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Cass County Courts to continue to provide the public with access to justice via Zoom during COVID-19
CASSOPOLIS — The Michigan Supreme Court has tracked over one million hours of Zoom hearings by courts across ...
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Local cinema readies to reopen after seven months
NILES — Scott Moore has “definitely not” been counting the months Wonderland Cinema has been closed due to ...
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COVID-19 UPDATE: Michigan reports 122,735 cases, 6,731 deaths
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported an increase in COVID-19 cases Monday. ...
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Niles man pleads guilty to meth use
NILES — A Niles man is receiving jail time after pleading guilty to using a controlled substance. Johnathan ...
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Absentee voting begins in Michigan
BERRIEN COUNTY — Election Day is still just over a month away, but voting by absentee ballot has ...
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Berrien County Circuit Judge Charles LaSata elected as an officer of the Michigan Judges Association
BERRIEN COUNTY — On Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, Berrien County Circuit Judge Charles LaSata was elected as an ...
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SMC enrolls 1,800 students for fall 2020
DOWAGIAC — The Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees heard last Monday night from President Dr. Joe Odenwald ...
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MDHHS makes COVID-19 recommendations about Halloween trick-or-treating, celebrations
LANSING — To help ensure the only thing scary about Halloween is the costumes, the Michigan Department of ...
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Apple Festival Harvest Market offers venue for local vendors to sell wares
NILES — Although the Apple Festival Fairgrounds were free of the typical screeches and whirls from carnival rides ...
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Region sees upward trend in house sales, values
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — The stay-at-home orders experienced across the country may have triggered a house buying wave in ...
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Cass County Fair to host Halloween campout
CASSOPOLIS — Next month, Cass County residents will have a chance to camp with ghouls, witches, goblins and ...
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Gov. Whitmer reopens movie theaters, strengthens mask requirements in schools
LANSING —Today, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Orders 2020-183, which amends the MI Safe Start order to reopen ...
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Sign ups now open for annual Rake a Difference event
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — As the fall leaves prepare to change, one regional organization is planning for an annual ...
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Harvest Market brings vendors together
NILES — Two vendors, Sticky Spoons Jam and Cardinal Candle Co. have been excited to prepare for a ...
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COVID-19 UPDATE: Michigan reports 119,597 cases, 6,700 deaths
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported an increase in COVID-19 cases Thursday. ...
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Cass County Animal Control to host Empty the Shelters event
CASSOPOLIS — Thursday morning, Cass County Animal Control Director Ron Butts struggled as he tried to hold a ...
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Swirlyz Frozen Yogurt closes for the season due to COVID-19 setbacks
NILES — Steven Estes did not originally plan on closing down his frozen yogurt shop for the winter. ...
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Committee formed to review Lewis Cass ISD name
CASSOPOLIS — The Lewis Cass Intermediate School District is moving forward with plans to consider a name change ...
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COVID-19 UPDATE: Berrien County announces additional COVID-19 death
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Another Berrien County resident died as a result of COVID-19, the Michigan Department of Health ...
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Performing arts organization creates scholarship fund
NILES — When the leadership of Performing Arts Workshop announced its first merit-based scholarship, it was to do ...
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Veterinarian ticketed following discovery of dead animals on his property
BERTRAND TOWNSHIP — Ten deceased animals were found on a Bertrand Township man’s property on Monday. According to ...
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Niles Apple Festival Harvest Market aims to showcase vendors, food trucks
NILES — There may not be carnival rides or contests, but the Niles area will still have a ...
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COVID-19 UPDATE: Michigan sees 117,910 cases, 6,680 deaths
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise in the state of Michigan. Berrien County reported 1,637 ...
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Niles man gets probation for criminal sexual conduct
NILES — A Niles man is receiving probation after pleading no contest to criminal sexual conduct. Jeremy William ...
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Niles Charter Township board approves millages for ballot
NILES TOWNSHIP — Millages were on the minds of the Niles Township board members on Monday evening. The ...
