Crime/Court
Niles man gets prison time for obstructing police
NILES — A Niles man was sentenced to prison Monday in Berrien County Trial Court. Taylor Lee Fox, ...
Crime/Court
Niles man gets probation for assaulting girlfriend
NILES — A Niles man who got into a fight with his girlfriend in the Niles Wal-Mart parking ...
Community News
Niles senior delivers socks to seniors
NILES — For the third straight year, Niles High School senior Sawyer Lundberg and his classmates are hoping ...
News
Hastings resident hits tree in LaGrange Township
Just before midnight Friday, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single vehicle accident on M-62 near ...
Community News
Buchanan’s Schuhknecht ready for Miss America Pageant
EDWARDSBURG — The Miss Edwardsburg Youth Scholarship Pageant had a special helper last week. Buchanan native Maya Schuhknecht, ...
Business
Buchanan’s Hometown & Co. hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony
BUCHANAN — A long-vacant Buchanan building has been brought back to life, much to the joy of the ...
Business
Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber announces 2024 Business Recognition Award nominees
ST. JOSEPH — The Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber recently announced the nominees for its annual chamber awards to ...
Education
SMC graduates 21-member nursing class
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College Dec. 13 welcomed 21 new nurses to America’s largest health care profession with ...
DEVELOPING NEWS
Niles authorities seek help locating robbery suspect
NILES — The Niles Police Department is asking for the public’s help in the identification of a suspect ...
Business
Dowagiac, Corewell Health reach lease agreement for Donald Lyons Health Center
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac area residents will soon have more health care options to choose from. The Dowagiac City ...
Business
Dowagiac to seek new Twistees operator
DOWAGIAC — An ice cream parlor that has served the Dowagiac community for more than 40 years could ...
Niles
Groove School opens enrollment for 2024, offers guitar scholarship
NILES — A new music school is still accepting scholarship applications for a program offering young Berrien County ...
Cassopolis
Cassopolis Village Council conducts final 2023 meeting
CASSOPOLIS — The final regular meeting of 2023 of the Cassopolis Village Council was relatively quiet, with a ...
Community News
City of Dowagiac approves sale of property for redevelopment
DOWAGIAC — A vacant plot of land will soon become part of the City of Dowagiac’s redevelopment plan. ...
Community News
20th annual Hunter Ice Festival to take place Jan. 12-14
NILES — One of the Niles community’s most popular events is set to take shape in a few ...
Crime/Court
Benton Harbor man gets jail time, probation for Berrien Township break-in
NILES — A Benton Harbor man who broke into a building and stole tools and other items from ...
Community News
Brandywine lifts suspension of violent books, materials
NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — Brandywine Board of Education members ended a year that has often been controversial by ...
Community News
Dowagiac hires former Buchanan city manager as Director of Public Works
DOWAGIAC — Former Buchanan City Manager Benjamin Eldridge has found his next job with the City of Dowagiac. ...
Crime/Court
Dowagiac man gets jail time for Niles Township assault
NILES — A Dowagiac man was sentenced to jail Monday in Berrien County Trial Court in an assault ...
Community News
New 40-acre nature preserve to open in Niles Charter Township
CHARTER TOWNSHIP — A new outdoor space is on the way for area residents to enjoy. Chikaming Open ...
Community News
Buchanan City Commission hosts Vigansky censure hearing
BUCHANAN — Buchanan City Commissioners continued to deal with other aftermath of the Eldridge controversy Monday, starting with ...
Community News
Dowagiac police, fire host Breakfast with Santa Toy Drive
DOWAGIAC — The Dowagiac Police and Fire Departments are making an effort to ensure that this gift-giving holiday ...
Community News
$1.5 million grant to help fund Cass County Historic Courthouse renovation
CASSOPOLIS — As contractors worked through preliminary construction projects less than 100 yards away Monday, Cass County Board ...
Community News
PHOTO GALLERY: 2024 Miss Edwardsburg Pageant
EDWARDSBURG — 19 of Edwardsburg’s best and brightest graced the Edwardsburg Performing Arts Center stage Saturday to participate ...
Crime/Court
Niles man gets probation for Niles Township home invasion
NILES — A Niles man was sentenced to probation Monday in Berrien County Trial Court on home invasion ...
