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Mar 19, 2025 7 min read

Brandywine overcomes slow start to beat Calvin Christian in D3 quarterfinals

KALAMAZOO — The Niles Brandywine girls basketball team overcame poor first-half shooting and rode its stingy defense to a 43-25 Division 3 state quarterfinals win Tuesday over Grand Rapids Calvin...

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Mar 19, 2025 2 min read

Area man gets prison time for drunk driving

NILES — An area resident was sentenced to prison Monday at the Niles courthouse for felony drunk driving. Meadows Brian Christopher Meadows, 45, pleaded guilty to third offense drunk driving...

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Mar 19, 2025 3 min read

Edwardsburg village council approves budget

EDWARDSBURG — The Edwardsburg Village Council approved their 2025-2026 proposed budget, as well as the budget amendments for March and the audit for 2025 at their regular monthly meeting on...

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Mar 19, 2025 2 min read

Dowagiac Middle School students win essay contest

DOWAGIAC — Three Dowagiac Middle School students have been named local winners in the 56th annual America & Me Essay Contest, sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance.  The students have earned...

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Mar 19, 2025 2 min read

Letter to the editor: Trump’s reckless tariffs are a severe threat to...

Editor,  In 1930, President Herbert Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Bill, which raised American tariffs (taxes) on imports by the second-highest amount in U.S. history. This bill had disastrous consequences,...

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Mar 19, 2025 2 min read

Niles-Buchanan NAACP chapter to host March meeting next week

NILES — The Niles-Buchanan branch of the NAACP will host its next meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 25 in the lower level of the Niles District Library, 620 E....

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Mar 19, 2025 5 min read

SMC grad finds success in hometown Dowagiac

DOWAGIAC — It’s been 30 years since Tonya Cosey graduated from Southwestern Michigan College. As a “proud Chieftain,” the 1988 Union High School graduate still calls Dowagiac home. Cosey worked...

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Mar 17, 2025 2 min read

Niles woman gets prison time for child abuse

NILES — A Niles woman was sentenced to prison Monday at the Niles courthouse for abusing her children. Jackson Angeleah Rose Jackson, 34, of Niles, pleaded no contest to two...

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Mar 17, 2025 4 min read

SMCAS, Medic 1 discuss potential merger

BERRIEN SPRINGS — People got the chance to learn more about a possible merger between the county’s two main ambulance services at a community meeting Thursday in Berrien Springs.      ...

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Mar 17, 2025 1 min read

Dowagiac police investigate shots fired incident

DOWAGIAC — Police are investigating after gunshots were fired in Dowagiac on Saturday night. At approximately 9:03 p.m. Saturday, Dowagiac Police were dispatched to the area of E. Wayne St....

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Mar 17, 2025 1 min read

Dowagiac Drama Club to perform ‘Matilda the Musical’ this weekend

DOWAGIAC — Students from Dowagiac Middle School and Union High School are gearing up for their first musical performance of 2025. The schools’ musical group will be performing Roald Dahl’s...

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Mar 17, 2025 2 min read

Niles murder suspect found competent to stand trial

NILES — The case against a Missouri man charged with the 2023 death of a Niles man is back on after the man was found competent to stand trial late...

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Mar 17, 2025 2 min read

Dowagiac Chamber celebrates Brookie’s Cafe

DOWAGIAC — A downtown eatery was officially welcomed into the Dowagiac business community on Wednesday. Chamber of Commerce representatives and business owners gathered at Brookie’s Cafe, 105 Beeson St., celebrating...

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Mar 17, 2025 4 min read

Dowagiac’s Melvin hangs up whistle after 50 years

DOWAGIAC — After five decades of officiating basketball games, Dowagiac resident Randy Melvin has hung up his whistle for good.  Melvin recently officiated his final game a week ago Friday,...

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Mar 17, 2025 4 min read

Michigan Gateway Community Foundation awards grants to local organizations

BUCHANAN — One area organization recently granted more than $145,000 to organizations in Berrien and Cass counties. The Board of Trustees for Michigan Gateway Community Foundation have approved the granting...

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Mar 17, 2025 7 min read

Team effort carries Brandywine girls basketball to regional championship

NILES — Team defense and Brandywine’s unselfish play carried the top-ranked Lady Bobcats to a hard-fought 45-32 win over Kalamazoo Christian for a Division 3 regional championship Wednesday. Brandywine (26-0)...

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Mar 17, 2025 1 min read

DUHS students to host free senior citizen luncheon Thursday

DOWAGIAC — Seniors looking for a free meal can once again bring their appetites to the local high school. Dowagiac Union High School students in Andy Kruger’s culinary arts class...

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Mar 12, 2025 2 min read

Miss Dowagiac 2025 Amelia Bakeman receives Key to City

DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac Mayor Don Lyons handed over the Key to the City to Dowagiac’s new royalty during Monday’s city council meeting at City Hall. Lyons took a moment at...

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Mar 11, 2025 1 min read

Niles resident celebrates 101 years

NILES — A Niles resident celebrated a birthday milestone Monday. Brentwood at Niles resident Jeanette Thornton celebrated her 101st birthday Monday with much fanfare. A Niles native, Thornton was still...

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Mar 11, 2025 1 min read

Niles man charged with accosting children for immoral purposes, other crimes

HOWARD TOWNSHIP — A 38 year-old Niles man has been arrested and charged following an investigation into allegations of child sex crimes, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. Stephen...

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