The following couples were recently issued marriage licenses in Berrien County:

• Bart Allen Crouch, of Niles to Sarah Elizabeth Martin, of Niles.

• Matthew Brent Emerson, of Niles and Mellisa Lynn Schelkopf, of Niles.

• Hugh Edward Hatcher, Sr. of Niles to Pamela Jean Hatcher, of Niles.

• Cedric Evan Nickell, of Dowagiac to Sonya Nicole Koskol, of Benton Harbor.

• Larry Daniel Thomas, of Niles and Kara Lynn Draeger, of Osceola.