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Two arrested following traffic stop in Pokagon Township
POKAGON TOWNSHIP — The Cass County Drug Enforcement Team announced that on Thursday, A county deputy conducted a ...
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Honor Credit Union voted one of America’s best-in-state credit unions
BERRIEN SPRINGS — Honor Credit Union has been named as one of America’s Best-In-State Credit Unions 2020. According ...
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Gov. Whitmer amends MI Safe Start order to limit indoor gatherings
LANSING. –Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-160 and Executive Order 2020-161, amending Michigan’s Safe Start Order and ...
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United Way of Southwest Michigan teams up with “When We All Vote” to boost voter registration in Berrien, Cass, Van Buren xounties
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — United Way of Southwest Michigan recently partnered with “When We All Vote,” a nonprofit, non-partisan ...
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Berrien County recycling event to take place Aug. 12
BERRIEN COUNTY — A chance for area residents to safely recycle a number of household objects is coming ...
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Local cyclists ride Indiana state line to Mackinac Bridge
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Friday evening as the sun set, a group of Spandex-clad heroes took flight. Starting from ...
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Niles Township fire chief retires after 37 years
NILES TOWNSHIP — Walking through the Niles Township Fire department, 2049 S. Third St., Chief Gary Brovold knows ...
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Local nonprofit invites parents to register for backpack full of school supplies
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — The first day of class for students is quickly approaching. Some area schools, including Brandywine ...
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Residents, Niles City Council members urge movement on creation of social district
NILES — On Monday evening, the Niles City Council hosted a committee off the whole meeting virtually to ...
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Public hearing hosted for community block grant action plan, scheduled for budget
NILES — The Niles City Council met virtually on Monday evening. The council set aside time prior to ...
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Health departments working with area schools to finalize back to school plans
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Students left classrooms on March 13 as state mandates to control the spread of COVID-19 ...
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Berrien County hiring contact tracers as clinics reopen, COVID-19 deaths increase
BERRIEN COUNTY — As operations in the Berrien County Health Department have stabilized, clinics like the WIC and ...
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South Bend woman sentenced for embezzlement from a Niles senior
NILES – A South Bend woman was sentenced to jail and probation in Berrien County Trial Court for ...
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Children experience reptiles, amphibians at Summer My Way
NILES — Four cold-blooded animals arrived on Friday to the Summer My Way program. Students watching the animals ...
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Homeschoolers educate parents about school at home options for fall
BERRIEN COUNTY — As the fall approaches with school administrators continuing to work out the details to provide ...
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Leader Publications announces 2020 Best of the Best winners
The results are in! With more than 1,000 votes cast in print and online, Michiana residents have spoken, ...
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Edwardsburg teen found with sexually abuse material will have a chance to keep his record clean
CASSOPOLIS – An Edwardsburg teen found with sexually abusive materials has a chance to keep a child pornography ...
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Niles-Buchanan YMCA to host Census celebration
NILES — Every 10 years, the U.S. Census takes place to ensure each person living in the country ...
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Planning commission discusses master plan, zoning ordinances
NILES — The Niles planning commission hosted its first meeting since March 18 on Wednesday. The meeting, hosted ...
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Summer My Way partner luncheon takes place during nature week
NILES — In a room with both civilians and superheroes, each one looks down at papers in front ...
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Domestic and Sexual Abuse Services embraces name change of annual fundraiser
CASSOPOLIS — Domestic and Sexual Abuse Services is taking steps to foster a more inclusive environment. The nonprofit ...
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Michigan Gateway Community Foundation announces new CEO, president
BUCHANAN — Rob Habicht’s office in the front of the Michigan Gateway Community Foundation has drywall patching where ...
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Niles Township approves changes to fire department staff, hears 2019 audit
NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — Three firefighters will be leaving the Niles Charter Township Fire Department over the next ...
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Closed until further notice, two Cass District Library branches temporarily shut doors
CASS COUNTY — By Tuesday afternoon, the parking lot at the Cass District Library’s Howard Branch sat empty. ...
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Man killed in wrong-way crash in Niles Township
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article said the 29-year-old driver had been lodged at the Berrien County ...
