NILES Niles man gets jail time for Lowe’s retail fraud NILES — A Niles man is going to jail for retail fraud after being sentenced Monday in Berrien County Trial Court. Steven Paul Hover, 56, ... Read more

NILES 2025 Miss/Mr. Niles Pageant set for Dec. 14 NILES — The Miss/Mr. Niles court will be selected next weekend, giving area youth a chance to represent their community and wear a radiant crown, ... Read more

DOWAGIAC Jazz band, carolers to perform at Dowagiac’s Extended Hours Shopping Event DOWAGIAC — The Dowagiac Union High School Jazz Band is among the musicians headlining downtown’s Extended Hours Holiday Shopping Event on Thursday, Dec. 12. Band ... Read more

DOWAGIAC Businesses to team up for wreath workshop at Dowagiac holiday shopping event DOWAGIAC — Venue 132 and Flowerfield Farmstead are teaming up to offer a workshop to make holiday centerpieces on Thursday, Dec. 12, as specialty shops ... Read more

CASSOPOLIS Cassopolis school board discusses 2025 bond proposal CASSOPOLIS — The Cassopolis School Board continued reviewing plans for the district’s long-term facilities planning at their regular monthly meeting on Monday. The plans were ... Read more

EDWARDSBURG Winter Storm Warning in effect for Berrien, Cass counties UPDATE: As of 9 a.m., more than 4,000 Indiana Michigan Power customers are without power, the majority in the Benton Harbor area, according to a ... Read more

SPORTS Daily Data: Sunday, Dec. 8 BOYS BASKETBALL BENTON HARBOR 89, DOWAGIAC 38 At Dowagiac BENTON HARBOR (89): Latrell Johnson 17, Jkwon Lewis 22, Desean Mathison 13, Myron Rice 14, Torey ... Read more

OPINION Harden: Scott Novak, a local hero To say Scott Novak was an inspiration to me would be an understatement. Over the course of five decades, Scott had his pulse on the ... Read more

OPINION Eby: Scott Novak, my other better half In my mind, my relationship with Scott Novak spanned 60 years. One of the Paul Bunyan-like tall tales he enjoyed spinning was his role in ... Read more