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Fall hiking tour planned at Madeline Bertrand County Park
NILES — Southwest Michigan trees are putting on their annual color display as the temperatures begin to drop ...
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Cass, Berrien counties to see internet accessibility expand
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — On Oct. 8, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that $12.7 million in Connecting Michigan Communities ...
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Illegal immigrant sentenced on drug, cockfighting charges
CASSOPOLIS — A Cassopolis area man in the country illegally will spend the next year in jail after ...
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Berrien County holds at one official school COVID-19 outbreak in Stevensville
BERRIEN COUNTY — Despite reports of positive COVID-19 cases in area schools over the past few weeks, the ...
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Niles History Center, Friends of Silverbrook offer virtual tour of Silverbrook Cemetery
NILES—The Niles History Center and Friends of Silverbrook are teaming up for a virtual tour of Silverbrook Cemetery. ...
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Cass County seeing influx in domestic violence, burglary
CASSOPOLIS — Cass County continues to see an increase in domestic calls as residents are encouraged to spend more time ...
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SMC to shift to remote learning starting Nov. 23
DOWAGIAC — A local college will transition to remote learning in the coming weeks as COVID-19 infection numbers ...
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COVID-19 UPDATE: Cass County reports new COVID-19 death
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — COVID-19 has resulted in the death of a Cass County resident, the Michigan Department of ...
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American Legion honors Medal of Honor recipient with new flag
NILES — A new, blue flag flies over the gravesite of Joseph A. Nolan in Silverbrook Cemetery. The ...
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2021 Michigan Miss U.S. Agriculture looks toward educating, bringing communities together over agriculture
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — A crown resting on her head and a sash across her body, secured with a ...
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Berrien County educators, leaders discuss racism in schools
BERRIEN COUNTY — In the second of four Zoom virtual meetings organized by the Berrien County Advocates and ...
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COVID-19 UPDATE: COVID-19 cases still rising in southwest Michigan
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — COVID-19 cases are still rising in southwest Michigan. As of Wednesday, Cass County reported 674 ...
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Connecting Chords Music Festival to play Dr. T.K. Lawless Park
VANDALIA — A chance to enjoy the sound of professionally-trained musicians under a blanket of stars is soon ...
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Cass District Library to host outdoor movie, trick-or-treating event
CASSOPOLIS — This month, the Cass District Library is inviting ghouls, ghosts, pirates, witches, princesses and more to ...
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Land purchases to aid dam project, environmental goals
NILES — The Pucker Street Dam project’s leaders have the Dowagiac River’s health in mind. Removing the dam ...
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Niles City Council meets in person for first time since March
NILES — The Niles City Council met in person Monday evening for the first time since it went ...
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COVID-19 UPDATE: Southwest Michigan reports uptick in cases
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — COVID-19 cases are rising fast in southwest Michigan. As of Tuesday, Cass County reported 652 ...
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Local municipalities wait for word on virtual meetings
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Michigan Supreme Court rulings Monday and earlier this month throwing out many of Gov. Gretchen ...
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Patient, visitor guidelines remain in place at Spectrum Health Lakeland
ST. JOSEPH — With public health and safety as its top concern, Spectrum Health Lakeland is reminding patients ...
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Niles woman sentenced for home invasion
NILES — A Niles woman is receiving probation following a home invasion case in Berrien County. Emalee Johanna ...
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Niles History Center debuts next stop on virtual tour
NILES — The Niles History Center debuted another section of its virtual tour of the Chapin Mansion last ...
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Brentwood celebrates 20 years, recognizes staff members
NILES — The sun was shining and the temperature warm as some of the residents of Brentwood at ...
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Four Vikings join MTU Husky investment tournament
Correction: In an earlier publication of this article, Sydney Skarbek’s name was misspelled. We regret the error and ...
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Band marches on, Niles band season continues without football, competitions
By CHRISTINA CLARK christina.clark@leaderpub.com NILES — On warmer fall days, band students can be heard playing outdoors. The ...
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‘Boo’-ks for kids: Niles bookstore extends free books to area children, teenagers in October
NILES — A local bookstore’s staff recognized this year had been full of tricks, so it wanted to ...
