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Berrien County

South Bend man gets prison for robbery of Niles business

NILES – A South Bend man was sentenced to prison Monday in Berrien County Trial Court for the robbery of a Niles Township business in ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Monday, June 14, 2021 12:51 pm

Cass County

Two sentenced on meth charges in Cass County Court

CASSOPOLIS — Friday in Cass County Court, a South Bend man currently in federal prison in Milan, Michigan, was given credit for time served for ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Friday, June 11, 2021 4:04 pm

Cass County

Homeless man gets jail time for stealing vehicle in Dowagiac

CASSOPOLIS – A homeless man who stole a car in Dowagiac in January was sentenced Friday in Cass County Circuit Court to a year in ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Friday, June 11, 2021 2:04 pm

Berrien County

Jackson resident pleads guilty to obstructing police following Berrien County incident

In Berrien County Trial Court Monday, a Jackson, Michigan resident was sentenced to probation after being found drunk in his car in the Berrien Springs ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Monday, June 7, 2021 1:12 pm

Berrien County

Niles man sentenced to 25 years on criminal sexual conduct charges

NILES – A Niles man will be spending the next 25 years in prison after being convicted of multiple criminal sexual conduct counts and sentenced ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Monday, June 7, 2021 1:08 pm

Cass County

Two sentenced to probation on drug charges

In two drug cases, people were sentenced to probation Friday in Cass County Court. Timothy Alan Patterson, 32, of Beebe Road in Niles, pleaded guilty ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Friday, June 4, 2021 2:23 pm

Cass County

Area residents sentenced for reckless, drunk driving

CASSOPOLIS – A number of area residents were sentenced Friday in Cass County Circuit Court on drunk driving charges. In addition, an Elkhart man currently ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Friday, June 4, 2021 2:22 pm

Cass County

Cass County jury trials to restart

CASSOPOLIS – With the number of COVID cases trending downward and many pandemic restrictions lifting, Cass County court officials are again looking to restart jury ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Thursday, June 3, 2021 2:29 pm

Cass County

Elkhart man pleads guilty to home invasion near Dowagiac

In Cass Court Friday, Aaron James Olbrys, 33, of Elkhart, pleaded guilty to first-degree home invasion and conspiracy to commit first-degree home invasion and was ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Friday, May 28, 2021 5:00 pm

Cass County

Man sentenced for causing accident that killed his cousin

CASSOPOLIS — A Cassopolis man will be spending the next 13 years in prison after being sentenced Friday in Cass County Circuit Court for reckless ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Friday, May 28, 2021 1:31 pm

Buchanan

City of Buchanan approves downtown social district

BUCHANAN – Buchanan’s economic development efforts got a big boost Monday night as City Commissioners approved the establishment of a social district in the downtown ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Tuesday, May 25, 2021 12:09 pm

Berrien County

Several sentenced in Berrien County Court

NILES — Several residents were sentenced in Berrien County Trial Court Monday. Susan Marie Ernsperger, 50, pleaded guilty to resisting and obstructing police and was ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Tuesday, May 25, 2021 8:47 am

Berrien County

Emotions high in courtroom as Benton Harbor woman sentenced for killing man while driving drunk

NILES — The woman who drove the wrong way and caused a crash on the U.S. 31 freeway last July was sentenced to prison Monday ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Monday, May 24, 2021 2:00 pm

Cass County

Former Niles resident must register as sex offender after contacting teen online

CASSOPOLIS – A former Niles resident was sentenced in Cass County Circuit Court Friday to probation and must register as a sex offender after contacting ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Friday, May 21, 2021 2:29 pm

Cass County

Drunk driver who caused crash killing two in Dowagiac sentenced to prison

CASSOPOLIS – It was an emotional morning in Cass County Circuit Court Friday as a Mishawaka woman who caused a crash south of Dowagiac on ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Friday, May 21, 2021 11:51 am

Cass County

Man involved in 2020 murder of Dowagiac man pleads guilty

CASSOPOLIS – The second of two men involved in the January 2020 murder of Michael Collins in Dowagiac has pleaded guilty. Jay Vincent Penar pleaded ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Monday, May 17, 2021 3:02 pm

Berrien County

Buchanan man sentenced to jail time for drug possession

NILES – Jail and probation sentences were handed down to area residents in Berrien County Trial Court Monday. Andinea Marshall Brown, 48, of Buchanan, pleaded ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Monday, May 17, 2021 12:33 pm

Cass County

Dowagiac resident sentenced for tampering with monitoring device, fleeing police

CASSOPOLIS — A Dowagiac man who cut off his monitoring device will spend the next 10 months in jail. Willie Lee Davis II, 30, of ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Friday, May 14, 2021 5:00 pm

Cass County

Homeless man gets jail for attempting to steal vehicle

CASSOPOLIS – A former Niles resident was sentenced in Cass County Circuit Court to a year in jail for conspiracy to steal a motor vehicle ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Friday, May 14, 2021 2:51 pm

Buchanan

Buchanan master planning enters home stretch

BUCHANAN – The effort to get a new master plan in place for the city of Buchanan is entering the home stretch. The city’s planning ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Tuesday, May 11, 2021 11:35 am

Berrien County

Man who led police on two-state chase headed to prison

NILES – A LaPorte man who led police on a two-state chase is going to prison after being sentenced in Berrien County Trial Court Monday. ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Monday, May 10, 2021 1:25 pm

Berrien County

Niles man pleads guilty to probation violation

NILES – A Niles man is going to jail and having his probation extended after violating terms from a 2020 possession of meth conviction. He ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Monday, May 3, 2021 12:41 pm

Cass County

Elkhart teen given chance to keep domestic violence off record

In Cass County Court Friday, an Elkhart teen was given the chance of keeping charges off his record after he was sentenced for domestic violence ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Friday, April 30, 2021 5:00 pm

Cass County

Cassopolis man sentenced for 2018 misconduct

CASSOPOLIS — Several area residents were sentenced Friday in Cass County Circuit Court on drug, resisting arrest and criminal sexual conduct charges. Gage Allen-Zachery Curtis, ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Friday, April 30, 2021 2:05 pm

Buchanan

Buchanan Commission expected to apply for grant to extend McCoy Creek Trail

BUCHANAN – Buchanan City Commissioners received good news about plans to extend the McCoy Creek Trail at their meeting Monday night. Plans call for the ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Tuesday, April 27, 2021 12:42 pm

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