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News
NILES — Niles City Council members, residents and marijuana business members discussed and debated the city’s potential identity as marijuana business hub at its Monday ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Monday, August 26, 2019 10:21 pm
News
BERRIEN TOWNSHIP — Drive past Seldom Rest Farms at 11893 M-140 just outside of Niles Charter Township, and one might see it nationally recognized Angus ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Monday, August 26, 2019 8:51 am
News
NILES — Last Tuesday, Chapin Mansion at 508 E. Main St. in Niles received a grand reopening ceremony. Its new ramp and renovated porch and ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Monday, August 26, 2019 8:50 am
Education
NILES — When Darla Schneider prepared to start a series of pop-up libraries that distributed free books during this summer, she said she had a ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Friday, August 23, 2019 8:58 am
Buchanan
BUCHANAN — When Buchanan’s Old Mill Festival ended for the last time in 2009, the Buchanan Area Ministerial Association wanted to keep one of its ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, August 22, 2019 8:34 am
News
NILES — The intricate details of Chapin Mansion, from its chandeliers to its door hinges, were on full display Tuesday evening for dozens of area ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, August 22, 2019 8:33 am
Business
NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — An induction into the Hot Dog Hall of Fame was the mustard on top of a 27-year run for Hot Dogs ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, August 22, 2019 8:31 am
News
NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — Vehicle safety measures made up two major talking points at the Niles Charter Township Board of Trustees meeting at 6 p.m. ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, August 21, 2019 8:46 am
News
NILES — Despite his band’s name, Steve Reed, director of Lake Effect Jazz Big Band, does not expect to bring any rain during the group’s ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, August 21, 2019 8:45 am
Giving
NILES — Last Friday morning, 10 employees of Wolverine Pipe Line in Niles woke up not to transport liquid petroleum products as they usually did, ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, August 21, 2019 8:41 am
Berrien County
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — On June 10, 1919, Michigan became one of the first states to ratify the 19th Amendment, which was meant to give U.S. ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Tuesday, August 20, 2019 8:59 am
Education
NILES — In a side room of Niles High School’s band classroom last Tuesday, district band director Connie Wicklund and associate director Nick Cramer joked ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Tuesday, August 20, 2019 8:58 am
Local Government
NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — Vehicle safety measures were the premise of two major talking points at the Niles Charter Township Board of Trustees meeting at ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Monday, August 19, 2019 8:36 pm
Berrien County
BERRIEN SPRINGS — Do you know whether kittens or cats need a higher calorie diet? Do you know the gestation period for a cat? Take ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Monday, August 19, 2019 7:59 am
Berrien County
BERRIEN SPRINGS — On Friday in Barn 50 at the Berrien County Youth Fair, 11th grader Olivia Borst and 10th grader Katriana Meyer relaxed with ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Monday, August 19, 2019 7:57 am
berrien county
When Zoe Popielski and her mother, Jennifer, walked into the horticulture show room at the Berrien County Youth Fair, they were shocked.
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Friday, August 16, 2019 9:37 am
Berrien County
BERRIEN SPRINGS — As Berrien County Youth Fair attendees played carnival games, ate elephant ears and watched exhibitors win showmanship awards, Heather Riggle talked about ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, August 15, 2019 8:02 am
Berrien County
BERRIEN SPRINGS — Five-month-old babies can be feisty. So, too, can five-month-old calves. When Kandin Shuler tended to the aptly-named Feisty the calf, she found ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, August 15, 2019 8:01 am
Giving
NILES — Elvis Presley died on Aug. 16, 1977, 42 years ago at age 42. However, the Niles Summer Concert Series will soon be bringing ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, August 15, 2019 8:00 am
Berrien County
BERRIEN SPRINGS — Police personnel go to work every day to ensure their communities stay safe, but only once a year do they have the ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, August 14, 2019 9:06 am
Berrien County
By BEAU BROCKETT JR. beau.brockett@leaderpub.com NILES — Three local organizations are working to make the school year successful from the start for area children by ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, August 14, 2019 8:47 am
Brandywine Education
NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — As Brandywine Community Schools students and parents begin to receive class schedules for the new school year, teachers and staff are ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Tuesday, August 13, 2019 8:48 am
Berrien County
POKAGON — In the early and mid-1800s, before the railways were laid, the community of Pokagon outranked its neighbor Niles in population. Now, Pokagon is ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Monday, August 12, 2019 8:19 am
Education
NILES — If Niles had an official smell, it might have been at the Grand LV banquet center Friday evening. A baker’s dozen of area ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Monday, August 12, 2019 8:09 am
Niles
When Adelyn Clanton broke her wrist days before her Girl Scout troop planned to attend a waterpark, she was upset. Her friends could have fun ...
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by Beau Brockett Jr., Friday, August 9, 2019 9:26 am
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