Whitmer To Attend Apartment Complex Groundbreaking In Benton Harbor 983thecoast.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from 983thecoast.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
June 14, 2021
Dredging in the St. Joseph Harbor is underway. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ordered emergency dredging due to the water being as shallow as 13 feet in May, making it impossible for larger vessels to reach the inner harbor. Congressman Fred Upton says that put in jeopardy several construction projects in the region, including the US-31 expansion to I-94. The commercial harbor receives shipments of limestone, sand, gravel, armor stone, cement, slag, salt, and petroleum products. An emergency allocation of $500,000 is paying for the dredging, which is being done by Great Lakes Dock and Materials LLC from Muskegon. The company is taking 11,500 cubic yards of material out of the harbor and dumping it at the Southwest Michigan Regional Airport.
Congressman Fred Upton is glad to receive news the Army Corps of Engineers will start emergency dredging of the St. Joseph Harbor in the coming days. He tells
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May 10, 2021
You might not know it, but there’s a way for young people to get involved with the United States Air Force right here in Berrien County. Second Lieutenant Amanda Rodgers of Civil Air Patrol tells WSJM News the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program is open to those between the ages of 12 and 18. It’s a way for young people to get some Air Force training.
“We have books and curriculum that are provided and based off of the U.S. Air Force, ” Rodgers said. “They do structured programs. They learn about the uniform, how to wear it properly and respect it, a lot of aviation, aerospace education. They do character development and leadership.”