Niles Star

10/29/2025

Niles City Council agreed Monday night on assessments for a local ambulance service.

NILES — Niles City Council agreed Monday night on assessments for a local ambulance service. The council moved 6-1 to affirm the 2025 SMCAS Special Assessment of $40.00 per parcel/unit. Councilmember Michael Thompson was the dissenting voter and Councilmember Gretchen Bertschy was absent. The SMCA...

10/27/2025

A historical organization aiming to help address the needs of the community gathered Saturday to celebrate progress.

MILTON TOWNSHIP — A historical organization aiming to help address the needs of the community gathered Saturday to celebrate progress. The NAACP Niles-Buchanan Chapter hosted its annual banquet at Milton Township Hall, 32097 Bertrand St., Niles. Founded in 1909, the organization is an in*******al ...

10/27/2025

🏈 Playoff Game Info 🏈

Attention fans: Please note the important ticket policy...no passes or cash will be accepted at this game.

Make sure you have your tickets purchased in advance and plan accordingly. Let’s go, Vikings! 💛💙

Tickets: https://gofan.co/event/5174220?schoolId=MI10392

10/27/2025

A group of local organizations teamed up to give a local veteran a hand last week.

NILES — A group of local organizations teamed up to give a local veteran a hand last week. Wolverine Pipeline, United Way and Meals on Wheels of Southwest Michigan partnered Friday to clean up the yard of Niles veteran Bill during its annual Day of Caring. Each year, Wolverine Pipeline employees d...

10/25/2025

A local organization is gearing up to celebrate 100 years of pageantry.

NILES — A local organization is gearing up to celebrate 100 years of pageantry. The Miss/Mr. Niles Scholarship Organization will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year with the 2026 Miss/Mr. Niles Pageant at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at Niles High School. The event will crown the 89th Miss Niles...

10/24/2025

A Niles man is going to prison after assaulting and severely injuring another man in February.

CASSOPOLIS — A Niles man is going to prison after assaulting and severely injuring another man in February. Greggery Jason Williams, 35, of Niles, pleaded no contest to assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and was sentenced Friday in Cass County Circuit Court to 29 months t...

10/24/2025

A Niles man was injured Thursday after a minivan struck the tractor he was driving in Howard Township, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.

HOWARD TOWNSHIP — A Niles man was injured Thursday after a minivan struck the tractor he was driving in Howard Township, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 5:24 p.m. Thursday, deputies were called to investigate a personal injury crash near the intersection of Leet R...

10/23/2025

10/23/2025

Fifteen arrests were made in Berrien County on Wednesday during a targeted human trafficking and s*x trafficking enforcement operation, according to the Berrien County Sheriff’s Department..

BERRIEN COUNTY — 15 arrests were made in Berrien County on Wednesday during a targeted human trafficking and s*x trafficking enforcement operation, according to the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office. The multi-agency effort focused on identifying traffickers and assisting victims of trafficking. I...

10/22/2025

“For years, people have talked about bridging that invisible line between north and south Berrien County, about how much stronger we'd be if we stop thinking about ourselves as separate markets. Well, today that's happening."

BERTRAND TOWNSHIP — Area leaders gathered at the Bertrand Innovation Center Wednesday morning as two nonprofits joined forces to bolster the Berrien County business community and strengthen regional unity. The Greater Niles Chamber of Commerce and the Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber of Commerc...

10/21/2025

NILES — Two separate demonstrations on opposite ends of the political spectrum took place Monday afternoon in Niles.

NILES — Two separate demonstrations on opposite ends of the political spectrum took place Monday afternoon in Niles. About a dozen GOP supporters gathered at Donovan Smith Veterans Memorial Park at 11th and Main for what they called the “Stop the Schumer Shutdown” rally. Congressman Tim Walber...