Serving Niles since 1886

8 February 2012, 7:39 pm

Area residents will find their train trips to and from Chicago to be a little quicker. Amtrak and the Michigan Department of Transportation have been given federal approval to increase maximum speeds of Amtrak trains on 97 miles of track in west Michigan and northern Indiana to 110 miles per hour.... Read More »

Coloma speller ousts the competition

7 February 2012, 3:00 am

12-year-old student wins bee, ticket to D.C. BENTON HARBOR -- Waggery.... Read More »

Berrien speller ousts the competition

6 February 2012, 3:08 pm

'Waggery,' 'oust' punches youth's ticket to D. C. BENTON HARBOR — Waggery.... Read More »

Michigan FIRST Adds 30 New Teams, Two New Tournaments

6 February 2012, 10:10 am

It's that time of year again -- competition in Michigan's FIRST Robotics district tournaments. Here's a rundown of this year's game, the new schools, and the tournament sites.... Read More »

In brief

31 January 2012, 9:33 pm

Preschool fair offered for parents... Read More »

Metro briefs

31 January 2012, 5:33 pm

OAKLAND COUNTY... Read More »

Democrats demand reforms for state's school funding

29 January 2012, 11:56 am

NILES - Four years ago, Angela Wilson moved her family to Michigan from Pennsylvania and chose the Okemos school district for her daughter.... Read More »

Cooper on Meyer: ‘We hit a home run’

21 January 2012, 9:38 pm

By MATTHEW PEASLEE mpeaslee@vindy.com NILES If John Cooper was still coaching today, he’d... Read More »

Town Hall meeting on public education in Niles

14 January 2012, 3:10 am

The South County Blue Tiger Community Action Committee and the Michigan Education Association is holding a town hall meeting Saturday on public education.... Read More »