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News

Love Always offers decor for all occasions

NILES — In a bedroom-turned-workspace, with her TV humming in the background, paints and woods and metals around her, Robin Schrader, of Niles, is in ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, December 18, 2019 8:51 am

Business

Opportunities abound at recently closed golf club

NILES — Marv Selge Jr. had many phrases to describe Signal Point Club, 1475 W. River Road: serene, well-kept, unhurried, beautiful, unique, a place where ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, December 18, 2019 8:49 am

Education

Niles reserve officers, families pair up Sunday for Shop with a Cop

NILES — Brian Leonard, reserve officer of Niles Police Department, has participated in Shop with a Cop for 15 years. This Sunday’s trek to Walmart ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Tuesday, December 17, 2019 9:02 am

Business

Bourbon release marks Iron Shoe’s entrance into whiskey business

NILES — Iron Shoe Distillery employees arrived to work an hour before opening Saturday morning to find a line of people at the doors of ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Monday, December 16, 2019 8:56 am

News

Groups see funding boost through scream park volunteering

NILES — Ann McOmber and Anne Virgil both refuse to walk through a Niles Scream Park attraction when it is open for spooking. So, they ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Friday, December 13, 2019 8:48 am

Business

Remembrance service latest offering by Brown Funeral Home

NILES — Saturday, Dec. 7, about 300 people gathered at Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 521 E. Main St., to listen to a harpist, ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, December 12, 2019 8:59 am

Buchanan

Redbud Ministries, scouts partner, deliver Christmas baskets

BUCHANAN — The mist of Kathy Slucas’ cold breath hit the wintry night air of Dec. 10 every few seconds as she lifted and adjusted ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, December 12, 2019 8:46 am

News

New HVAC system approved for museum, mansion

NILES — More than a decade’s worth of investigation on heating and cooling best practices ended Monday evening at a Niles City Council meeting, but ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, December 11, 2019 8:56 am

News

After vandalizations, free book treasury comes back stronger

NILES — In a way, Nikki Metz said she is thankful for the three acts of vandalization that troubled the launch of her free book ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Tuesday, December 10, 2019 8:47 am

Berrien County

Niles woman gets jail time for breaking parole tether

NILES — A Niles woman with 20 prior convictions in Michigan and Indiana was sent back behind bars Monday. Jodi Christine Kalin, 41, was sentenced ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Tuesday, December 10, 2019 8:46 am

Buchanan

Jade Smith becomes 81st Miss Buchanan

BUCHANAN — Jade Smith, 18, placed her hands over her mouth in disbelief, but they could not stop a smile from breaking through. Smith was ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Monday, December 9, 2019 8:37 am

Buchanan

Miss Buchanan 2019 reflects on her year of royalty

BUCHANAN — About one year ago, Emily Riley was backstage at Buchanan High School’s auditorium, nerves at their peak. She was due on stage soon, ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Friday, December 6, 2019 8:50 am

Brandywine Education

Performing Arts Workshops to debut ‘Christmas Stories’ Dec. 14

NILES — The peak of the fall theater season often falls in line with the peak of the winter holiday season. The nonprofit Performing Arts ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Friday, December 6, 2019 8:49 am

Business

Longtime residents pair up to boost community, brewery

NILES — Brian French said he and his friend, Brandon Townsley, consider themselves “Niles guys.” They are 2004 graduates of Niles High School. They have ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, December 5, 2019 8:42 am

Education

‘Peter Pan’ to premiere Friday at Niles High School

NILES — The play “Peter Pan” starts like a Disney film, said director David Smith. In a darkened auditorium, a spotlight will fall on Tinkerbell, ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Thursday, December 5, 2019 8:38 am

Giving

Four Flags Garden Club members decorate depot for the holidays

NILES — When Niles resident Karen Persa lived in Chicago, she said her heart broke each time beautiful, historic structures were torn down for high-rise ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, December 4, 2019 8:43 am

News

2020 budget proposed for Niles Township

NILES — A public meeting on Niles Charter Township’s proposed 2020 budget revealed potential dips and boosts in department funding in anticipation of next year’s ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, December 4, 2019 8:29 am

Buchanan

Krampus Karousal seeks to bring Bavarian folk celebrations to Michiana

BUCHANAN — He is half-goat, half-demon, and on Friday, Dec. 6, he will be all the fun in Buchanan. Folklore figure Krampus, cloven hooves and ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, December 4, 2019 8:28 am

News

Man granted probation in sexual misconduct sentencing

NILES — A Portage, Michigan teenager will receive two years felony probation and pay $1,130 in fines for distributing sexually explicit material to a Niles ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Tuesday, December 3, 2019 8:54 am

Brandywine Education

Brandywine singers perform with South Bend Symphony

NILES — On Nov. 20 and 21, the 70 members of the South Bend Symphony Orchestra tuned their strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion in front ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Tuesday, December 3, 2019 8:52 am

News

Niles gets ready for Small Business Saturday

NILES — Tasty local pizza aside, Sarah Martin, general manager of Front Street Pizza, is proud of the restaurant’s row of beer taps. Of the ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Friday, November 29, 2019 7:41 am

Buchanan

Shirt donation to Buchanan Schools latest gift from Honor Credit Union

BUCHANAN — Buchanan Community Schools’ herd of Bucks received a boost in outward school pride this month thanks to a strengthening bond with a local ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Friday, November 29, 2019 7:39 am

News

Chapin Mansion light show will not return this year

NILES — Niles’ downtown district will be swathed in more lights and décor than in past years this holiday season, but Chapin Mansion’s light show ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, November 27, 2019 10:18 am

News

Council discusses demolition of former Niles Inn building

NILES — The renovation of one major empty Niles building and the demolition of another were discussed at a committee of the whole meeting Monday ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, November 27, 2019 10:17 am

News

Thanksgiving run unites physical fitness with familial bonds

NILES — The only time Theresa Pipher has missed Niles-Buchanan YMCA’s Thanksgiving Day Run in its 38 years was when she could not get the ... Read more

by Beau Brockett Jr., Wednesday, November 27, 2019 10:16 am

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