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Brandywine Education
An auxiliary gym built to provide expanded athletic practice and play opportunities for both Brandywine Community Schools student-athletes and community members will have a ribbon-cutting ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Friday, August 9, 2019 9:22 am
Business
NILES — In the former site of John’s Glass on Ninth Street in Niles, jugs of liquids ranging from cream to black line the walls. ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, August 8, 2019 8:51 am
Community News
NILES — Resident Jane Brandstatter still has the tenacity, toughness and metaphorical ragged beard of the Niles Viking in her blood. She said being a ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, August 8, 2019 8:34 am
Berrien County
NILES — Starting Jan. 1, 2020, the YMCA of Michiana and the YMCA of Southwest Michigan associations will merge together to form one larger association. ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, August 8, 2019 8:30 am
News
NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — On Monday, the Niles Charter Township Board unanimously approved agenda items meant to make streets brighter, safer and more accessible. The ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, August 7, 2019 9:14 am
Buchanan
By BEAU BROCKETT JR. beau.brockett@leaderpub.com BUCHANAN — Some people may associate the phrase “community development” with affordable housing projects, economic development corporations and chambers of ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, August 7, 2019 9:13 am
News
NILES — The last time Irish band Kennedy’s Kitchen played the Niles Summer Concert Series, a tornado touched down two songs in. Now, John Kennedy ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, August 7, 2019 8:53 am
Brandywine Education
NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — As the school year nears, returning Brandywine Community Schools teachers will decorate their doors, tidy up their classrooms and begin memorizing ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Tuesday, August 6, 2019 8:55 am
Buchanan
BUCHANAN — The Buchanan District Library has settled into its 128 Front St. home over the past decade or so unconventionally. In 2014, its first ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Tuesday, August 6, 2019 8:54 am
News
NILES — Racers and walkers alike may have been sweaty and tired as they crossed the Niles Lighted Bridge Dash finish line Friday night, but ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Monday, August 5, 2019 8:46 am
Cass County
CASSOPOLIS — “He can’t ask for forgiveness because there’s no way. He can only say he’s sorry and to do better and to prove to ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, August 1, 2019 7:49 pm
News
NILES — A city hosting a summer festival is not a new idea. Neither are most of the events at the inaugural Niles Summer Festival ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, August 1, 2019 9:02 am
Cass County
CASSOPOLIS — In the Cass County Circuit Courtroom in Cassopolis Wednesday, 18 people wore pins on their chests. On the pins were the face of ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, July 31, 2019 8:46 pm
Niles
Outside Eastside Connections School in Niles last Thursday, sixth through eighth-grade girls flung red liquid at paper.
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, July 31, 2019 9:49 am
Niles
Jamie Miller’s life revolves around his three jobs, but he loves it. He is a member of the Whistle Pigs, a seven-piece brass band. He ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, July 31, 2019 9:46 am
Cass County Fair
Whether walking, backs hunched, in a circle with their sheep or holding their animals in place with their legs and hands, all eyes of the ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Tuesday, July 30, 2019 9:37 am
Niles
The Smith family bought Niles’ 219 Front St. property because they loved its second-floor balcony, brick walls and woodwork.
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Tuesday, July 30, 2019 9:35 am
Cass County Fair
Amidst claps, moos, sips of coffee and chomps of cinnamon rolls from a nearby fair food vendor, Mary Tharp added another ribbon to her 2019 ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Tuesday, July 30, 2019 9:32 am
Buchanan
Four out of five lead cast members of Tin Shop Theatre’s production of “The Wizard of Oz” recommend seeing the musical July 28 and 31 ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Monday, July 29, 2019 9:45 am
Niles
Amy Gourlay provided two words to describe this year’s reading store at Ring Lardner Middle School’s library this March: “absolutely fantastic.”
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Friday, July 26, 2019 9:10 am
Niles
Smoke signals of a city potentially entering a new era of economic development were puffed at Wednesday’s Niles Planning Commission meeting at the Niles Fire ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Friday, July 26, 2019 9:06 am
News
NILES — Sensory overload can be overwhelming, and Kelly Westgate, Ballard Elementary special education teacher, has seen it happen in the districts she has taught ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, July 25, 2019 9:35 am
News
NILES — Career and Technical Education Director for Niles Community Schools Carrie George said there are more available jobs in the area than many might ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, July 25, 2019 9:32 am
Dowagiac
ORONOKO CHARTER TOWNSHIP — This month, Round Barn — a winery, distillery and brewery in Oronoko Charter Township — released two new beers: Lake Michigan ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, July 25, 2019 9:11 am
News
THREE OAKS — Nature is filled with mutualistic relationships, where two species interact in ways that benefit both, like bees and flowers. Fernwood Botanical Garden ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, July 24, 2019 8:35 am
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