Education
Masons award bikes to readers
Giving was on the brain at Edwardsburg’s annual Books for Bikes program at Eagle Lake Elementary School.
News
Niles police log May 23 to May 26
Here are the calls the Niles Police Department responded to May 23-26: May 23 12:33 a.m. — Desaix/River, ...
News Main
Cedar Lane Alternative High School students graduate Tuesday
Donning blue caps and gowns, students from Cedar Lane Alternative High School, adult education and W-A-Y Niles packed ...
Cass County
County dispatch preparing to activate new 911 system
County law enforcement will soon flip the switch on a useful — and potentially lifesaving — new upgrade ...
Dowagiac
City looking for pieces to decorate downtown
After relying on the creativity and skill of local companies to design and construct last year’s improvements to ...
Dowagiac
SMC supports Fourth of July fireworks
The Young Professionals of Greater Dowagiac recently accepted a pair of donations for the organization’s annual Fourth of ...
Breaking News
Man rescued after boat capsizes on Dewey Lake
Local authorities — with a helping hand from a good Samaritan — rescued a Benton Harbor man after his ...
News
Governor authorizes order to make naloxone available
LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder recently authorized the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to issue a ...
News
Proos bill to crack down on theft of veterans’ grave markers clears committee
LANSING — Legislation sponsored by Sen. John Proos to help stop the theft of veterans’ grave markers recently ...
Dowagiac
Dowagiac police log — May 26-29
Here are the calls the Dowagiac Police Department responded to May 26-29: May 26 8:20 a.m. — E. ...
Cass County
Commissioners to discuss plan for vintage courthouse June 13
After spending several months doing their homework, members of the Cass County Board of Commissioners will meet early ...
Cass County
County discusses repair work to ailing parking lots
A bumpy ride may still be ahead for the Cass County maintenance director’s mission to repair the county’s ...
Business
SMC brass band kicks off Beckwith concert series Thursday
Two enthusiastic and familiar hometown favorites are joining the line-up of this year’s Beckwith Park Summer Concert Series, ...
Niles
Niles police log — May 22
12:57 a.m. — 700 block Oak, public peace/harassment 7:04 a.m. — 400 block Broadway, vagrancy 7:46 a.m. — ...
State
Bill aims to prevent CO poisoning at hotels, motels, resorts
State Rep. Dave Pagel and Sen. Steve Bieda have introduced bills to increase public safety in hotels, motels ...
Giving
Volunteer of the week: Odie Stewart
Odie Stewart, of Niles, is a Vietnam era veteran and member of the American Legion Post 26. Stewart ...
Berrien County
Run, Walk, and Rock raises record $63,000
ST. JOSEPH — On May 20, more than 1,200 registrants, 50 volunteers and 58 sponsors participated in the ...
Columns
CTE programs making a difference
Our main priority at Niles Community Schools is to prepare students for success. Preparing students takes many different ...
News Main
Students spend class time with Woodland Terrace seniors
Through a partnership with the senior living community Woodland Terrace, seniors and kindergartners from Eastside Connections School have ...
News
Two arrested for attempting to bring loaded gun into Berrien County Courthouse
Two subjects from Wyoming, Michigan, attempted to enter the Berrien County Courthouse in St. Joseph with a loaded ...
News Main
Memorial Day Parade remembers those who served for their country
Not a day goes by that Phil Prenkert, of Niles, does not remember the friends he lost while ...
Brandywine Education
Brandywine machine shop students earn awards at regional and state level
Students in Chris Inman’s machine shop class at Brandywine High School displayed their skills this past month at ...
Cass County
Niles man given 16 years for criminal sexual conduct
A Niles man described by the Cass County prosecutor as the “epitome of the depravity of man” has ...
Dowagiac
Dowagiac Union High School honors scholarship recipients
Parents, administrators and others from the community assembled in the Dowagiac Union High School cafeteria last week to ...
