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Ferris State wide receiver Tyrese Hunt-Thompson enters transfer portal
BIG RAPIDS — Ferris State wide receiver Tyrese Hunt-Thompson has entered the transfer portal. The Cassopolis native announced ...
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Daily data: Friday, April 18
Softball Buchanan 12, Schoolcraft 2 001 01 – 2 5 2 170 4X – 12 9 2 C ...
Local Government
Berrien County dispatchers honored
ST. JOSEPH – Berrien County Commissioners honored the county’s 911 dispatchers during their weekly meeting Thursday morning. Six ...
Community News
Cole-Crocker elected second VP of Michigan Townships Association
BUCHANAN CHARTER TOWNSHIP – Buchanan Charter Township Supervisor Malinda Cole-Crocker has been elected second vice president of the ...
Business
Cass Family Clinic begins construction on new Dowagiac healthcare clinic
DOWAGIAC – Cass Family Clinic, an independent Federally Qualified Health Center serving Southwest Michigan, has kicked off construction ...
News
Niles approves annual Renaissance Faire for May
NILES — Fans of kings, queens and knights will have a chance to celebrate next month. The Niles ...
Sports
Local teams earn academic all-state
NILES — The postseason accolades continue to roll in for our area girls basketball teams. Edwardsburg, Dowagiac Brandywine ...
News
Miss Dowagiac 2025 to host craft work workshop, Princess Tea Party April 26
DOWAGIAC – Dowagiac’s upcoming Spring Open House will feature plenty of fun for aspiring princesses and young artists ...
Sports
Hood named Regional Coach of the Year
NILES — Brandywine girls basketball coach Josh Hood has been named the Region 5 Coach of the Year ...
News
Behnke picks up 400th career win in Chieftains sweep
Veteran Dowagiac softball coach Mike Behnke picked up his 400th and 401st career victories as the Chieftains beat ...
Sports
The Leaderboard: Boys track and field performance list for April 16
NILES — There have been some impressive performances both on the track and in the field from Leaderpub-area ...
Sports
The Leaderboard: Girls track and field performance list for April 16
NILES — There have been some impressive performances both on the track and in the field from Leaderpub-area ...
News
Edwardsburg softball earns home split against Otsego
EDWARDSBURG – Despite having one of the younger rosters, Edwardsburg second-year softball coach Todd Tighe expects his team ...
Community News
Dowagiac Eagles hosts bone marrow drive to support child battling leukemia
DOWAGIAC – Dozens of friends, family and even strangers turned out last Saturday for a bone marrow registry ...
News
Los Lonely Boys to perform at Four Winds New Buffalo
NEW BUFFALO — The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ Four Winds Casinos have announced that Los Lonely Boys ...
Community News
Buchanan, Dowagiac students named to 2025 Miss Blossomtime Court
BENTON HARBOR — A pair of local students earned the honor of representing their communities on the 2025 ...
DEVELOPING NEWS
Three charged in Benton Harbor-Buchanan basketball game incident
CASSOPOLIS — Charges have been filed against three individuals – including one minor – involved in an incident ...
Community News
Cassopolis Connects to host Community Resource Fair April 29
CASSOPOLIS — One local school will be buzzing with resource opportunities this month. Cassopolis Adult/Alternative Ed Instructor Jessica ...
Buchanan
Buchanan city commissioners discuss projects, storm damage
BUCHANAN – Buchanan City Commissioners tackled a number of subjects at their meeting Monday, ranging from the current ...
News
SMC gets ‘grassroots’ preview of World Cup soccer sod
DOWAGIAC — A Michigan State University research associate attended Southwestern Michigan College’s “Ag Day” April 10 to provide ...
News
Dowagiac girls soccer falls to Three Rivers 7-2
THREE RIVERS – With several young players in his starting lineup, Dowagiac girls’ soccer coach Joey Pasternak knows ...
Community News
Berrien County Health Department, MSU Extension to educate community on raising chickens
BENTON HARBOR – With rising egg prices and spring’s arrival, community members are considering backyard chickens – and ...
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Daily data: April 14
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Portage Northern 8, Buchanan 4 201 500 x – 8 8 1 102 000 1 ...
Crime/Court
Niles man gets probation for Martin’s theft, drug charges
NILES – A Niles man was given probation for theft and drug charges in a sentencing Monday in ...
Education
SMC inks social work agreement with WMU
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College and Western Michigan University signed a social work articulation agreement April 7 formalizing ...
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