Horizons
Bouncing out cancer
There are a lot of people who talk a good game when it comes to helping fight cancer, ...
Horizons
One sweet gig
They call themselves the Brandywine Creek String Band, and unlike most groups, the band never has a problem ...
Cassopolis
News In Brief, Feb. 23
City seeking applicants for treasurer DOWAGIAC -— Dowagiac officials are accepting candidate applications for city treasurer to take ...
Dowagiac
Cass sheriff joins Michigan crime-fighting organization
Cass County Sheriff Richard Behnke has become a member of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, Michigan, a statewide ...
Dowagiac
Weather spotter training at SMC slated for March 6
Southwestern Michigan College will host another round of storm spotter training starting at 6 p.m. Monday, March 6, ...
Dowagiac
Dowagiac police log — Feb. 19-22
Sunday, Feb. 19 4:20 a.m. — 100 block Hamilton, public peace 4:45 a.m. — Central Business District, winter ...
News
Medical marijuana public forum
City Administrator Richard Huff recently confirmed the location of the City of Niles’ upcoming Medical Marijuana Forum. The ...
News Main
Niles school board recognizes student who performed CPR on choking man
On Monday night, the Niles Community School board of education recognized a Niles High School student who applied ...
News Main
Mother, daughter co-found program for expelled students
This week, for Black History Month the Niles Daily Star will commemorate some of the African Americans in ...
Cassopolis
Display features letters by Dr. Martin Luther King
The Cass County libraries of Howard, Edwardsburg and Cass District and Niles District Library in Berrien, along with ...
Cassopolis
Four candidates get second interview for superintendent
The Cassopolis Board of Education at a special meeting Monday night decided to grant second interviews to four ...
Cassopolis
Three more interviewed for superintendent’s position
The second night of Cassopolis Public Schools superintendent interviews featured three candidates with previous experience at a special ...
Cassopolis
Volunteer of the Week: Joe Calme, of Cassopolis
Joe Calme, of Cassopolis, is a retired information technology specialist who now raises bees with his wife, Nancy. ...
Dowagiac
SMC students attend Chicago Auto Show
Southwestern Michigan College’s 140 Chicago Auto Show visitors Feb. 15 saw Chevrolet’s life-sized LEGO Batmobile, the Toyota Tundra ...
Dowagiac
Pheasants Forever, SMC introducing beehives on college’s campus
After helping to spruce up the campus with wildflowers and grasses last year, students with Southwestern Michigan College’s ...
Dowagiac
SMC debuts production of ‘Chicago’ Thursday
Murder, greed, corruption and other sins near and dear to the heart will be on full display this ...
News Main
Local woman was first black female responder on police force
At Mount Olive Church on Sunday afternoon a chorus of voices rose up to celebrate the lives of ...
News
Two arraigned for assaulting police officer
By KELSEY HAMMON & AMBROSIA NELDON After allegedly attacking a Michigan State Police trooper, two men were arraigned ...
News
Two sentenced to prison in Berrien County court
By DEBRA HAIGHT Special to the Niles Daily Star A Niles man who has already been to prison ...
Giving
One good deed
Niles Mayor Nick Shelton plays the drums as South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg plays keyboard at Vegetable Buddies ...
Giving
Buchanan National Honor society to raise money for Relay for Life
With the goal to help those battling cancer, Buchanan National Honor Society students will be raising money for ...
Dowagiac
Dowagiac police log — Feb. 15-16
Wednesday, Feb. 15 8:40 a.m. — 700 block of Orchard, delinquent minor complaint 9:57 a.m. — 700 block ...
Dowagiac
Spanish exchange student sharing love of art with peers
Like many other students her age, 15-year-old Andrea Alcázar has a very active imagination. All one has to ...
Dowagiac
Man gets prison time for assault
A Dowagiac man will spend the next few years behind bars at a Michigan penitentiary for beating another ...
Brandywine Education
Dowagiac spellers dominate county spelling bee
The last time Dowagiac Middle School student Martha Schaller went head-to-head against a competitor from Edwardsburg in the ...
