Legal News

By DEBRA HAIGHT BCR Correspondent ST. JOSEPH –  Southwest Michigan Planning Commission Senior Planner Marcy Hamilton reported to Berrien County Commissioners last week that the trail connection project will be getting a $4 million federal […]

By DEBRA HAIGHT BCR Correspondent NILES – Last week’s court news included prison and jail sentences as well as the dismissal of murder charges against a Niles teen. Farries Deshawn Maxwell, Jr., 18, of Niles, […]

By DEBRA HAIGHT BCR Correspondent BUCHANAN – Tony McGhee’s first meeting as the new Buchanan City Manager was a busy one with action on a number of items. McGhee, a former executive at the Abonmarche […]

By DEBRA HAIGHT BCR Correspondent ST. JOSEPH – Berrien County Commissioners received updates on two ongoing projects at last week’s Board of Commissioners meeting. Commissioners heard updates on broadband expansion as well as the opioid […]

By DEBRA HAIGHT BCR Correspondent NILES – The man who crashed into a Niles pizza parlor in late September was sentenced Monday in Berrien County Trial Court. Jaquon Deon Chestnut was sentenced to jail and […]