Berrien County
Niles shooting suspect sentenced on unrelated charge
NILES – A former Niles resident accused in a shooting incident last summer in Niles was sentenced Monday on an unrelated charge in Berrien County ...
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Cass County
Courthouse bomb threat extends man’s prison sentence
CASSOPOLIS – The man who shut down the Cass County Law & Courts Building last June with a bomb threat learned his fate Friday in ...
by Debra Haight, Friday, June 26, 2020 12:02 pm
Buchanan
Buchanan hires new treasurer
BUCHANAN – The city of Buchanan has a new treasurer, but the appointment did not come easy. Two finalists were interviewed last Friday. One was ...
by Debra Haight, Thursday, June 25, 2020 2:57 pm
Buchanan
Buchanan City Commission sets July 13 hearing to dissolve DDA
BUCHANAN — Buchanan City Commissioners are moving forward with plans to dissolve the Buchanan Downtown Development Authority despite pleas from residents and business owners to ...
by Debra Haight, Tuesday, June 23, 2020 11:50 am
Berrien County
Nebraska man sentenced up to 20 years on meth charges in Berrien County
NILES – A former Berrien Springs resident is going to prison after being caught dealing methamphetamines last year. Brandon Allen Goode, 29, of Arthur, Nebraska, ...
by Debra Haight, Monday, June 22, 2020 12:18 pm
Cass County
Dowagiac man sentenced to probation for home invasion
CASSOPOLIS – A Dowagiac man got some lucky breaks after breaking into a Dowagiac area home. He was among those who sentenced Friday in Cass ...
by Debra Haight, Friday, June 19, 2020 12:10 pm
Berrien County
Meth charges lead to prison, probation
NILES – A Buchanan man is going to prison after being caught selling meth to an undercover police officer. Garrett Black-Damaske, 25, of Buchanan, pleaded ...
by Debra Haight, Monday, June 15, 2020 1:04 pm
Berrien County
Bill Wolf retires after 15 years with Berrien County
ST. JOSEPH – Berrien County Commissioners said farewell to longtime Berrien County Administrator William Wolf last week. He is retiring this month after 15 years ...
by Debra Haight, Monday, June 15, 2020 9:05 am
Cass County
Niles teen sentenced to prison on sexual misconduct charges
CASSOPOLIS — A Niles youth is going to prison after being sentenced for third-degree criminal sexual conduct in Cass County Circuit Court Friday. Taiten Leigh ...
by Debra Haight, Friday, June 12, 2020 2:02 pm
Brandywine Education
Brandywine renews administrator contracts for one year
NILES — Performance pay, administrative contracts and budgets were on the agenda for Monday’s Brandywine Board of Education meeting. Board members hosted the meeting virtually ...
by Debra Haight, Tuesday, June 9, 2020 2:52 pm
Buchanan
Buchanan City Commission votes to dissolve DDA
BUCHANAN – A change is coming to Buchanan’s downtown business community. The Buchanan City Commission took the first steps toward dissolving the Buchanan Downtown Development ...
by Debra Haight, Tuesday, June 9, 2020 1:01 pm
News
Two Niles men sentenced to prison on drug, weapons charges
NILES – Two Niles men were sentenced to prison Monday in Berrien County Trial Court on drug and weapons charges. Rashawn Mychal Cosey, 24, of ...
by Debra Haight, Monday, June 8, 2020 1:36 pm
Cass County
Dowagiac man sentenced to probation on drug charges
CASSOPOLIS – An Elkhart man who said he was thankful to be arrested last fall has been sentenced to probation Friday in Cass County Circuit ...
by Debra Haight, Friday, June 5, 2020 12:02 pm
News
Investigation Discovery channel to air documentary on Niles murders
NILES – The brutal 2010 murder of Carolyn and John Tarwacki inside their Carberry Road home will once again be the subject of an Investigation ...
by Debra Haight, Friday, June 5, 2020 9:56 am
Berrien County
Berrien County Courts begin four-phase plan to reopen
NILES – A Benton Harbor woman was sentenced to prison for drug dealing in Berrien County Trial Court Monday. Kate Alexandra Crandall, 27, of Benton ...
by Debra Haight, Monday, June 1, 2020 2:00 pm
Cass County
Dowagiac woman sentenced on drug, probation violation charges
CASSOPOLIS – A Dowagiac woman was sentenced to a year in the Cass County Jail after being sentenced on a drug charge and a probation ...
by Debra Haight, Friday, May 29, 2020 12:25 pm
Buchanan
Buchanan’s Thrill on the Hill canceled
BUCHANAN – The Summer Thrill on the Hill tubing event is another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. Buchanan City Commissioners voted Tuesday to cancel this ...
by Debra Haight, Wednesday, May 27, 2020 5:00 pm
Buchanan
Future of Buchanan DDA remains up in the air
BUCHANAN – The future of the Buchanan Downtown Development Authority remains up in the air after a report Tuesday from an ad hoc committee looking ...
by Debra Haight, Wednesday, May 27, 2020 1:32 pm
News
Niles man headed to prison on assault charges
NILES – A Niles man is going back to prison after being sentenced Tuesday in Berrien County Trial Court. Timothy Lee Helms, 33, of Niles, ...
by Debra Haight, Tuesday, May 26, 2020 10:54 am
Cass County
Dowagiac man accepts plea deal for 2019 bomb threat
CASSOPOLIS – The Dowagiac man who caused a lockdown of Cass County government buildings last June has accepted a plea deal. Patrick Kyle McMeeken is ...
by Debra Haight, Thursday, May 21, 2020 1:58 pm
Berrien County
Benton Harbor man sentenced on drug, drunk driving charges
NILES – A Benton Harbor man was sentenced Monday in Berrien County Trial Court to probation and tether on drug and drunk driving charges. Reginald ...
by Debra Haight, Monday, May 18, 2020 3:00 pm
Buchanan
Buchanan celebrates Memorial Day with banners downtown
BUCHANAN – Many have seen the banners put up to honor high school athletes in area communities. This week, the Buchanan community is doing something ...
by Debra Haight, Monday, May 18, 2020 2:27 pm
Cass County
Four area men sentenced in Cass County Court Friday
CASSOPOLIS – An area man with six prior drug convictions will be spending more time in jail after being sentenced Friday in Cass County Circuit ...
by Debra Haight, Friday, May 15, 2020 12:19 pm
News
Two men sentenced in Berrien County Court Monday
NILES – Two area men were sentenced Monday in Berrien County Trial Court in Niles. As has been the case for the last several weeks, ...
by Debra Haight, Monday, May 11, 2020 12:45 pm
Cass County
Five men sentenced in Cass County Court Friday
CASSOPOLIS – A Dowagiac man learned a lesson in civics and the rights of parolees when he was sentenced Friday in Cass County Circuit Court. ...
