bend, INA Florida-based energy company called NextNRG wants to buy 33 acres in South Bend, Indiana, for a proposed data center and power project. The company announced Thursday that it signed a term sheet to buy the land from Envision South Bend LLC in a deal valued at $22 million, according to WNDU. Here's the catch: that term sheet is nonbinding. The price and the whole arrangement remain subject to negotiation and other approvals, and no construction timeline has been given. So what got announced this week is a starting position, not a done deal. Still, the outline is worth reading closely, because it says a lot about how data center projects are being assembled across the country right now — and about what a community can and cannot tell from an early announcement like this one. Stories like this matter well beyond one city; big-site deals reshape local tax bases wherever they land, which is something readers tracking business development in their own communities will recognize.
The 74 · Kalamazoo, MI
Nearby: Kalamazoo, MIThis article was originally published in Michigan Advance. Jen Stroven, an organizer for Kalamazoo’s Yes For Families campaign, knew what she was up against: ‘Affordability, affordability, affordability.’ Asking voters to raise their own taxes to lower child care costs, expand access, and raise teacher wages may have seemed like a tall order at a time when the increased cost of living is a top issue on voters’ minds. But Stroven was confident the 0.5-mill property tax proposal would pass and she was right. In August, 63% of voters in Kalamazoo County approved the eight-year initiative that will add an average of $50 a month to their property tax bills. Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Stroven said that even for those voters who didn’t have young kids, they were able to see the economic benefit for communities and businesses that are losing workers because of lack of affordable childcare.
Western Herald · Kalamazoo, MI
Nearby: Kalamazoo, MIThe winner of Cultivate 269 stood with Kalamazoo Forward Ventures as they presented the award to OneShot AI. Madelyn Sneller, News Editor (she/her) The Cultivate 269 pitch competition is returning in spring 2027 following a successful first year in 2026. The competition, hosted by Kalamazoo Forward Ventures (KzFV), Western Michigan University and new-to-partnership Kabundant awards top student pitches cash prizes, with $100,000 being awarded to the top pitch.“Cultivate 269 year one blew us away,” said KzFV Director of Platform and Programming Marcel Fable Price in a press release. “Investors traveled from across Michigan to Kalamazoo to witness what our students were pitching, and the response was unanimous: This community truly shows up for student innovators.” WMU President Russ Kavalhuna spoke at Cultivate 269 on April 10. Madelyn Sneller, News Editor (she/her) Students have until Jan.