Business
Father-son team opens Downtown Niles Cafe
NILES — A new dining option has arrived in downtown Niles. Downtown Niles Cafe opened its doors to ...
Community News
Niles High School to perform musical ‘You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown’
NILES — Students from Niles High School are preparing for their first in-person musical performance of 2023. The ...
Community News
Niles City Council approves downtown streetscape project
NILES — The downtown Niles streetscape will soon be receiving a facelift. During its Monday meeting, the Niles ...
Business
Treasury: Municipalities to receive Marijuana tax revenue this week
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Local municipalities and counties invested in the marijuana industry will soon be receiving the benefits. ...
Crime/Court
Buchanan man gets jail time, probation for assault
NILES — A Buchanan man who pointed a gun at his son during an argument was sentenced Monday ...
Business
2nd & Main coffeehouse opens in downtown Niles
NILES — The aroma of freshly brewed coffee and the sound of lively chatter wafted through the air ...
Crime/Court
Granger man gets jail time for attempted indecent exposure
NILES — A Granger man who exposed himself in the Niles Walmart parking lot was sentenced to jail ...
Education
Brandywine board meeting ends after failure to adopt agenda
NILES — Monday’s Brandywine Board of Education meeting ended only minutes after starting but that didn’t stop community ...
Business
Third annual Niles Restaurant Week begins March 6
NILES — The third annual Niles Restaurant Week presented by Corewell Health returns with a delicious lineup from ...
Crime/Court
Niles man gets prison time for resisting, obstructing police
NILES — A Niles man received his second prison sentence in two months Monday in Berrien County Trial ...
Business
Niles Planning Commission approves site plan for warehouse on 13th Street
NILES — Construction of a warehouse project located on the southwest corner of 13th Street and Lake Street ...
Business
Planning commission approves site plan for East Main Dollar General
NILES — Construction is expected to begin soon on a Dollar General along East Main Street in Niles. ...
News
One injured in car vs. semi Bertrand Township crash
BERTRAND TOWNSHIP — A 48-year-old Michigan City man was injured Wednesday afternoon following a car-vs.-semi crash on US-12 ...
Community News
Dowagiac honors January Students of The Month
DOWAGIAC — The Dowagiac Union Schools Board of Education honored the district’s January Students of The Month during ...
Community News
Niles Community Schools approves new CTE course
NILES — A new course designed to give students an overview of the ever-evolving healthcare system will soon ...
Community News
Niles Township approves feasibility study on new town hall location
NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — Niles Charter Township’s quest for a new town hall is one step closer ...
Community News
Berrien County commissioners discuss county facilities, juvenile center
ST. JOSEPH — Design plans for a new county juvenile center are nearing completion and Berrien County Commissioners ...
Community News
Brandywine high schoolers form group to gather support for students in district
NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — A local student group is working to keep its student body engaged and involved ...
Education
Community speaks out at Brandywine board meeting
NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — During Monday night’s Brandywine Community Schools Board of Education meeting, more than a dozen ...
News Main
Brandywine suspends adding ‘sexually explicit, violent’ books to middle/high school library
NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — A controversial debate over book policy in the Brandywine Community Schools district reached a ...
Local Government
Niles City Council approves purchase of $212,000 fire department SCBA gear
NILES — The Niles City Council authorized the purchase of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus masks, bottles, and a RIT ...
Business
Boone Newsmedia founder and chairman dies
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — James B. “Jim” Boone Jr., founder and chairman of the board of Boone Newsmedia, Inc. ...
Crime/Court
South Bend man gets jail time for Berrien Township vehicle theft
NILES — A South Bend man received jail time Monday in Berrien County Trial Court for stealing a ...
Crime/Court
Niles man gets prison time for vehicle theft
NILES — A Niles man who unlawfully took another person’s car was sentenced to prison Monday in Berrien ...
Business
Oh My LLC reopens in downtown Niles
NILES — A downtown Niles business closed since November has made its long-awaited return. Oh My LLC, 307 ...
