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Community News

Niles assisted living community leader earns national recognition

NILES — Brentwood at Niles has announced that Executive Director Lynda Sallee has been honored as a runner-up ...

Local Government

Berrien County Treasurer offers tips to avoid foreclosure

ST. JOSEPH — Berrien County Treasurer Shelly Weich is once again going out to local communities to meet ...

Community News

Niles Township board provides update on township hall, recreational marijuana

NILES — Niles Charter Township Board members tackled a number of subjects at their meeting Monday, including the ...

Crime/Court

Stevensville woman sentenced for tampering with evidence in fatal shooting

NILES — Monday’s sentencings at the Niles courthouse included that of a Stevensville woman charged with tampering with ...

Community News

Failure at substation causes Niles area power outage

NILES — Utility crews were able to restore power to thousands of customers in the greater Niles area ...

Community News

Niles approves Ferry Street School Park fundraiser

NILES — The former site of Ferry Street School will soon receive a new lease on life. The ...

Breaking News

Man who went missing in Niles area found alive in Goshen

NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — A man who went missing for more than a week in the Niles area ...

Community News

Berrien County Sheriff’s Department searching Niles for missing man

NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — Local officers are searching the Niles area for a missing man. At approximately 12:20 ...

News

Brandywine board changes the length of members terms, adds student representation

NILES — Brandywine Board of Education members have started the process to change their terms from four to ...

Community News

Niles church, barbershop host winter clothing giveaway

NILES — A local business and a local church teamed up to help clothe those in need of ...

Community News

Annual Hunter Ice Festival draws thousands

NILES — The Hunter Ice Festival took over downtown Niles this past weekend, much to the delight of ...

Crime/Court

Niles suspect in 2022 fatal shooting released from jail

 NILES — The suspect in a 2022 Niles homicide has been released from jail after a year incarcerated ...

News

Notre Dame comeback falls short in 34-23 title game loss to Ohio State

ATLANTA, Ga. — Notre Dame’s historic season came to an end on Monday evening in the College Football ...

Business

MEC opens fiber internet registration areas in Southwest Michigan

CASSOPOLIS — Midwest Energy & Communications (MEC) announces that in the first six months of 2025, it will ...

Community News

Annual Hunter Ice Festival returns to downtown Niles

NILES — The 21st annual Hunter Ice Festival has arrived in downtown Niles. The annual festival, which sees ...

Community News

Niles greenlights third annual Michiana PrideFest

NILES — A popular event will return to downtown Niles in June.  The Niles City Council moved 6-1 ...

Crime/Court

Niles woman gets prison time on multiple charges

NILES — A Niles woman is headed to prison after being sentenced Monday in Berrien County Trial Court ...

Niles

Annual Hunter Ice Festival returns to Niles this weekend

NILES — One of the Niles community’s most popular events is set to return this weekend. The 21st ...

Niles

‘Place of the Rapids’: Niles, Pokagon Band install new Pawating sign

NILES — Nestled near the St. Joseph River is a new sign installed to both honor and recognize ...

Crime/Court

Search warrant leads to robbery arrests in Lincoln Township

LINCOLN TOWNSHIP — A man and a woman were arrested Tuesday in connection with a robbery that took ...

Education

Brandywine school board elects new officers

NILES — The Brandywine Board of Education has new leadership after Monday’s organizational meeting for the 2025 year. ...

Business

Emerge Innovation Hub to host annual listening session

NILES — A nonprofit is helping local entrepreneurs launch and grow their businesses. Emerge Innovation Hub recently launched ...

Crime/Court

Niles man gets probation for larceny

NILES — A contractor was sentenced to probation Monday in Berrien County Trial Court after not completing a ...

Community News

Pokagon Fund awards grant to Neighbor by Neighbor

NEW BUFFALO — Neighbor by Neighbor was recently awarded a grant to help local families improve their circumstances ...

DEVELOPING NEWS

Sugar Bowl postponed after deadly New Orleans attack

UPDATE: The Sugar Bowl has been rescheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday. NEW ORLEANS, La. — The Allstate Sugar ...

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