Buchanan
Buchanan enters second season of new esports league
BUCHANAN — March 17 is a big matchup for the Buchanan Bucks, said Bryan Pearson, one of Buchanan High School’s newest coaches. That day, his ...
Beau Brockett Jr., Author at Leader Publications
Buchanan
Buchanan teen sewing, selling sock creatures
BUCHANAN — On a quiet day at Alan Robandt Antique, Vintage, & Modern, customers may hear a faint humming from the floor above. The 1906 ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, March 5, 2020 8:52 am
Education
Niles students prepare to perform ‘The Music Man’
NILES — Many people may know the plot of the 1957 musical, “The Music Man.” Many people may also know the Niles High School actors ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Tuesday, March 3, 2020 8:46 am
Education
PHOTO STORY: NHS decorates classroom doors for Black History Month
NILES — While Black History Month’s last day was Saturday, Niles High School’s celebration of it is in full swing. Students, teachers and staff decorated ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Tuesday, March 3, 2020 8:44 am
Berrien County
LWV details how to vote early for 2020’s four elections
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — A few days out from the March 10 presidential primary election, the League of Women Voters of Berrien and Cass Counties hosted ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Monday, March 2, 2020 8:40 am
Horizons
Marijuana businesses brace for changes, a bright future
On a chilly November morning, George Lynch sits on a camping chair in the bones of an auto care center. Behind him are wooden beams, ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Sunday, March 1, 2020 7:45 pm
Horizons
Michiana manufacturing businesses cite growing workforce as key to growth
Think of the word “manufacturing.” What are its associations? Dirty floors, oily equipment, dingy warehouses, poor conditions and poor pay. That, said Brooke Kostielney, is ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Sunday, March 1, 2020 7:36 pm
Berrien County
Nonprofits, city services offer transportation solutions as county efforts lurch forward
The bright blue garage of New Heights Auto Services on M-139, oddly, is easy to miss. Hundreds of drivers likely do so each day on ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Sunday, March 1, 2020 7:10 pm
Buchanan
Buchanan Promise has time to fulfill goals, but impact is already seen
When Becky and JT Adkerson prepared to build a new home for their family three years ago, they had no intentions of moving out of ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Sunday, March 1, 2020 6:04 pm
Brandywine Education
Southwest Michigan’s shining stars setting a bright light for the future
While no quantitative studies can prove it, perhaps the question high school seniors are asked the most is, “What are your plans after graduation?” These ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Sunday, March 1, 2020 5:58 pm
News
Former Detroit Lions en route to opening Niles pot shop
NILES — Two former Detroit Lions were subject to no pass interferences during Wednesday’s Niles Planning Commission meeting as they sought to open a medical ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Friday, February 28, 2020 8:47 am
News
Two Niles auto care centers will find new life
NILES — Two businesses will rise from the properties of two former S. 11th St. auto centers in Niles. On Wednesday evening, the Niles Planning ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Friday, February 28, 2020 8:46 am
Business
Niles photographer launches pet portrait project to aid in bushfire aftermath
NILES — As Shayne Culp watched the months-long bushfires ravage nearly 50 million acres of Australian land, killing an estimated billion animals, she took it ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, February 27, 2020 8:58 am
Berrien County
YMCA to host Day of Giving as it nears fundraising goal
NILES — The Niles-Buchanan YMCA has spent the last four years fundraising for a building and programming expansion. Now, the “countdown” has begun, said Jill ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, February 26, 2020 9:06 am
News
Niles previews masterplan
NILES — A sneak peek of the city of Niles’ vision for the future was given Monday evening at a Niles City Council committee of ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, February 26, 2020 8:56 am
Berrien County
Berrien County schools can opt into pre-Labor Day start
BERRIEN SPRINGS — A public hearing on potentially starting school before Labor Day ended with a definite answer: Berrien County school boards can vote to ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Tuesday, February 25, 2020 7:20 pm
Brandywine Education
Area students compete for ticket to national spelling bee
BENTON HARBOR — With the chance to become national spelling bee champs on the line, nearly 50 students gathered last Thursday to test their linguistic ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Tuesday, February 25, 2020 9:05 am
News
High school senior elected president of Riverfront Optimist Club
NILES — Joshua Sitarz’s first memory of the Niles Family Fun Fair and Music Festival was as a 14-year-old in 2015. He volunteered to pick ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Monday, February 24, 2020 8:48 am
Business
Uncle Rod’s opens brick and mortar storefront
NILES — Longtime fans of Uncle Rod’s BBQ & Catering have watched the Niles business grow from an occasional side business to a constant food ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Friday, February 21, 2020 8:54 am
Brandywine Education
Absurdity about in Brandywine’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’
NILES — Walk past Brandywine Middle/Senior High School’s lecture hall and one might hear a variety of hoots, screeches and nonsensical statements. Peer in, and ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Friday, February 21, 2020 8:53 am
Business
Niles artist brings her city’s landmarks to homes
NILES — Since she moved to the city when she was 2 years old, Heather Pletcher has been a Niles resident. Since 1974, she has ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, February 20, 2020 8:50 am
News
Niles Township approves new radios, training for firefighters
NILES — The Niles Charter Township Board of Trustees made moves Monday evening to better prepare its firefighters for emergencies. Two weeks after the board ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, February 20, 2020 8:42 am
Berrien County
State Rep. Brad Paquette testifies on his gun bill
LANSING — Two days before the Berrien County Board of Commissioners declined to make the county null from gun regulations last Thursday, a state representative ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, February 20, 2020 8:42 am
News
Buchanan native shares leadership, relationship tips in written word
BUCHANAN — Dec. 10, 2019, was a date Daphne Scott said she will never forget. The months beforehand were part “insanity,” part pleasure, but on ...
by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, February 19, 2020 8:38 am
Education
Niles students head to Lansing to problem-solve
NILES — A day trip to Lansing resulted in a plan of action for Niles New Tech students to better their school and the greater ...
