Community News
PHOTO GALLERY: 2024 Miss Niles Scholarship Pageant
NILES — Niles’ best and brightest graced the stage Saturday at Niles High School to participate in the ...
Community News
Amelia Rodgers crowned Miss Niles 2024
NILES — A new royal court has been crowned to represent the Niles community. When the dust settled, ...
Business
Annual Hunter Ice Festival kicks off in downtown Niles
NILES — The 20th annual Hunter Ice Festival has arrived in downtown Niles. The annual festival, which sees ...
Education
Brandywine teacher awarded $1,320 grant
Jennifer Button, a reading and math interventionist at Brandywine Community Schools, was awarded a $1,320 grant from Midwest ...
Crime/Court
Niles man gets prison time for party store robbery
CASSOPOLIS — A young Niles man who robbed a Niles area party store last year was sentenced to ...
Business
Salon 414 opens in downtown Niles
NILES — With 30 years of experience behind the chair, Jen Strickland is stepping out on her own ...
Education
Brandywine school board elects new officers, discusses May bond proposal
NILES — Brandywine Board of Education members elected new officers and heard details about the proposed bond issue ...
Community News
Southwest Michigan launches new, year-round Trails Challenge
ST. JOSEPH — Whether it’s a New Year resolution to get more exercise in 2024 or a passion ...
Crime/Court
Niles man gets prison time on multiple charges
NILES — A Niles man was sentenced to prison Monday in Berrien County Trial Court after pleading guilty ...
Crime/Court
Appeal denied for Buchanan man involved in fatal OWI crash
NILES — The case against a Buchanan man accused of driving drunk and killing a Berrien County Road ...
Community News
Local organizations to host annual MLK Day Community Breakfast
NILES — The MLK Day Planning Committee and the Mount Calvary Baptist Church are gearing up to host ...
Crime/Court
Niles man gets jail time for killing neighbor’s dog
NILES — A Niles man who shot and killed a neighbor’s dog was sentenced to jail Monday in ...
Crime/Court
Niles man gets probation for gun, drug possession
CASSOPOLIS — A Niles man who was stopped having possession of a gun and cocaine was sentenced Friday ...
Community News
Laila Ali to speak at LMC Mendel Center as part of Speaker Series, MLK Celebration Week
BENTON HARBOR — The Lake Michigan College Mendel Center welcomes to the Main stage boxing world champion, international ...
Community News
Niles Township supervisor looks back on 2023, ahead to 2024
NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — With 2023 officially in the books, Niles Charter Township Supervisor Marge Durm-Hiatt was proud ...
Local Government
Berrien County Commissioners choose committee members
ST. JOSEPH — Berrien County Commissioners started the 2024 year with a brief organizational meeting Thursday morning. Commissioners ...
Business
Mimi’s Tailoring Dress Store ready for new year
NILES — A new Niles business is ready to offer high-quality clothing and tailoring services to the community. ...
Crime/Court
Area residents sentenced in Berrien County Court
NILES — Three area residents were sentenced Thursday in Berrien County Trial Court. Paul Ryan Eager, 47, of ...
Crime/Court
South Bend man gets probation, jail for pulling gun at Niles Township Wal-Mart
NILES — A South Bend man who got into a fight with two people at the Niles Wal-Mart ...
Business
Souldier announces merchandise partnership with Notre Dame
NILES — A local lifestyle brand is partnering with the University of Notre Dame to produce a new ...
Crime/Court
Niles man gets prison time for setting apartment building on fire
NILES — A Niles man who tried to burn down a local apartment building three years ago was ...
Community News
Berrien County Commissioners conduct final 2023 meeting
ST. JOSEPH – The Berrien County Board of Commissioners’ final meeting of 2023 featured action on a number ...
Business
Niles boutique finding success in digital age
NILES — Tiffany Watson, owner of Dani Morgans Boutique in downtown Niles, has been proving that brick and ...
Community News
Greater Niles Sights & Lights Decorating winners announced
NILES — The winners of the third annual Greater Niles Sights & Lights Decorating Contest have been announced. ...
Community News
Berrien Community Foundation youth serve Emergency Shelter clients for the holidays
BENTON HARBOR — Berrien Community Foundation’s Teens Exhibiting Able Minds is helping keep people facing homelessness warm and ...
