Dowagiac
Council updates tree removal incentive program
City hall is offering some added assistance to city residents dealing with dead or damaged trees, paying homeowners ...
Dowagiac
Dowagiac police log — Sept. 9-12
Friday, Sept. 9 8:10 a.m. — 400 block of W. Railroad, general assistance 9:00 a.m. — Riverside/Hill, controlled ...
Business
In search of whimsical scarecrows
Families, friends, students and co-workers, along with business owners are invited to make whimsical scarecrows that will be ...
Dowagiac
More than 100 attend Celebration Graduation fundraiser
The inside of the Dowagiac Conservation Club lodge was packed as the 2016-17 Celebration Graduation committee hosted its ...
News
Mission Hills paving project begins after residents take action
Construction to repave roads in the Western Niles Township subdivision of Mission Hills began earlier this month and ...
News
Apple Fest encourages businesses to deck out downtown
The annual Four Flags Apple Festival Window Decorating Contest is sure to draw some new customers to local ...
Berrien County
Drunk driving lands two in jail
By DEBRA HAIGHT Special to the Daily Star Driving drunk has landed two area residents in jail, ...
Dowagiac
Beckwith Theatre hosting auditions for ‘Blithe Spirit’
The Beckwith Theatre Company is hosting auditions for Noel Cöward’s comedy “Blithe Spirit,” from 6 to 8 p.m. ...
Education
Ring Lardner Middle School staff, students set the stage for promising school year
Throughout the first three and a half days of school, Ring Lardner Middle School students could be found ...
Cass County
Cassopolis, county embroiled in conflict over sewer lines
A problem that has been brewing for years beneath the surface of Cassopolis has recently spilled over to ...
Dowagiac
Hundreds participated in annual 9/11 Memorial ride
The roars from hundreds of motorcycles barreling down Division Street could be heard across Dowagiac Sunday afternoon, as ...
Brandywine Education
Former Brandywine teacher named assistant principal at Ring Lardner
A number of administrative changes shook up the leadership at multiple Niles area schools at the start of ...
News
What’s happening at the Niles District Library?
The Niles District Library is building a community of lifelong learners that want to make Niles their lifelong ...
News
Niles police log — Sept. 7-8
Sept. 7 6:05 a.m. — Broadway/E. Main, obstruction of justice/warrant 7:30 a.m. — N. Front/E. Main, traffic stop ...
Berrien County
Text-to-911 offers new emergency contact method
The Berrien County Administration Center announced last week that Text-to- 911 services are now available to Berrien County ...
Business
Local orchards celebrating high yields despite dry weather in early summer
A long dry spell this summer had Shelton’s Farm Market partner Joe Shelton a bit concerned that some ...
Business
Behavioral therapist joins Cassopolis Family Clinic Network
Ruth Hood, Licensed Master’s Social Worker, has joined the staff of Cassopolis Family Clinic Network. Hood, originally of ...
Business
Corporate sponsors of Under the Harvest Moon announced
This October families can celebrate Michigan’s glorious autumn and enjoy a glimpse of true Americana, as Under the ...
Dowagiac
Dowagiac police log — Sept. 7-9
Wednesday, Sept. 7 12:50 a.m. — 400 block of Walnut, assault complaint 3:40 a.m. — 500 block of ...
Cass County
COA events keep community active
The Cass County COA has planned a number of activities for next week at its Dowagiac location, Front ...
Cass County
Dowagiac man sentenced for child porn
A Dowagiac man whose attorney said was “struggling with the monster inside himself,” will return to prison for ...
Cass County
Teen sent to prison for sexual assault
A Niles teenager who was tried as adult after sexually assaulting a woman at gunpoint will be spending ...
Dowagiac
SMC students construct world’s largest blanket fort
While some Southwestern Michigan College students may have wanted to spend their first weekend of the semester sleeping ...
News
Pinktober charity gala to benefit Susan G. Komen Foundation
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ Four Winds Casinos will host a Pinktober Sock-Hop Charity Gala that will ...
Dowagiac
Stockbridge student selects SMC
Criminal justice edged engineering in Southwestern Michigan College freshman Brandon Benjamin’s inner career dialogue. “I originally was going ...
