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 ...
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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 ...
by Debra Haight, Friday, September 3, 2021 3:24 pm
Cass County
Edwardsburg man sentenced for shootout near Barron Lake
CASSOPOLIS – An Edwardsburg man who got into a shootout with another vehicle on Barron Lake Road late last year will spend the next year ...
by Debra Haight, Friday, September 3, 2021 11:52 am
Buchanan
Buchanan Commission approves bid for Third Street repairs
BUCHANAN – It did not take long for Buchanan City Commissioners to decide who they want to make Third Street infrastructure repairs. After a special ...
by Debra Haight, Tuesday, August 31, 2021 10:05 am
Berrien County
Brandywine school resource officer given stamp of approval
ST. JOSEPH – The Brandywine school district’s plans to add a school resource officer got the stamp of approval Thursday from the Berrien County Board ...
by Debra Haight, Thursday, August 26, 2021 2:12 pm
Buchanan
Buchanan commissioners address Third Street repairs
BUCHANAN – Buchanan City Commissioners discussed a variety of topics at their meeting Monday night, from a marijuana consumption event and what to do about ...
by Debra Haight, Tuesday, August 24, 2021 12:14 pm
Cass County
Area residents sentenced on drug charges
CASSOPOLIS — Friday in Cass County Court, several area residents were sentenced on drug charges. Sonya Louise Baker, 40, of Zielke Road in Niles, pleaded ...
by Debra Haight, Friday, August 20, 2021 3:29 pm
Cass County
Dowagiac schools staff member to register as sex offender for inappropriate contact with student
CASSOPOLIS – A former Dowagiac Union Schools staff member was sentenced Friday in Cass County Court for inappropriate contact with a student. Ricardo Lucio Jr., ...
by Debra Haight, Friday, August 20, 2021 10:57 am
Berrien County
Niles man sentenced to prison for possession of fentanyl
Monday in Berrien County Court, Kevin Fredrick Worl, 43, of Niles, pleaded guilty to second-offense possession of fentanyl and was sentenced to 18 months to ...
by Debra Haight, Monday, August 16, 2021 3:00 pm
Berrien County
Niles man sentenced to prison on drug charges
NILES — In Berrien County Court Monday, a Niles man was sentenced to prison on drug charges. Ryan Eugene Swartz, 47, of Niles, pleaded guilty ...
by Debra Haight, Monday, August 16, 2021 12:36 pm
Berrien County
Buchanan man gets prison time for assault
NILES — A Buchanan man is heading to prison on assault charges. Michael W. Ingole, 44, of Buchanan, pleaded guilty to attempted assault with intent ...
