Business
14th annual Buchanan Chili Walk Cook-Off set for April 7
BUCHANAN — A spicy local event will be making its long-awaited return from COVID-induced hiatus next week. The ...
Giving
Mount Calvary Church to host mobile food pantry Saturday
NILES — A Niles church will be providing food assistance this weekend. The Feeding America Mobile Food Pantry, ...
Education
GALLERY: First DUHS career fair sparks student interest
DOWAGIAC — From walking a straight line with beer goggles to signing up for one of the armed ...
News
ON THE HUNT: Find an Easter egg hunt or bunny visit nearby
The Easter Bunny will be hopping through southwest Michigan, hiding Easter eggs at various community spaces. Find out ...
News
Car crashes into Mill Pond in Dowagiac
WAYNE TOWNSHIP — A Cassopolis woman was injured when her vehicle crashed into Mill Pond Wednesday, according to ...
News
‘Monumental:’ $100B company set to break ground, plant trees in Cassopolis
CASSOPOLIS — As cannabis dispensaries celebrate their unofficial holiday this April in Cassopolis, one new business will be ...
Community News
‘Sharing the pot’: Local municipalities to receive marijuana tax revenue this week
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Local municipalities and counties invested in the marijuana industry will soon be reaping the benefits. ...
Community News
Cassopolis, Wightman awarded for village transformation project
CASSOPOLIS — The transformation of a local village has earned statewide recognition. The Village of Cassopolis and engineering ...
News
Dowagiac Police Log — March 23-27
March 23 9:14 a.m. — 100 block Henry, larceny complaint 1 p.m. — 56000 block Pokagon, suspicious vehicle/person 2 p.m. ...
News
Cassopolis to allow drive-through cannabis sales, use tax money for road work
CASSOPOLIS — After recent changes to cannabis administration rules in Michigan, a local government has decided to follow ...
News
City council approves 284K Plym Park pickleball project
NILES — The popular pastime of pickleball will soon premiere at Plym Park. The Niles City Council unanimously ...
Community News
Arborist to oversee ‘judicious’ tree maintenance project in Dowagiac
DOWAGIAC — City leaders are bringing in an expert to provide guidance for an upcoming maintenance project. The ...
News
Four injured in Milton Township crash
A two-vehicle crash on US-12 near Gumwood Road has resulted in four injuries, according to the Cass County ...
News
Police identify new vehicle of interest in fatal hit-and-run
NILES TOWNSHIP – The Berrien County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help to identify the vehicle ...
News
City council approves roadway lighting study on M-51
NILES — The Niles City Council is taking steps to improve evening visibility along a busy section of ...
News
Developers giving former Lincoln School another life
DOWAGIAC — A building unoccupied for nearly a decade will finally see redevelopment. The Dowagiac City Council approved ...
Education
Thomas signs with SMC basketball
DOWAGIAC — Cameron Thomas, of Hillcrest High School in Country Club Hills, Illinois, has signed a National Junior ...
News
LMC presents ‘Sweeney Todd’
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — Lake Michigan College’s visual and performing arts department will present its spring musical production, ...
News
Tin Shop Theatre to open season with ‘The Jailhouse Frocks’
BUCHANAN — The Tin Shop Theatre is gearing up for its next production, one in which it hopes ...
College
SMC, LMC students eligible for financial assistance through Michigan Works!
BENTON HARBOR, Mich.- Individuals who are pursuing their education at Lake Michigan College or Southwestern Michigan College have ...
News
Two Buchanan men sentenced in Berrien County Court
NILES — A Buchanan man was sentenced to prison Monday after pleading guilty in two separate incidents. Michael ...
News
‘The system abandoned you’: Judge sentences teen to prison for crime committed when he was 16
NILES – A local youth was sentenced to prison Monday for his role in a 2019 home invasion ...
Education
Brandywine students learn the dangers of impaired, distracted driving
NILES — Sixty-percent of accidental deaths of individuals ages 16 to 20 are the result of an automobile ...
Community News
Homeowners hit by COVID-19 hardship may qualify for $25,000
MICHIGAN — Berrien and Cass County residents who have endured financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic now ...
News
Edwardsburg/Ontwa Police Log — March 14-21
March 14 1:09 a.m. — M-62/Redfield, traffic stop 3:38 a.m. — Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, property ...
