On Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, celebration highlighted the Watervliet City Commissioners business meeting. After 22 years of dedicated service, Barb Schofield has retired from the Treasurer’s Office at Watervliet City Hall, marking the close of a career defined by commitment, integrity, and public service. Over more than two decades, Schofield was a steady and trusted presence, helping ensure the city’s financial operations ran smoothly and responsibly for residents, businesses,

LET THE GAMES BEGIN… (Above) At the sound of the referee’s whistle, tipoff of the Watervliet and Lawrence varsity boys basketball game at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on New Year’s Day came into action. Watervliet Panther Kyle Domingo-Sturgeon was pitted against Lawrence Tiger Alex Gardner in the battle of the heights. In a game that went into overtime, the Panthers fell to the Tigers, 49-45. #32 Daijahnae Hatcher (right) of the Lady Panthers shoots over the head of the d

TIME TRAVEL AT THE MUSEUM… On Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, area children had the opportunity to participate in an interactive program to learn about the Civil War era. Peter Cook, Executive Director of the North Berrien Historical Museum, portrayed a Union soldier while interpreters Sheila Schultz (left) and Carole Kiernan (right) represented the life of a soldier’s wife and a mother of soldiers serving in the Civil War. Children had the opportunity to make butter, shell corn, and