NILES Niles Renaissance Faire returns May 15 to Plym Park NILES – Royalty returns to Niles this year – along with pirates, fairies, knights and more. The Niles Renaissance Faire will be hosted 10 a.m. ... Read more

NILES Niles dispensary donates to two area nonprofits NILES – A cannabis provisioning center gave $10,000 checks to two Niles nonprofits on Wednesday. Leadership members from Green Stem Provisioning, 1140 S. 11th St., ... Read more

DOWAGIAC Two new businesses receive ribbon-tying ceremonies from Dowagiac chamber DOWAGIAC — After opening during the early stages of the pandemic last year, two Dowagiac businesses were finally able to celebrate with the community. Wednesday, ... Read more

DOWAGIAC Dowagiac Citywide Cleanup Drive-Thru to begin May 15 DOWAGIAC — Spring has sprung, and the city of Dowagiac is ready to assist residents looking to spruce up their properties. The city will be ... Read more

CASSOPOLIS Cass County Fair to host Spring Fling Campout CASSOPOLIS — A chance for Cass County families to get a taste of the great outdoors and support a local organization at the same time ... Read more

EDWARDSBURG Biggby Coffee location opens in Edwardsburg EDWARDSBURG — A new coffee shop is serving up smiles in Edwardsburg. Tuesday, a new Biggby Coffee location opened at 69821 M-62, Edwardsburg. The coffee ... Read more

SPORTS Edwardsburg’s Luke Stowasser breaks long jump record in tri-meet win Edwardsburg’s Luke Stowasser lives up to the phrase “spring into action” every time he steps on the track. Read more

OPINION CULTON: The fight against COVID is not over My great-uncle never liked having his picture taken. Whenever anyone brought out a camera, he would scowl, duck and run, hide his face behind a ... Read more

OPINION LASATA: April is Child Abuse Prevention Month Each year in Michigan, tens of thousands of children are abused or neglected — about 90 per day. In 2019, very sadly, 63 Michigan children ... Read more