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Leader Publications welcomes new reporter to staff
NILES — A new face is joining Leader Publications’ news team. Ryan Yuenger, 33, of St. Joseph, recently ...
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COVID-19 UPDATE: Michigan reports 1,015,802 cases, 20,898 deaths
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — As of Tuesday, Berrien County reported 16,057 COVID-19 cases and 292 deaths, according to the ...
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Michigan Works! to host Friend of the Court Amnesty Day, Expungement and Resource Fair
BENTON HARBOR — Michigan Works! Berrien, Cass, Van Buren, along with the Berrien County Friend of the Court ...
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Blossomtime Festival to return
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Following a COVID-19 induced pause, a southwest Michigan tradition is returning. After a long two-year ...
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Local league to register voters on National Voter Registration Day
NILES — On Sept. 28, the League of Women Voters of Berrien and Cass Counties will join with ...
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MGCF awards $121,182 in grants to Berrien, Cass counties
BUCHANAN – The Board of Trustees for Michigan Gateway Community Foundation announced Thursday that they have approved $121,182 ...
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Berrien County reports lower COVID-19 cases in schools following mask mandate
BERRIEN COUNTY — COVID-19 cases and outbreaks are down in Berrien County schools following a mask mandate issued ...
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Berrien County amends transportation funding requests
ST. JOSEPH – After two meetings dominated by the school mask mandate controversy, Thursday’s Berrien County Board of ...
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Berrien County Health Department hosts educational event in recognition of Infant Mortality Awareness Month
BENTON HARBOR — In recognition of National Infant Mortality Awareness Month, the Berrien County Health Department is hosting ...
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COVID-19 UPDATE: Michigan reports 995,910 cases, 20,700 deaths
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — As of Tuesday, Berrien County reported 15,805 COVID-19 cases and 288 deaths, according to the ...
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CFCN hosting flu, COVID-19 vaccine clinic
CASSOPOLIS — The Cassopolis Family Clinic Network will host an on-site COVID-19 vaccine and flu shot drive-up clinic ...
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Buchanan Area Senior Center raising funds to convert porch into sunroom
BUCHANAN — A local organization is raising funds to allow itself to grow and better care for area seniors. ...
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Local emergency departments experiencing high volumes, wait times
JOSEPH – All three Spectrum Health Lakeland emergency departments continue to see significantly high patient volumes, resulting in ...
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Residents demand Berrien County commissioners take action on mask mandate
ST. JOSEPH – County residents continued to protest the school mask mandate imposed by the Berrien County Health ...
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Niles teen builds Eagle Scout project on McCoy Creek Trail
BUCHANAN — A Niles teen recently took the final step toward a lifelong dream — by making steps ...
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Berrien County Commissioners respond to mask mandate
BERRIEN COUNTY — The Berrien County Board of Commissioners has responded to a recent mask mandate issued by ...
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Local talent development leader honored by Michigan Works! Association
LANSING — Kelly Wilson, a vocational training specialist at Berrien, Cass, Van Buren Michigan Works!, was awarded a ...
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MEC accepting applications for Strengthening Schools Grant program
CASSOPOLIS — Applications are now open for an annual grant program. Midwest Energy and Communications is now accepting ...
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COVID-19 UPDATE: Michigan reports 976,505 cases, 20,535 deaths
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — As of Tuesday, Berrien County reported 15,165 COVID-19 cases and 284 deaths, according to the ...
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Buchanan commissioners decline to pay annual dues to Greater Niles Chamber of Commerce
BUCHANAN – An attempt to pay nearly $9,000 in annual dues to the Greater Niles Chamber of Commerce ...
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Former Niles marijuana business partner pleads guilty to fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct
NILES – A former partner in a Niles marijuana business has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in ...
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South Bend man gets prison for drunk driving
NILES — In Berrien County Trial Court Monday, a South Bend man is going to prison for third ...
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Spectrum Health Lakeland earns national recognition for stroke treatment
St. JOSEPH – For the eighth consecutive year, Spectrum Health Lakeland has received the American Heart Association’s GoldPlus ...
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PHOTO STORY: Buchanan remembers 9/11
BUCHANAN – “Where were you when the world stopped turning on that September day?” Country singer Alan Jackson’s ...
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TWENTY YEARS LATER: Buchanan resident, sister reflect on their first-hand experience of 9/11 terrorist attacks
BUCHANAN — Time has not dulled the memories of sisters Monroe and Veronique Lemay. Though decades have passed, ...
