Available County Services & COVID-19 Response Plan

Boards & Commissions Meeting Updates

Board of Commissioners

• The Board of Commissioners meeting scheduled for November 26th, 2020, at 10:30 has been cancelled. 
• The next meeting will be held virtually on December 3rd, 2020, at 10:30 AM and the livestream of the meeting will be availabl...

Sheriff's Office - Records Lobby

Records Lobby Closed to the Public

Trial Court Returning to Phase 1

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Press Releases

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Berrien Bus - Scheduled Flex Routes Suspended

Effective Wednesday, March 18th

Public Transportation (Berrien Bus) will be suspending all scheduled flex route services until further notice. 

At this time we are still operating demand response service but ask that customers limit their requests ...

How to Order Birth, Marriage, & Death Certificates

To ensure that you receive your records, please place your orders through the links on our Vital Records page.

County Facility Locations

Need to find one of our county buildings? Visit our facilities tab at the bottom of our homepage to easily view all of our county buildings, addresses and contact information in one place. 

Click here to visit the Facilities resource now....

Berrien County's Emergency Alert System Overview

SEPT 30, 2020

BENTON TWP – In OCT Berrien County Emergency Management is seeking to enter into an agreement with Van Buren and Allegan County to serve as each other’s backup launching point for emergency alerts to the public. SGT. Ron B...

Region 5 Dive Exercise

SEP 08, 2020

NILES – The Region 5 Homeland Security Board sponsored a Regional Dive Exercise intended to test teams’ capabilities to respond to a terrorism related incident in the 5^th Region of Michigan.  This includes our 9 Co...

November LEPC Meeting Canceled

11/04/2020 BENTON TWP – The next regularly scheduled meeting was November 10, 2020 and is canceled due to continued spikes in COVID19 numbers.  We will evaluate future meetings, but consider them suspended until further notice and condi...

2020 Local Emergency Planning Committee Meeting Schedule

12/17/2019 - The LEPC meeting schedule has been posted to https://www.berriencounty.org/1529/Local-Emergency-Planning-Committee-LEPC.  Did you know that meeting locations and the past meeting minutes are also posted on that page?  

If the...

Board of Health Meeting

Board of Health

• The Board Prep Meeting scheduled for November 20th has been cancelled.
• The Board of Health will be meeting virtually on Wednesday, December 2nd, at 8:00 a.m. via the Health Department YouTube Channel.
• There will be no Board Prep meeting in De...

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Get up-to-date information on the novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).

Flu Vaccinations

Protect yourself against the flu with a flu shot. Walk-ins welcome on Fridays!

Love Creek News

*Please note all trails will be closed for our annual controlled deer hunt November 15th, 21st & 22nd all day (Sunday, Saturday, Sunday) also the 28th & 29th from dawn till 10am (Saturday, Sunday)*

 This is a preventative maintenance event...

Madeline Bertrand News

As of  now, Cross Country Skiing and ski rentals will be available for the 2020/2021 upcoming season.  There will be some changes in the operation, perhaps the biggest being that the Bertrand Lodge will no longer be available for skiers ...

Pucker Street Bridge Closure

Pucker Street Bridge Closure Details

TOWNSHIP: Niles Township

LOCATION: Pucker Street Bridge over the Dowagiac River

CLOSEST CITIES: Niles

START DATE: November 23, 2020

ESTIMATED END DATE: December 4, 2020* (Contractor and weather dependent)

PROJECT: The contra...

Red Arrow Highway Information

Red Arrow Highway Union Pier Corridor Improvement Project Important Update (11/19/2020):

Work for the construction season is wrapping up on Red Arrow Highway and Town Line Avenue. Please be alert for traffic pattern changes.

1. Pavement markings on R...

Marquette Woods Road UPDATE

MARQUETTE WOODS ROAD UPDATE 11/19/2020

Marquette Woods Road project has now been completed for the 2020 construction season. Thank you for your patience during the closure to allow for construction to take place improving this section of road. 

TOW...

Empire Avenue Closure UPDATE

EMPIRE AVENUE CLOSURE UPDATE (11/20/2020)

TOWNSHIP: Benton Township

LOCATION: Empire Avenue, between Benton Center Road and Blue Creek Road

CLOSEST CITIES: Benton Harbor

START DATE: June 22nd 2020

ESTIMATED END DATE: November 20, 2020

PROJECT: Work in the right...

Hill Road Bridge Improvements

To read about the positive impact made by recent Hill Road Bridge improvements please click here.

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2020-2022 Three Year Transportation Plan

This report provides an evaluation of the roadway network in the jurisdiction of the Berrien County Road Department (BCRD) to help define the needed budget allocation and roadway improvements required to improve the condition of the roadway network. &...

State of Michigan COVID-19 Restriction Tip Form

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Get up-to-date information on the novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).

Sheriff's Foreclosure Auction

The Berrien County Sheriff’s Office is not responsible for the accuracy of the foreclosure information shown here. The data provided here is gathered and presented by private parties who prepare foreclosures. Properties listed are subject to change withou...

R.A.D Class

The Berrien County Sheriff’s Office is offering Women’s Self Defense classes through R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense) Systems. R.A.D. is a comprehensive, personal safety course for women focusing on awareness, prevention, risk reductio...

This Week's Wanted Individuals

View the Wanted Individuals for the week of March 4th, 2020.