NILES Niles fine arts teacher awarded grant NILES—On Monday, Niles High School Assistant Principal Chris Porter and Fine Arts Teacher Peter Helm received a $1,000 grant from the Niles Education Foundation. Helm, ... Read more

NILES Drive-up Thanksgiving event serves 300 NILES — On Thanksgiving Day, the Wortham family helped feed 300 people by 12:45 p.m. The family and volunteers celebrated together as they cleaned up ... Read more

DOWAGIAC Cassopolis manufacturer donates to ACTION Ministries DOWAGIAC — A Cassopolis business is doing its part to make sure a nonprofit stays safe during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. CHT USA, 805 Wolfe ... Read more

DOWAGIAC Dowagiac nonprofit donates Thanksgiving baskets to families in need DOWAGIAC — A Dowagiac nonprofit made sure families had a filling Thanksgiving this year. St. Francis Outreach distributed 35 Thanksgiving baskets to families in need ... Read more

CASSOPOLIS Village of Cassopolis approves resolution to co-sign EDA Grant for MEC CASSOPOLIS — The Cassopolis Village Council met via Zoom for a special meeting to approve a resolution to co-sign an Economic Development Administration Grant application ... Read more

EDWARDSBURG Local tree farm opens for holiday season EDWARDSBURG — For years, Edwardsburg resident Ted Schrader has had a dream to open a small farm — specifically, a Christmas tree farm. Schrader is ... Read more

SPORTS Awards roll in for Chieftain soccer team It was a record-setting season for the Dowagiac soccer team, and the Chieftains are reaping the benefits from it. Read more

OPINION APPLEGATE: Niles Community Schools thanks the community for its ongoing support Around this time every year, we are all encouraged to reflect on what we are thankful for. While we always have an appreciation for our ... Read more

OPINION CULTON: Count our blessings This year, it has been exceedingly easy to count our hardships. With the COVID-19 pandemic having taken over our world, we have lost a lot. ... Read more