Berrien County
Berrien County man heading back to prison four months after being paroled
NILES – A man who was paroled from prison in June was sent back to prison Monday after being sentenced on drug and weapons charges. ...
Debra Haight, Author at Leader Publications
Berrien County
Teenage girl sentenced in Quality Inn shooting
NILES — The teen involved in a shooting at the Quality Inn in Niles on March 1 was sentenced to a special probation that could ...
by Debra Haight, Monday, October 18, 2021 12:42 pm
Berrien County
Commissioners discuss funding for south Berrien County communications tower
ST. JOSEPH – $5 million of funding earmarked in the new fiscal year 2022 state budget for a new communications tower in the south county ...
by Debra Haight, Thursday, October 14, 2021 2:16 pm
Berrien County
Men involved in Niles armed robbery sentenced
NILES – The men involved in an armed robbery earlier this year in Niles were sentenced Monday in Berrien County Trial Court. That robbery and ...
by Debra Haight, Monday, October 11, 2021 1:28 pm
Cass County
Cass County sentencings dominated by drug cases Friday
CASSOPOLIS — No one’s life gets better with illegal drugs. That was the message Friday during felony sentencings in Cass County Circuit Court. “It’s a ...
by Debra Haight, Friday, October 8, 2021 2:11 pm
Berrien County
Berrien County considering changes to commissioner districts
ST. JOSEPH – Berrien County commissioner districts will likely look different next year, even though the number of districts will stay the same at 12. ...
by Debra Haight, Thursday, October 7, 2021 1:47 pm
Buchanan
Buchanan welcomes new chamber of commerce manager
BUCHANAN – The city of Buchanan has welcomed a new Chamber of Commerce/Michigan Main Street Manager. At the same time, the city is looking for ...
by Debra Haight, Monday, October 4, 2021 9:00 am
Cass County
Two Edwardsburg residents sentenced to probation for substance abuse offenses
CASSOPOLIS — In Cass County Court Friday, two Edwardsburg residents were sentenced to probation for substance abuse offenses. Ted Alan Lintz, 56, of North Shore ...
by Debra Haight, Friday, October 1, 2021 5:00 pm
Cass County
Niles man gets jail for drug, firearms charges
CASSOPOLIS – A Niles man was sentenced to a year in jail on drug and firearms offenses Friday in Cass County Circuit Court. Justin Allen ...
by Debra Haight, Friday, October 1, 2021 2:22 pm
Cass County
Cassopolis man gets probation for drunk driving
CASSOPOLIS — In Cass County Court Friday, a Cassopolis man was sentenced to probation for third offense drunk driving. If successful, his felony conviction will ...
by Debra Haight, Friday, September 24, 2021 3:04 pm
Cass County
South Bend man resentenced in 1997 Union murder case
CASSOPOLIS – A juvenile lifer was resentenced Friday in Cass County Circuit Court to a term of years rather than life without parole. Darnell Devon ...
by Debra Haight, Friday, September 24, 2021 3:02 pm
Berrien County
Berrien County amends transportation funding requests
ST. JOSEPH – After two meetings dominated by the school mask mandate controversy, Thursday’s Berrien County Board of Commissioners meeting returned to the routine matters ...
by Debra Haight, Thursday, September 23, 2021 1:39 pm
News
Niles man sentenced to probation for drunk driving
NILES – Monday’s sentencing docket in Berrien County Trial Court was shorter than anticipated with two defendants failing to appear, one in isolation at the ...
by Debra Haight, Monday, September 20, 2021 11:29 am
Cass County
Cassopolis man sent to prison on drug charges
CASSOPOLIS — In Cass County Court Friday, a Cassopolis man convicted of drug offenses was sentenced to prison. Shawn Allen Spurlock, 41, of Hospital Street ...
by Debra Haight, Friday, September 17, 2021 4:00 pm
Cass County
Dowagiac man who broke elementary school windows sentenced to probation
CASSOPOLIS – A Dowagiac man who broke windows at Patrick Hamilton Elementary School twice in 2019 was sentenced to probation, restitution and tether in a ...
by Debra Haight, Friday, September 17, 2021 2:42 pm
Berrien County
Residents demand Berrien County commissioners take action on mask mandate
ST. JOSEPH – County residents continued to protest the school mask mandate imposed by the Berrien County Health Department at Thursday’s weekly Berrien County Board ...
by Debra Haight, Thursday, September 16, 2021 3:34 pm
Buchanan
Buchanan commissioners decline to pay annual dues to Greater Niles Chamber of Commerce
BUCHANAN – An attempt to pay nearly $9,000 in annual dues to the Greater Niles Chamber of Commerce failed at Monday’s Buchanan City Commission. Commissioners ...
by Debra Haight, Tuesday, September 14, 2021 12:27 pm
Berrien County
Former Niles marijuana business partner pleads guilty to fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct
NILES – A former partner in a Niles marijuana business has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in connection with an incident in late 2019 ...
by Debra Haight, Tuesday, September 14, 2021 8:59 am
Berrien County
South Bend man gets prison for drunk driving
NILES — In Berrien County Trial Court Monday, a South Bend man is going to prison for third offense drunk driving. Terrence Lamont Malone, 33, ...
by Debra Haight, Monday, September 13, 2021 2:30 pm
Berrien County
Former Brandywine teacher sentenced to probation on charges of accosting a child for immoral purposes
NILES – A former Brandywine school teacher convicted of accosting a child for immoral purposes was sentenced to probation in Berrien County Trial Court Monday. ...
by Debra Haight, Monday, September 13, 2021 1:00 pm
Buchanan
PHOTO STORY: Buchanan remembers 9/11
BUCHANAN – “Where were you when the world stopped turning on that September day?” Country singer Alan Jackson’s timeless anthem about the Sept. 11, 2001, ...
by Debra Haight, Monday, September 13, 2021 9:03 am
Cass County
Lansing man headed to prison for leading police on two-state chase
In Cass County Court Friday, a Lansing man is going to prison for his role in a two-state police chase. Kelly Ryan Darnell, 36, of ...
by Debra Haight, Friday, September 10, 2021 3:00 pm
Cass County
Dowagiac man sentenced for healthcare fraud
CASSOPOLIS – A Dowagiac man was sentenced Friday in Cass County Circuit Court for healthcare fraud uncovered during the investigation of fired Southwestern Michigan College ...
by Debra Haight, Friday, September 10, 2021 1:48 pm
Cass County
Former SMC instructor sentenced to probation for attempted aggravated indecent exposure
CASSOPOLIS – A coward, a liar and a rapist. That was how George Field’s victim described him at his sentencing Friday morning in Cass County ...
by Debra Haight, Friday, September 10, 2021 1:00 pm
Cass County
Niles man sentenced for meth, assault and battery
CASSOPOLIS — Lawrence Morbach, 51, of Ironwood Drive, Niles, pleaded guilty to possession of meth and was sentenced to 18 months probation, 150 days in ...
