Crime/Court
South Bend man gets jail time for Berrien Township vehicle theft
NILES — A South Bend man received jail time Monday in Berrien County Trial Court for stealing a ...
Crime/Court
Niles man gets prison time for vehicle theft
NILES — A Niles man who unlawfully took another person’s car was sentenced to prison Monday in Berrien ...
Community News
Silver Beach County park receives $850,000 Spark grant for new playground equipment
ST. JOSEPH — Thursday’s Berrien County Board of Commissioners meeting began with good news about a state grant ...
Crime/Court
Berrien Springs man gets jail time, probation for domestic violence
NILES — A Berrien Springs man was given the chance on probation so he can stay out of ...
Community News
Cassopolis’ David Johnson attends State of the Union with Congressman Walberg
WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-05) had a special guest with him for President Joe Biden’s State ...
Crime/Court
Indiana man gets jail time for cocaine possession
NILES — An Indiana resident who also faces human smuggling charges in Uvalde, Texas, was sentenced to jail ...
Crime/Court
Niles man gets prison time for BB gun assault
NILES — A Niles man is headed back to prison after being sentenced Monday in Berrien County Trial ...
Community News
Berrien County Prosecutor visits commissioners
ST. JOSEPH — Berrien County Prosecutor Steve Pierangeli updated Berrien County Commissioners Thursday on the prosecutor’s office’s activities ...
Berrien County
Greater Niles Chamber of Commerce announces Business Development Grant
NILES — A vision is becoming a reality. An endowment supporting the Greater Niles Chamber Business Development Grant ...
Community News
South Bend music venue continues to spread jazz culture
SOUTH BEND — Stephen and Mary Merriman have been on a mission to spread the culture of jazz ...
Crime/Court
Appeal denied for Niles man convicted of killing Dowagiac man in 2009 stabbing
NILES — The Niles man who stabbed and killed a Dowagiac man in 2009 has had his appeal ...
Business
Wightman hires Falk as Senior Project Architect
BENTON HARBOR — Wightman, an employee-owned consulting firm offering architecture, civil engineering, and surveying services, is pleased to ...
News
Man killed in Bertrand Township crash identified
BERTRAND TOWNSHIP — Police have identified a man who died in a SUV vs. semi crash Jan. 26 ...
Crime/Court
Trial for Buchanan man in fatal OWI crash postponed
BERRIEN COUNTY — The trial date for a Buchanan man who allegedly drove drunk and killed a Berrien ...
Local Government
Berrien County administrator, corporate counsel receive ‘favorable’ evaluations
ST. JOSEPH – Berrien County Administrator Brian Dissette and Corporate Counsel Thaddeus Hackworth have received favorable evaluations in ...
Local Government
Local law enforcement officials release statement on death of Tyre Nichols
BERRIEN COUNTY — Berrien County law enforcement officials have released a statement on the death of Tyre Nichols ...
Community News
Berrien County’s lone women, family shelter hosts community open house
BENTON HARBOR — A local nonprofit recently offered community members a first-hand look at Berrien County’s only women ...
Local Government
Berrien County K-9 ‘Maxx’ retires
ST. JOSEPH — Commissioners said goodbye to one of the Berrien County Sheriff’s Department K-9 officers at Thursday’s ...
News
Baroda man, Niles woman killed in single-vehicle Berrien Township crash
BERRIEN TOWNSHIP — Troopers from the Michigan State Police Niles Post are investigating a single-vehicle, double fatal crash ...
Local Government
Berrien County commissioners discuss new master plan
ST. JOSEPH — Berrien County Commissioners got a sneak peek at the county’s new master plan Thursday. The ...
Community News
Author hosts book discussion on father’s relationship with MLK, civil rights movement
NILES — A local author hosted a discussion on her latest book detailing her white father’s role in ...
News
El Amigo Pepe to close restaurant, transition to food truck
NILES — A local restaurant will soon be closing its doors but the window to its food truck ...
News
Leader Publications promotes managing editor
NILES — Maxwell Harden has been named the managing editor of Leader Publications’ weekly newspapers that includes Niles ...
Local Government
Berrien County to look into Niles real estate opportunities for road department
ST. JOSEPH — Berrien County commissioners have authorized county staff to pursue buying real estate possibly in the ...
DEVELOPING NEWS
Niles man, Indiana man killed in two-semi Bertrand Township crash
BERTRAND TOWNSHIP — A Niles man and an Indiana man were killed in a two-semi Bertrand Township crash ...
