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Crime/Court

Berrien Springs man gets prison time for sexually assaulting four girls

CORRECTION: In a previous version of this story, the headline incorrectly stated that Sheppler was sentenced to probation when the story stated he was sentenced ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Sunday, September 10, 2023 5:00 am

Crime/Court

Niles teen gets probation for sexually assaulting minor

NILES — It was an emotional morning Friday as a Niles teen was sentenced on criminal sexual conduct related charges in Berrien County Trial Court. ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Saturday, September 9, 2023 5:00 am

Berrien County

MGLE hosts public hearing on Indeck air emissions request

NILES — The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy’s virtual public hearing and information session Wednesday on Indeck Energy Services’ request to amend ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Thursday, September 7, 2023 6:00 pm

Crime/Court

Dowagiac man gets jail time for firing gun in road rage incident

 CASSOPOLIS – A Dowagiac man who fired a gun at others after a road rage incident was sentenced to a year in jail Friday in ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Saturday, September 2, 2023 5:00 am

Community News

Public hearing date set for Indeck air emissions permit request

NILES — The date and time has been set for a virtual informational meeting and public hearing on Indeck Energy Service’s request to amend its ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Thursday, August 31, 2023 10:00 am

Buchanan

Buchanan man gets prison time for shooting at building

NILES — A Buchanan man is going to prison for firing a firearm at a building in Buchanan. Westley Paul Allen Gollon, 20, of Buchanan, ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Tuesday, August 29, 2023 2:00 pm

Cass County

Dowagiac man gets probation for meth possession, vehicle theft, assault

CASSOPOLIS — A Dowagiac man was sentenced to probation in connection with charges from five separate incidents dating back to 2021. David Helmke, 39, of ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Saturday, August 26, 2023 5:00 am

Cass County

South Bend man gets prison time for 2020 Cassopolis robbery

 CASSOPOLIS — One of the men who took part in a 2020 armed robbery at a home in Cassopolis was sentenced to prison Friday in ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Friday, August 25, 2023 1:25 pm

Berrien County

Berrien County Commissioners talk election law changes

ST. JOSEPH — The 2024 election cycle is still months away, but Berrien County Commissioners are taking steps to get ready for the changes being ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Thursday, August 24, 2023 1:31 pm

Brandywine Education

Brandywine school board talks proposed explicit book protocols, false media reports

NILES — Discussion of proposed protocols for middle/high school student access to explicit books at Monday’s Brandywine Board of Education meeting was overshadowed by brief, ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Tuesday, August 22, 2023 12:00 pm

Berrien County

Berrien County settles hazardous materials lawsuit with Detroit company

ST. JOSEPH – Berrien County Commissioners tackled a number of issues at their weekly meeting Thursday. They approved a new drug treatment program for jail ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Friday, August 18, 2023 5:30 pm

Brandywine Education

Brandywine Explicit Book Review Committee discusses checkout proposal

NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — Brandywine Explicit Book Review Committee members say they’ve come up with a compromise proposal to handle the checkout of sexually explicit ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Friday, August 18, 2023 11:00 am

Community News

Niles to consider earlier ending times for Riverfront Amphitheater events

 NILES — Special events at the Riverfront Amphitheater could have earlier ending times next year. That recommendation came from Niles City Councilwoman Georgia Boggs at ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Tuesday, August 15, 2023 11:09 am

Crime/Court

Eau Claire man gets probation for meth possession, fleeing and resisting police

CASSOPOLIS — An Eau Claire man won’t have to serve any more time in jail for drug, assaulting police and fleeing police charges he committed ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Sunday, August 13, 2023 5:00 am

Berrien County

Berrien County Commissioners discuss Medication Assisted Treatment program

ST. JOSEPH — Berrien County Commissioners heard about work progressing on a number of fronts at their weekly meeting Thursday morning. Commissioners are expected to ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Saturday, August 12, 2023 12:00 pm

Crime/Court

Former Edwardsburg resident gets jail time, probation for sexual assault

CASSOPOLIS — A former Edwardsburg resident who molested a young girl in 2021 was sentenced to jail and probation. Leevont J. Martin, 34, formerly of ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Saturday, August 12, 2023 5:00 am

Cass County

Niles youth gets probation in connection to deadly Arbor Trails shooting

CASSOPOLIS — A Niles youth connected to the 2022 killing of a fellow Niles teen was sentenced to probation and given the chance to keep ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Friday, August 11, 2023 3:15 pm

Buchanan

Buchanan man in fatal OWI crash appeals ruling

NILES — Lawyers for Buchanan resident Taylor Ryan Johnson have appealed a late June ruling by Berrien County Trial Judge Jennifer Smith. Johnson is accused ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Wednesday, August 9, 2023 11:55 am

Brandywine Education

Debate, discussion dominate Brandywine school board meeting

NILES — Citizens and Brandywine Board of Education members spoke on several topics at Monday’s board meeting, including an area publication’s attacks on a Brandywine ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Tuesday, August 8, 2023 5:30 pm

Berrien County

Niles man gets probation, jail for sexually assaulting minor

NILES — A Niles man was sentenced to probation and jail in a criminal sexual conduct case.  Tyler Alexander Sullivan, 35, of Niles, pleaded guilty ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Tuesday, August 8, 2023 9:00 am

Crime/Court

Marcellus man gets probation for selling drugs to undercover officers

CASSOPOLIS — A Marcellus man who sold drugs to undercover officers three times last year in Dowagiac was given a last chance on probation despite ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Sunday, August 6, 2023 5:00 am

Crime/Court

Edwardsburg man sentenced to probation for sexually assaulting teenager

CASSOPOLIS — An Edwardsburg young man was sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to attempted criminal sexual conduct against a teenage girl last year. Jeremy ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Saturday, August 5, 2023 2:00 pm

Crime/Court

Dowagiac man gets prison time for theft

CASSOPOLIS — A Dowagiac man was sentenced to prison Friday in Cass County Circuit Court for a 2020 stolen property incident. Robert Lee Bassingame, Jr. ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Saturday, August 5, 2023 5:00 am

Berrien County

Indeck submits air quality permit application to EGLE

NILES — The last year has seen Indeck Energy Services open its new power plant in the Niles Industrial Park and resolve months of noise ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Friday, August 4, 2023 12:50 pm

Crime/Court

Elkhart man gets jail time for Edwardsburg break-in

CASSOPOLIS — An Elkhart man who broke into a home under construction in Edwardsburg was sentenced Friday in Cass County Circuit Court to a year ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Saturday, July 29, 2023 5:00 am

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