Education
Edwardsburg school board talks US-12 access drive project
EDWARDSBURG — The Edwardsburg School Board met for a brief meeting to close out various items for the ...
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Education
Niles Education Foundation to honor graduate Karl Sharkey
NILES — The Niles Education Foundation is kicking off its 2025-26 fundraising campaign with its annual Legendary Evening ...
News
Annual Niles Burn Run set to ride out July 27
NILES — Local area motorcycle riders are gearing up for the annual “Niles Burn Run” event running Friday, ...
News
Ramona Roller Rink celebrates 97 years, raises $2,000+ toward rebuild
KEELER TOWNSHIP — Since the tragic structure fire at the historic Ramona Roller Rink in May 2024, the ...
Crime/Court
Bodycam footage released of officer-involved shooting in Niles Township
BENTON HARBOR — The Berrien County Sheriff’s Office released Monday an officer body-worn camera video of a deadly ...
Crime/Court
Niles man gets prison time for beating, stabbing, strangling woman
NILES — A Niles man is going to prison after being convicted of assaulting a woman earlier this ...
News
Underground Railroad Days to return to Vandalia July 12-13
VANDALIA — A beloved summer event returns to Cass County as Underground Railroad Days celebrates its 15th year ...
Sports
Local athletes raising money for Junior Olympics
NILES — A local AAU track team is asking the community for help to get to the 2025 ...
Dowagiac
Annual Dowagiac Summer Festival adds more free activities, music to event
DOWAGIAC — The sound of sizzling meats and the smell of smoky flavors will be wafting through downtown ...
Education
Edwardsburg announces new assistant superintendent
EDWARDSBURG — Edwardsburg Public Schools announced Wednesday that Ryan Towner has joined the district as its new Assistant ...
News Main
M-62 resurfacing starts Monday near Dowagiac
DOWAGIAC — The Michigan Department of Transportation and contractor Reith-Riley Construction Co. Inc. will be resurfacing almost eight ...
Community News
Niles-Buchanan Road bridge work over US-31 starts Tuesday
NILES — The Michigan Department of Transportation and Anlaan Corp. will begin work next week on a $3.6 ...
Sports
Bernard Thomas inducted into MHSFCA Hall of Fame
DOWAGIAC — Former Dowagiac Union football coach Bernard Thomas was recently recognized for the impact he left in ...
Crime/Court
South Bend man convicted in strangulation of ex-girlfriend
CASSOPOLIS — Cass County Prosecutor Victor Fitz advises that a jury has convicted a 24-year-old South Bend man ...
Crime/Court
Police identify suspect in fatal officer-involved shooting in Niles Township
NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — Michigan State Police have identified the man who was killed in an officer-involved shooting ...
Cassopolis
Market One honors local businesses
SOUTH HAVEN — Market One recognized local businesses and leaders who have helped Cass and Van Buren Counties ...
Sports
18-year-old cancer survivor ready to shine at Redbud 2025
BARODA — Christopher Schroeder is used to overcoming obstacles. In fact, he prefers to leap over them. The ...
Community News
Buy-a-brick fundraiser to support Beckwith Theatre repairs, improvements
DOWAGIAC — A local theater company is raising money to fund needed repairs to its historic building. The ...
Community News
Berrien Springs boy finds 200-year-old Austrian coin
BERRIEN SPRINGS — An estimated 200-year-old Austrian coin was found on June 19 at the Tarragindi Archeological Dig ...
Business
Beacon Health System completes acquisition of Ascension Southwest Michigan
SOUTH BEND — Beacon Health System today announced the completion of its acquisition of Ascension Southwest Michigan. “This ...
News
State police investigate fatal officer-involved shooting in Niles Township
NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — The Michigan State Police Investigative Response Team is investigating an officer-involved shooting that took ...
News
Area residents receive jail, probation sentences
NILES — Five area residents were sentenced Monday in Berrien County Trial Court at the Niles Courthouse. Kevin ...
News
Krush Volleyball Club to host national, elite team tryouts
NILES — Krush Volleyball Club, a registered member of USA Volleyball and the AAU, is holding Early Bird ...
News
Honda to serve as title sponsor for RedBud National
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc., has announced the renewal of its longstanding partnership with American ...
Business
Hale’s Hardware celebrates Ace partnership with ribbon-tying ceremony
DOWAGIAC — A local business that has served the greater Dowagiac area for decades is now officially “the ...
