News
Love Always offers decor for all occasions
NILES — In a bedroom-turned-workspace, with her TV humming in the background, paints and woods and metals around her, Robin Schrader, of Niles, is in ...
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Business
Opportunities abound at recently closed golf club
NILES — Marv Selge Jr. had many phrases to describe Signal Point Club, 1475 W. River Road: serene, well-kept, unhurried, beautiful, unique, a place where ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, December 18, 2019 8:49 am
Education
Niles reserve officers, families pair up Sunday for Shop with a Cop
NILES — Brian Leonard, reserve officer of Niles Police Department, has participated in Shop with a Cop for 15 years. This Sunday’s trek to Walmart ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Tuesday, December 17, 2019 9:02 am
Business
Bourbon release marks Iron Shoe’s entrance into whiskey business
NILES — Iron Shoe Distillery employees arrived to work an hour before opening Saturday morning to find a line of people at the doors of ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Monday, December 16, 2019 8:56 am
News
Groups see funding boost through scream park volunteering
NILES — Ann McOmber and Anne Virgil both refuse to walk through a Niles Scream Park attraction when it is open for spooking. So, they ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Friday, December 13, 2019 8:48 am
Business
Remembrance service latest offering by Brown Funeral Home
NILES — Saturday, Dec. 7, about 300 people gathered at Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 521 E. Main St., to listen to a harpist, ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, December 12, 2019 8:59 am
Buchanan
Redbud Ministries, scouts partner, deliver Christmas baskets
BUCHANAN — The mist of Kathy Slucas’ cold breath hit the wintry night air of Dec. 10 every few seconds as she lifted and adjusted ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, December 12, 2019 8:46 am
News
New HVAC system approved for museum, mansion
NILES — More than a decade’s worth of investigation on heating and cooling best practices ended Monday evening at a Niles City Council meeting, but ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, December 11, 2019 8:56 am
News
After vandalizations, free book treasury comes back stronger
NILES — In a way, Nikki Metz said she is thankful for the three acts of vandalization that troubled the launch of her free book ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Tuesday, December 10, 2019 8:47 am
Berrien County
Niles woman gets jail time for breaking parole tether
NILES — A Niles woman with 20 prior convictions in Michigan and Indiana was sent back behind bars Monday. Jodi Christine Kalin, 41, was sentenced ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Tuesday, December 10, 2019 8:46 am
Buchanan
Jade Smith becomes 81st Miss Buchanan
BUCHANAN — Jade Smith, 18, placed her hands over her mouth in disbelief, but they could not stop a smile from breaking through. Smith was ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Monday, December 9, 2019 8:37 am
Buchanan
Miss Buchanan 2019 reflects on her year of royalty
BUCHANAN — About one year ago, Emily Riley was backstage at Buchanan High School’s auditorium, nerves at their peak. She was due on stage soon, ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Friday, December 6, 2019 8:50 am
Brandywine Education
Performing Arts Workshops to debut ‘Christmas Stories’ Dec. 14
NILES — The peak of the fall theater season often falls in line with the peak of the winter holiday season. The nonprofit Performing Arts ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Friday, December 6, 2019 8:49 am
Business
Longtime residents pair up to boost community, brewery
NILES — Brian French said he and his friend, Brandon Townsley, consider themselves “Niles guys.” They are 2004 graduates of Niles High School. They have ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, December 5, 2019 8:42 am
Education
‘Peter Pan’ to premiere Friday at Niles High School
NILES — The play “Peter Pan” starts like a Disney film, said director David Smith. In a darkened auditorium, a spotlight will fall on Tinkerbell, ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, December 5, 2019 8:38 am
Giving
Four Flags Garden Club members decorate depot for the holidays
NILES — When Niles resident Karen Persa lived in Chicago, she said her heart broke each time beautiful, historic structures were torn down for high-rise ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, December 4, 2019 8:43 am
News
2020 budget proposed for Niles Township
NILES — A public meeting on Niles Charter Township’s proposed 2020 budget revealed potential dips and boosts in department funding in anticipation of next year’s ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, December 4, 2019 8:29 am
Buchanan
Krampus Karousal seeks to bring Bavarian folk celebrations to Michiana
BUCHANAN — He is half-goat, half-demon, and on Friday, Dec. 6, he will be all the fun in Buchanan. Folklore figure Krampus, cloven hooves and ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, December 4, 2019 8:28 am
News
Man granted probation in sexual misconduct sentencing
NILES — A Portage, Michigan teenager will receive two years felony probation and pay $1,130 in fines for distributing sexually explicit material to a Niles ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Tuesday, December 3, 2019 8:54 am
Brandywine Education
Brandywine singers perform with South Bend Symphony
NILES — On Nov. 20 and 21, the 70 members of the South Bend Symphony Orchestra tuned their strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion in front ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Tuesday, December 3, 2019 8:52 am
News
Niles gets ready for Small Business Saturday
NILES — Tasty local pizza aside, Sarah Martin, general manager of Front Street Pizza, is proud of the restaurant’s row of beer taps. Of the ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Friday, November 29, 2019 7:41 am
Buchanan
Shirt donation to Buchanan Schools latest gift from Honor Credit Union
BUCHANAN — Buchanan Community Schools’ herd of Bucks received a boost in outward school pride this month thanks to a strengthening bond with a local ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Friday, November 29, 2019 7:39 am
News
Chapin Mansion light show will not return this year
NILES — Niles’ downtown district will be swathed in more lights and décor than in past years this holiday season, but Chapin Mansion’s light show ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, November 27, 2019 10:18 am
News
Council discusses demolition of former Niles Inn building
NILES — The renovation of one major empty Niles building and the demolition of another were discussed at a committee of the whole meeting Monday ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, November 27, 2019 10:17 am
News
Thanksgiving run unites physical fitness with familial bonds
NILES — The only time Theresa Pipher has missed Niles-Buchanan YMCA’s Thanksgiving Day Run in its 38 years was when she could not get the ...
