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Niles City Council to form four-person festivals and events subcommittee
Niles City Council members will soon be forming a four-person subcommittee to recommend to council members the approval ...
Dowagiac
Volunteer of the Week: Ron Behnke, Dowagiac Lions Club
Ron Behnke, of Cassopolis, is a retired maintenance worker and the president of the Dowagiac Lions Club. Behnke ...
Dowagiac
Dowagiac police log — May 18-22
Here are the calls the Dowagiac Police Department responded to May 18-22: May 18 9:30 a.m. — 700 ...
Dowagiac
Dowagiac police investigate counterfeit bills
Dowagiac police are asking locals to take caution of some phony cash that recently began circulating around the ...
Business
Dowagiac man opens carpet cleaning business
Be it from a crimson stain left by a fallen wine glass or a smelly puddle left behind ...
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Berrien County Cancer Services Inc. raises $18,371 for cancer patient services
An earlier article stated that the nonprofit has raised $464,085 in 28 years — this number represents what was ...
State
Secretary of State offices to close for Memorial Day
Secretary of State Ruth Johnson reminds residents that all offices and the Office of the Great Seal will ...
Region
Proos supports ‘Thin Blue Line’ fundraising plate
LANSING — Michigan residents could purchase a license plate to help support the families of fallen police officers ...
State
First West Nile virus activity of 2017 detected in Michigan
LANSING — The first West Nile virus activity for Michigan in 2017 has been confirmed in three birds ...
Buchanan
Buchanan Area Chamber of Commerce to host summer arts celebration May 27
BUCHANAN — The Buchanan Area Chamber of Commerce will host a summer arts celebration called “Un-sanctioned Make It” ...
News
Brandywine announces half days, summer schedule
NILES — There will be a half-day of school on Monday and Tuesday, June 12 and June 13, ...
News
Berrien County Youth Fair Historical Committee seeks historical or centennial farms for display
BERRIEN SPRINGS — The Berrien County Youth Fair Historical Committee is seeking centennial or historical farms throughout the ...
Buchanan
Buchanan mayor awards keys to the city to blossomtime participants: Photo story
Buchanan Mayor Brenda Hess took a moment at Monday night’s city council meeting to recognize Miss Buchanan 2017 ...
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Church celebrates 18 years of serving the Niles community
As a child, Mike Smith said he hated going to church. The son of a Baptist preacher, he ...
Dowagiac
Dowagiac student places in top 10 in statewide essay contest
Eighth-grader Martha Schaller, of Dowagiac Middle School, was recently announced as one of 10 statewide winners in Farm ...
Dowagiac
Public Safety in brief, May 23
Dowagiac woman injured after vehicle crashes into tree DOWAGIAC — A Dowagiac woman was hospitalized after her vehicle ...
Dowagiac
Dowagiac grad spotted on episode of popular TV show
Dowagiac Union High School graduate Christopher Hodshire has a very interesting night job. A consultant with Siena Heights ...
Cass County
Historical Society offering tours of Newton House
Locals and visitors to Cass County will soon have a chance to step back in time and tour ...
Niles
BHS alum earns award from Kalamazoo College
Brandywine High School graduate Diane Seuss, who is the writer in residence and an assistant professor of English ...
Niles
Man gets prison for attacking wife with hammer
By DEBRA HAIGHT Special to Leader Publications A Niles man who hit his wife in the head with ...
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Niles woman to compete in Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant
It takes more than beauty to be selected for Miss Hooters Michigan 2017. Similar to a pageant, the ...
News
Whirlpool’s cardboard boats return to benefit United Way
Whirlpool Corporation will host the second annual “Rock the Boat” cardboard boat races on Thursday, July 20, at ...
Dowagiac
Dowagiac police log — May 17
Here are the calls the Dowagiac Police Department responded to May 17: May 17 5:20 a.m. — 200 ...
Cass County
Cass county to update email provider
While budget constraints will not allow them to get everything on their wish list, Cass County’s computer gurus ...
Dowagiac
Chicago author discusses music history, civil rights during Dogwood lecture
While she may take too many creative liberties with her works to be considered a historian, one cannot ...
