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 ...
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 ...
Community News
South Bend man injured in single-vehicle Milton Township crash
MILTON TOWNSHIP — A South Bend man was injured after his vehicle ran off the road and crashed ...
News
Edwardsburg teen killed after vehicle strikes trees in Milton Township
An Edwardsburg teen is dead after his vehicle left the roadway and struck several large trees in Milton ...
Cass County
Three Rivers man injured in two-vehicle Calvin Township crash
CALVIN TOWNSHIP — A Three Rivers man was injured in a two-vehicle Cass County crash Saturday morning, according ...
News
Edwardsburg teen, Watervliet man injured in two-vehicle Jefferson Township crash
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP — An Edwardsburg teen and a Watervliet man were injured Thursday morning following a two-vehicle crash ...
News
Icy road may have played factor in Jefferson Township crash
Icy road conditions played a role in a single-vehicle crash in Jefferson Township Wednesday morning.
Community News
Former integrated schoolhouse to be restored by local group
VANDALIA — Underground Railroad Society of Cass County has recently purchased Brownsville School No. 1, 20559 Osborn St. ...
News
Vandalia women strikes tree, is extricated from vehicle in Jefferson Township
A Vandalia woman had to be extricated from her vehicle after leaving the roadway and striking a tree ...
Crime/Court
Area residents sentenced on drug, theft charges
CASSOPOLIS — Three area residents were given probationary terms on drug and theft charges Friday in Cass County ...
Community News
Meet the 2023 Miss Dowagiac Contestants — Contestants 7-9
DOWAGIAC — The 2023 Miss Dowagiac Scholarship Pageant will be hosted at 7 p.m. Saturday, January 28, at ...
Crime/Court
Area man gets 25-60 years for sexually assaulting minor
CASSOPOLIS — An area man already in prison for sexual assault was sentenced to another prison term Friday ...
Uncategorized
Meet the 2023 Miss Dowagiac Contestants — Contestants 1-3
DOWAGIAC — The 2023 Miss Dowagiac Scholarship Pageant will be hosted at 7 p.m. Saturday, January 28, at ...
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 ...
Local Government
Cass County K9 ‘Nellie’ retires
CASSOPOLIS — A local law enforcement dog was celebrated by the community after a successful career of saving ...
Community News
Cassopolis nonprofit hosts MLK Day events
CASSOPOLIS — A local organization celebrated the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by engaging the ...
News
Dowagiac man ends up in Mill Pond after striking guardrail
A Dowagiac man struck a guardrail on Dutch Settlement and a tree before ending up in the Mill ...
Crime/Court
Local women sentenced for theft
CASSOPOLIS — Two area women convicted of receiving and possessing stolen property were sentenced Friday in Cass County ...
Crime/Court
Constantine man sentenced to prison for meth, tampering, fleeing police
CASSOPOLIS — A Constantine man was given three concurrent prison sentences Friday in Cass County Circuit Court for ...
News
Stevensville resident injured in Howard Township rollover
A Stevensville resident was involved in a single-vehicle rollover accident that required extrication on M-60 in Howard Township ...
Crime/Court
Cassopolis man gets prison time for assaulting county deputies
CASSOPOLIS — A Cassopolis man who assaulted deputies in the Cass County Jail in April, 2021 was sentenced ...
Uncategorized
Niles resident sent to hospital after leaving roadway and striking brush
A Niles resident was sent to the hospital after her vehicle left the roadway and struck some brush ...
News
Leader Publications promotes managing editor
NILES — Maxwell Harden has been named the managing editor of Leader Publications’ weekly newspapers that includes Niles ...
Community News
Cassopolis Village Council awarded $150,000 grant for lead lines investigation
CASSOPOLIS — The first meeting of the new year was quiet for the Cassopolis Village Council. Beyond the ...
Local Government
Rep. Paquette announces new 37th House District contact information
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — With the new year comes a new district for Rep. Brad Paquette (R-Niles). Due to ...
