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Buchanan

Buchanan Chamber hires new director

BUCHANAN — Ben Sadler is hoping to bring his vast national experience in business to his job as executive director of the Buchanan Area Chamber ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Sunday, February 27, 2011 7:19 pm

Opinion

Katie Rohman: Sometimes government needs to butt out

One county in Minnesota made national headlines this week when it announced its plans to ban smoking everywhere on its property — including employees’ own ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Wednesday, February 23, 2011 12:28 am

crash

Edwardsburg woman killed on U.S. 12

A 28-year-old Edwardsburg woman was killed on U.S. Highway 12 when she lost control of her vehicle on the slippery road and hit a snow ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Monday, February 21, 2011 10:08 pm

News

Beadenkopf recalls ‘singing with angels,’ hearing King

NILES – Brenda Walker Beadenkopf remembers holding a stranger’s hand during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Aug. 28, 1963. A white, ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Wednesday, February 16, 2011 11:06 pm

News

Niles woman recalls father’s role in civil rights movement

Brenda Walker Beadenkopf remembers holding a stranger’s hand during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Aug. 28, 1963. A white, 15-year-old girl, ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Wednesday, February 16, 2011 12:12 am

Buchanan

Buchanan couple files lawsuit

When Phil and Kathie Hempel married, little did they know they would be marking their ninth wedding anniversary last Wednesday as their lives were being ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Friday, February 11, 2011 11:02 pm

Opinion

Katie Rohman: Upcoming public meetings affect Niles residents

It is said that ignorance is bliss, but an uninformed public does not a blissful community make. Although public meetings are not an unusual occurrence ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Tuesday, February 8, 2011 11:54 pm

Ric Huff

Chief the only candidate for city administrator

The Niles City Council will interview Wednesday the only internal candidate to apply for the city administrator position, which will be vacated in September due ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Monday, February 7, 2011 10:45 pm

Cass County Circuit Court

Dowagiac drunken driver blew a 0.32

CASSOPOLIS — A Dowagiac man was sentenced on his 36th birthday Friday to 23 months to five years in prison for his second felony drunken-driving ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Monday, February 7, 2011 10:16 pm

News

‘You can’t bring a knife to a fist fight’

CASSOPOLIS — An 18-year-old White Pigeon woman was sentenced in Cass County Circuit Court Friday to jail after slicing another teen’s face with a box ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Monday, February 7, 2011 10:14 pm

News

Molesting sends man to prison

CASSOPOLIS — A Dowagiac man was sentenced in Cass County Circuit Court Friday to prison for sexually molesting a minor for about six years. Read more

by Katie Rohman, Sunday, February 6, 2011 4:46 pm

News

Pot, poaching yield prison stay

CASSOPOLIS — A felon from Three Rivers was sentenced in Cass County Circuit Court Friday to prison after he was arrested for poaching deer, smoking ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Sunday, February 6, 2011 4:44 pm

Opinion

Katie Rohman: The State of the Union doesn’t state much

As I type this, President Obama has yet to deliver his State of the Union speech, an annual message addressed to Americans usually in the ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Wednesday, January 26, 2011 9:41 pm

Opinion

Katie Rohman: The State of the Union doesn’t state much

As I type this, President Obama has yet to deliver his State of the Union speech, an annual message addressed to Americans usually in the ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Wednesday, January 26, 2011 12:27 am

News

Main St. chosen for marketing program

Niles is one of four communities selected by the Michigan Main Street Center @ MSHDA to participate in a pilot downtown branding service that is ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Wednesday, January 26, 2011 12:20 am

Opinion

Katie Rohman: Dr. King would appreciate a Blue Light Special

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was Monday. Schools and government buildings closed in recognition of the federal holiday. Various events, lectures and marches were ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Wednesday, January 19, 2011 11:30 pm

Opinion

Katie Rohman: Dr. King would appreciate a Blue Light Special

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was Monday. Schools and government buildings closed in recognition of the federal holiday. Various events, lectures and marches were ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Wednesday, January 19, 2011 12:53 am

News

Moment of fame

Food Network films local children riding an ice carousel carved by Ice Sculptures, Ltd. for its new series, “Ice Brigade,” Friday night in Niles. According ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Friday, January 14, 2011 11:39 pm

News

Three charged in burglary ring

Three Edwardsburg men have been charged with a total of 48 counts stemming from a series of burglaries in the Edwardsburg area from Sept. 28 ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Friday, January 14, 2011 9:39 am

News

Three face charges in burglary ring

Three Edwardsburg men have been charged with a total of 48 counts stemming from a series of burglaries in the Edwardsburg area from Sept. 28 ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Friday, January 14, 2011 9:28 am

News

Niles couple charged yard thefts

Two Niles residents have been charged in connection with a series of local thefts, mostly of lawn ornaments. Lori Lolmaugh, 37, and Bryan Flannery, 31, ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Wednesday, January 12, 2011 10:29 pm

News

A miracle to mend broken hearts

Mark and Darcy Kromer did not care what happened Christmas Day. In fact, Darcy was dreading waking up that morning. On Sept. 15, the family ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Wednesday, January 12, 2011 10:28 pm

Opinion

Katie Rohman: We’ve got your good news

If you have turned on your TV in the past four days, you have undoubtedly been inundated with reports about the shooting spree in Tucson, ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Wednesday, January 12, 2011 7:56 pm

Opinion

Katie Rohman: We’ve got your good news

If you have turned on your TV in the past four days, you have undoubtedly been inundated with reports about the shooting spree in Tucson, ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Wednesday, January 12, 2011 8:20 am

News

Elected officials want to stay accessible after Tucson tragedy

The shooting during a town hall-style event Saturday in Tucson, Ariz., that left six people dead and 14 wounded — including critically injured U.S. Rep. ... Read more

by Katie Rohman, Wednesday, January 12, 2011 8:09 am

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