Business
Construction begins on East Main Dollar General
NILES — Construction has begun on a Dollar General location along East Main Street in Niles. The Niles ...
Developing News:
DEVELOPING: Fire engulfs historic Ramona Roller Rink
Business
Downtown Niles hosts Market Crawl event
NILES — Downtown Niles was the place to be Sunday afternoon as businesses hosted the Downtown Market Crawl. ...
Community News
Volunteers create pollinator garden at Rudolphi Wildlife Refuge
DOWAGIAC — A group of local volunteers are giving the Rudolphi Wildlife Refuge a makeover. Last week, volunteers ...
Local Government
‘We need more love’: Niles City Council green lights inaugural Pride festival
NILES — A planned Pride Month event was the hot topic at the Niles City Council meeting Monday ...
Business
Dowagiac fireworks fundraising off to strong start
DOWAGIAC — Fundraising for the annual Freedom Fireworks show hosted by the Young Professionals of Greater Dowagiac is ...
Crime/Court
Dowagiac man gets prison time on drug, weapon charges
NILES — A Dowagiac man already in prison on drug and weapon charges was sentenced to another prison ...
Community News
2023 Niles Pride Festival receives green light from city council
NILES — A planned Pride Month event was the hot topic at the Niles City Council meeting Monday ...
Community News
Skeeter The Clown comes to town ahead of next week’s Dowagiac circus
DOWAGIAC — The City of Dowagiac played host to a big-top performer Monday morning. Culpepper and Merriweather Circus’s ...
Crime/Court
Niles man gets jail time for stealing from Lowe’s
NILES — A Niles man who stole items from Lowe’s will be spending the next six months in ...
Brandywine Education
Brandywine Schools to host community forum June 21 on district facilities
NILES — The Brandywine Community Schools district has announced a community forum for 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 21 ...
Community News
SMC Brass Band opens Dowagiac Summer Concert Series
DOWAGIAC — Community members assembled as a summer tradition returned to downtown Dowagiac Thursday evening. The Dowagiac Summer ...
Business
Former Detroit Lions players, Primitiv owners emphasize workplace culture
NILES — It was a star-studded affair at the Greater Niles Chamber of Commerce’s Chamber Pulse Luncheon Wednesday ...
Crime/Court
Dowagiac man gets jail time for loaded gun found in vehicle
CASSOPOLIS — A Dowagiac man will spend the next year in jail after being sentenced Friday in Cass ...
Community News
Dowagiac Chamber previews Home and Garden Tour sites
DOWAGIAC — Guests attending the Dowagiac Area History Musem’s Spring Lecture Series finale Wednesday were presented with a ...
Lifestyles
Beatles companion brings personal story to Southwest Michigan gallery, theater
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — May Pang, a former music executive, personal assistant and production coordinator for John Lennon and ...
Business
Greater Niles Chamber of Commerce celebrates business award winners
NILES — The Greater Niles Chamber of Commerce recognized local leaders who have helped the city and its ...
Business
Dowagiac’s Holland promoted to Market Sector Leader at Wightman
BENTON HARBOR — Wightman, a multi-disciplinary civil engineering, architecture, and survey firm, announced Thursday that Dowagiac resident Stefany ...
College
Governor Whitmer signs distracted driving bill into law
LANSING — Wednesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined state officials and anti-distracted driving leaders to sign three bills aimed ...
Business
Cassopolis farm’s goat grazing program clearing weeds, brush one bite at a time
CASS COUNTY — A local farm is not kidding around when it comes to weed and brush control ...
Community News
Dowagiac, Cassopolis theatre programs earn WAVE Performing Arts Awards
BENTON HARBOR — Two local high schools took home hardware in the second annual WAVE Awards for Excellence ...
Business
Niles to host annual Juneteenth festival
NILES — A group of local businesswomen are gearing up for an annual event to promote education and ...
Business
Teachers Credit Union announces name change to Everwise Credit Union
SOUTH BEND — Teachers Credit Union, the largest credit union in Indiana, has announced that it is changing ...
Community News
Downtown Niles to host inaugural Pride Festival
NILES — A new, inclusive event is coming to downtown Niles this month. The Niles Pride Committee is ...
Crime/Court
Downtown Niles purse-snatcher sentenced to prison
NILES — The Indiana man who robbed an elderly woman outside a downtown Niles church will be spending ...
News
Two injured after vehicle crashes into building in Mason Township
MASON TOWNSHIP — Two 56-year-old Jones residents received minor injuries after their vehicle struck a building in Mason ...
