By Staff
10 NILES – "Lucky's" luck almost ran out on May 9 when the small Jack Russell terrier puppy was thrown from the Thomson Road bridge, breaking his leg in the fall.
The story of "Lucky" the dog began when brothers Alex Nemethy, 16, and Tanner Hart, 14, were on a bike ride on Thomson Road near the Cass and Berrien county line. The brothers found the injured dog, and with the help of their father, brought the dog to a veterinarian.
Charged in the case was Joshua Scott Hamman, 21, of Niles. He plead no-contest in Cass County Fourth District Court on Oct. 10 to animal cruelty charges, and he was sentenced to a year in jail, probation and $980 in fines and fees.
"Lucky" recovered from his injuries.
Niles book club marks 125 years of reading
9NILES – A trio of remarkable milestones was recognized on Feb. 13 by the Seepewa Reading Club at the group's annual Founder's Day lunch at Millennium Steakhouse. The women celebrated the club's 125th anniversary and also honored a family that has been a part of Seepewa since the early 1900s, as well as the club's senior member.
Seepewa, which means running water, began meeting in 1881. Records do not tell the exact year Katherine Eaglesfield's membership began but the club's historian, Cathy Villeneuve, has traced the date to somewhere between 1915 and 1920.
Unlike some groups, Seepewa is not a reading club in a sense they are all assigned a book to read to discuss. Rather, the women say the monthly program exists as a way to exchange the information each member is in charge of researching once a year.
'Hit list' hoax rattles Buchanan High School
8BUCHANAN – The Buchanan Police Dept. investigated a series of suspicious letters found in Buchanan High School. The first letter was found on March 7.
According to police officials, the letters threatened harm to as many as 24 students at the school. The names allegedly were a mixture of both boys and girls, from sophomores to seniors.
Sgt. J.T. Adkerson, speaking to a public forum on March 16, said an individual had been identified.
Police believe the individual was alone in writing the letters and are "convinced" the intent of the letter was not to harm anyone, Adkerson said. Police and school officials said they believe the series of letters was a hoax.