NILES Niles City Council approves three social district permits NILES – Three businesses within the approved Niles social district moved one step closer to being able to serve adult beverages to enjoy outside of ... Read more

NILES Buchanan master planning enters home stretch BUCHANAN – The effort to get a new master plan in place for the city of Buchanan is entering the home stretch. The city’s planning ... Read more

DOWAGIAC DUS honors retiring faculty, staff members DOWAGIAC — A group of retiring Dowagiac Union Schools educators were honored this week for their years of service. The Dowagiac Union Schools Board of ... Read more

DOWAGIAC Mobile medical unit providing free ultrasound, STD testing DOWAGIAC — The Pregnancy Helpline of Three Rivers is bringing free services to Dowagiac women through its mobile medical unit. The organization, headquartered at 172 ... Read more

CASSOPOLIS COA partners with health department to deliver vaccines to homebound residents CASSOPOLIS — Though COVID-19 vaccination efforts are in full swing, one group remains difficult for health officials to reach — homebound and limited mobility residents. ... Read more

EDWARDSBURG Ontwa Township Board tables short term rental ordinance vote ONTWA TOWNSHIP — A proposed plan to regulate properties rented out on sites like Airbnb and VRBO has been kicked back to the Ontwa Township ... Read more

SPORTS Buchanan and Niles square off to battle cancer When visiting Buchanan and Niles get together to play a BCS Athletic Conference doubleheader today, there will be more on the line than a couple ... 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