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Berrien Springs resident sentenced for sexual abuse

NILES — A Berrien Springs man is going to prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a young girl more than two years ago. David ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Friday, August 23, 2019 8:59 am

Cass County

Dowagiac youth sentenced for drug possession, fleeing police

CASSOPOLIS — A Dowagiac youth is going to prison on drug and fleeing police charges after being sentenced Friday in Cass County Circuit Court. Paris ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Monday, August 19, 2019 8:01 am

News

Habitual offender has 31 misdemeanors, five felonies

NILES — Three area men are going to prison after being sentenced Monday in Berrien County Trial Court in Niles. Isaac James Burch, 39, of ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Tuesday, August 13, 2019 8:46 am

Berrien County

Homeless man sentenced for stealing items from YMCA

NILES — A homeless man who stole items from in and around the Niles-Buchanan YMCA is going to prison after being sentenced Monday in Berrien ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Tuesday, August 6, 2019 8:52 am

Buchanan

Alumni gather for Buchanan Area Rural School Reunion

BUCHANAN — Good friends and good memories were the order of the day at Saturday’s 32nd annual Buchanan Area Rural School Reunion. Nearly two dozen ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Monday, August 5, 2019 8:54 am

Buchanan

Thrill on the Hill makes a splash in Buchanan

BUCHANAN — This weekend, Buchanan combined warm temperatures and sunny skies with water and sand to host the city’s fourth annual Summer Thrill on the ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Monday, August 5, 2019 8:53 am

Cass County

Drunk driver sentenced to probation, three others sentenced

CASSOPOLIS — An Edwardsburg man convicted of third offense drunk driving as a habitual offender said Friday that he was happy he was arrested in ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Monday, August 5, 2019 8:52 am

Niles

Three sentenced for drunk driving, fleeing police

Prison sentences were handed down Monday in Berrien County Trial Court to two men who drove drunk as well as a man who fled from ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Tuesday, July 30, 2019 9:26 am

News

Niles man sentenced to prison for sexual abuse

NILES — A man who Berrien County Trial Judge Charles LaSata called an “effective child molester” has been sentenced to prison. Michael Lawrence House, 58, ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Tuesday, July 23, 2019 9:03 am

Cass County

Cassopolis resident gets five to 20 years for multiple charges

CASSOPOLIS — Three area men were sentenced to prison Friday in Cass County Circuit Court. Sunny Forest Fogg, 32, of Brownsville Road in Cassopolis, pleaded ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Monday, July 22, 2019 8:23 am

Niles

Resident sentenced for domestic violence charges

A Niles man is going to prison after being convicted of third offense domestic violence. Read more

by Debra Haight, Tuesday, July 16, 2019 10:03 am

Niles

Stevensville man sentenced following dispute

A Stevensville contractor who took the law into his own hands over a dispute with a homeowner was sentenced Monday to probation and jail in ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Tuesday, July 9, 2019 9:35 am

News

Three area residents sent to jail

Jail sentences were handed down Monday to three area residents in Berrien County Trial Court in Niles. Read more

by Debra Haight, Tuesday, July 2, 2019 9:27 am

Dowagiac

Davison resident sentenced for dog deaths at Four Winds Casino

CASSOPOLIS — Sherill Langford’s gambling addiction led to the death of two dogs in April at the Four Winds Casino near Dowagiac. Friday, she was ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Monday, July 1, 2019 10:01 am

Cass County

State trooper sentenced on embezzlement-related charge

CASSOPOLIS – Michigan State Police trooper Jesse Binns has already lost everything including his job and his wife because of his gambling addiction. That was ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Friday, June 21, 2019 3:38 pm

Cass County

Edwardsburg man sentenced on drugs, weapons charges

CASSOPOLIS — Drugs and guns do not mix and are a recipe for disaster. That was the message Friday to an Edwardsburg resident sentenced in ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Monday, June 17, 2019 9:26 am

Niles

Niles man sentenced for five to 15 years for multiple charges

A Niles man who lured a Buchanan youth via social media to a local truck stop to rob him is going to prison after being ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Wednesday, June 5, 2019 8:55 am

Cass County

Vandalia man gets prison for multiple charges

A Vandalia man is going to prison after a Cass County Circuit Court jury found him guilty of multiple assault and firearms charges earlier in ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Monday, June 3, 2019 9:21 am

Buchanan

Buchanan Senior Center volunteers cultivating new garden

A new garden filled with tomato, pepper, cabbage and assorted other plants has taken root at the Buchanan Area Senior Center. Center staff and volunteers ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Wednesday, May 29, 2019 9:16 am

Cass County

Cass man sent to prison for assault, intimidation

A Cassopolis man who assaulted a woman and then tried to intimidate her not to testify against him is going to prison after being sentenced ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Tuesday, May 28, 2019 9:59 am

Cass County

Dussel’s greenhouse hit-and-run results in prison

The Three Rivers man who drove through Dussel’s Greenhouse in Cassopolis is going to prison on drug and home invasion charges. Read more

by Debra Haight, Monday, May 20, 2019 9:50 am

Cass County

Dowagiac resident sentenced for robbery, assault of elderly man

A man who assaulted and robbed an elderly Dowagiac man last October will be spending the next 15 years in prison after being sentenced Friday ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Monday, May 6, 2019 9:49 am

Cass County

MX champion sentenced for slew of crimes

A former champion motocross racer facing charges in four other states was sentenced to prison Friday in Cass Circuit Court on witness intimidation and other ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Monday, April 29, 2019 9:38 am

Cass County

Dowagiac man sentenced for meth possession, driving while impaired

CASSOPOLIS — A Dowagiac man with an extensive criminal record is going back to prison. Gary Lee Leiting, 48, of Third Avenue in Dowagiac, pleaded ... Read more

by Debra Haight, Monday, April 15, 2019 10:25 am

Howard Township

Longtime firefighter appointed new Howard Township supervisor

Bill Kasprzak is no stranger to public service. Read more

by Debra Haight, Friday, April 12, 2019 7:44 am

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