Cass County
Cass County Conservation District honors local environmental stewards
VANDALIA — When European settlers first arrived on the fertile soils of the New World centuries ago, the ...
Giving
Volunteer of the Week: Bryce Placher, Niles Scream Park
Bryce Placher, of Buchanan, is a 14-year-old student who volunteers at the Niles Scream Park through his Boy ...
Cass County
Sheriff’s office seeking renewal of contract with Marcellus Township
CASSOPOLIS — The Cass County Board of Commissioners will consider several administrative requests from the county sheriff’s office ...
Dowagiac
Beckwith to close season with mishmash of Christmas tales
DOWAGIAC — Beckwith audiences will not just witness one BHC — or “Beloved Holiday Classic” — retold on ...
Berrien County
Niles Service League adopts 15 local families for the holidays
NILES — Each spring, hundreds of people turn out to race in the Niles Service League’s 5K Color ...
Berrien County
Niles Township votes to not participate in medical marijuana ordinance
NILES TOWNSHIP — While the Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Board issued emergency administrative rules for medical marijuana this ...
Berrien County
Great Blue Heron sculpture gifted to the city
NILES — Several years ago as Janey Waterhouse was walking her Golden Retriever, Ben, along the trail in ...
Berrien County
Photo: Niles students help test youth heart health for Play for Jake
As a part of the Professional Health Careers Academy at Niles High School, 16 students visited Bremen High ...
Berrien County
Michigan singer and songwriter to perform at Mendel Center
BENTON HARBOR — The Mendel Center Hanson Theatre Living Room Series ushers in 2018 with songwriter May Erlewine ...
News
Red Cross asking for blood donations during December
With the holidays in full swing, the Red Cross askes people to set aside an hour to give ...
Berrien County
Pokagon Band installs copper rocks at Four Winds Casino South Bend
SOUTH BEND — The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and Four Winds Casinos recently installed two large copper ...
Dowagiac
Dowagiac police log — Dec. 4
Dec. 4 8 a.m. — 700 block W. Prairie Ronde, truancy complaint 9 a.m. — 100 block Pennsylvania, ...
Cass County
Red Cross asking for blood donations during December
With the holidays in full swing, the Red Cross askes people to set aside an hour to give ...
Berrien County
Niles River Santa returns to St. Joseph River for 55th year
NILES — Each holiday season as a child, Niles’ Meg Truesdell would peer out the window of her ...
Berrien County
Farm to table brewery looking to open in Buchanan
BUCHANAN — The sun is shining down on a Tuesday afternoon at Flatwater Farms, an organic hop farm ...
Berrien County
Niles man joins American Angus Association
Drew George, of Niles, was selected as a new junior member of the American Angus Association, reports Allen ...
News
Tips for spotting tree pests during the winter
The winter months are not often the time people think about the forest or yard trees, but they ...
Berrien County
Benton Harbor man charged with open murder following fatal shooting
Willie Deandre Hassel, 20, of Benton Harbor, has been charged with open murder in the shooting death of ...
News
DNR anticipates delay in chronic wasting disease test results
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources advises hunters that, due to the delivery of testing kits being delayed ...
Berrien County
State police to participate in multi-state I-94 enforcement
LANSING — Michigan State Police motor carrier officers will join officers from the Indiana State Police, Illinois State ...
Berrien County
First Lady Sue Snyder announces third round of Campus Sexual Assault grant recipients
LANSING — This week First Lady Sue Snyder announced the first round of Michigan colleges and universities who ...
Galleries
Photo gallery: Little Miss Niles 2018
The Little Miss Niles 2018 pageant took place Sunday afternoon at Eastside Connections School, 315 N. 14th St. ...
Dowagiac
Dowagiac native wins first place at electrical worker competition
CARY, N.C. — For Dowagiac native Bryan Minikel, becoming the world’s top apprentice lineman was not just about ...
Dowagiac
Sister Lakes Fire Department adds new tanker to fleet
SISTER LAKES — Thanks to some creative partnerships and a little wheeling and dealing, the Sister Lakes Fire ...
Dowagiac
Dowagiac students compete in chili cook-off
BENTON TOWNSHIP — Fifty-seven high school students participated Friday in the ninth annual Lake Michigan College Hospitality and ...
