C Troop
Heroes’ homecoming
After a long and tumultuous nine-month deployment, more than 90 men and women of the Dowagiac National Guard 1-126th Calvary Regiment returned home to Michigan ...
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cass county board of commissioners
County board approves 2013 budget
The Cass County Board of Commissioners approved a general budget for the 2013 fiscal year, improving a deficit by more than $156,000.
by Aly Gibson, Sunday, September 23, 2012 6:10 pm
Michigan State Police
End-of-summer crackdown nets 283 drunken drivers
The days of summer may be over, but some Michigan motorists are just beginning to deal with the fallout of drunken driving arrests made during ...
by Aly Gibson, Sunday, September 23, 2012 5:17 pm
Dowagiac Middle School
Potawatomi hosts first educational day
Dowagiac Middle School seventh grade students, teachers and parents got a taste of Potawatomi culture Thursday during the first annual Heritage and Education Day in ...
by Aly Gibson, Thursday, September 20, 2012 3:50 pm
Eastside Connections School
Niles students get taste of local culture
Niles students from Howard Elementary and Eastside Connections schools got a taste of Potawatomi culture Thursday during the first annual Heritage and Education Day in ...
by Aly Gibson, Thursday, September 20, 2012 3:40 pm
C 1-126th Calvary Unit
Community support for Dowagiac unit homecoming Sept. 21-24
After a difficult and sometimes tumultuous deployment, Dowagiac’s Army National Guard C 1-126th Calvary unit is expected to return to southwest Michigan within days.
by Aly Gibson, Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:51 pm
FoodPlay
National program teaches healthy habits
Sam Adams Elementary School students gathered in the gym Wednesday morning ready to learn healthy eating and exercise habits from a nationally acclaimed program called ...
by Aly Gibson, Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:46 pm
Caruso's
Caruso’s celebrates 90 years
Many people would be hard-pressed to a find a place like Caruso’s, Dowagiac’s 90-year-old candy and soda fountain shop.
by Aly Gibson, Tuesday, September 18, 2012 10:41 pm
Caruso's
Family tradition marks 90 years Saturday
Many people would be hard-pressed to a find a place like Dowagiac’s 90-year-old candy and soda fountain shop, Caruso’s.
by Aly Gibson, Tuesday, September 18, 2012 4:07 pm
Dowagiac Union Schools
Dowagiac preliminary enrollment higher than estimates
Dowagiac Union Schools reported a rise in preliminary enrollment numbers as the official student count day draws closer.
by Aly Gibson, Tuesday, September 18, 2012 3:59 pm
Dowagiac Union Schools
School board swears in new member
The Dowagiac Union Schools’ Board of Education swore in Beth Davis Monday night to fill the vacant seat that became available after former board president ...
by Aly Gibson, Tuesday, September 18, 2012 3:56 pm
Dowagiac Middle School
New club inspires budding artists
When Dowagiac Middle School Principal Matt Severin suggested a future art club that new art teacher Nora Mason could organize, she decided not to wait ...
by Aly Gibson, Monday, September 17, 2012 10:04 pm
Dowagiac Union Schools
Reading Recovery program expands reach
Dowagiac Union elementary schools kicked off the academic year on the same page, supporting struggling first-grade students and setting up the first southwest Michigan training ...
by Aly Gibson, Monday, September 17, 2012 10:02 pm
Dogwood Fine Arts Committee
Sculpture installed in Farr Park
After months of planning, discussion and a last-minute color change, Dowagiac welcomed it’s newest artistic addition, “Abundant Happiness,” Friday morning in Farr Park, adjacent to ...
by Aly Gibson, Sunday, September 16, 2012 6:33 pm
Caruso's
Caruso’s to celebrate 90 years throughout week
For 90 years, Caruso’s has been a family-owned and –operated downtown Dowagiac business and the business owners plan to celebrate the milestone throughout this week.
by Aly Gibson, Sunday, September 16, 2012 6:30 pm
Cass County Council on Aging
Council on Aging provides free class
Cass County Council on Aging, 227 S. Front St. in Dowagiac, is providing a tutorial on aging, “Journeying with Your Parents as They Age.” The ...
by Aly Gibson, Sunday, September 16, 2012 6:14 pm
Dowagiac Union High School
DUHS students learn the ropes
As the second week of school rounded out, 23 Dowagiac Union High School students of Linda O’Keefe’s life skills and healthy lifestyles class headed for ...
by Aly Gibson, Thursday, September 13, 2012 4:33 pm
Dowagiac Union Schools
No school Monday for Kincheloe students
Kincheloe Elementary School students have been given a three-day weekend after administrators decided to close the building Monday while the school’s well is being repaired.
by Aly Gibson, Thursday, September 13, 2012 4:29 pm
Michigan Department of Transportation
M-51 resurfacing begins in Dowagiac
Residents and those just passing through will notice a lot of orange near the intersection of M-51 and M-62 in Dowagiac as resurfacing and sidewalk ...
by Aly Gibson, Thursday, September 13, 2012 4:27 pm
Matt Lori
Pokagon Township receives $15K for playground
State Representative Matt Lori joined citizens and Pokagon Township board members Wednesday evening to celebrate a $15,000 grant awarded to the township by Blue Cross ...
by Aly Gibson, Wednesday, September 12, 2012 9:20 pm
Helping Hands of Cass County
‘Trying to fix Cassopolis’
The Helping Hands of Cass County Inc. food pantry will be restocked with perishables and food items thanks to a $2,700 grant from the Youth ...
by Aly Gibson, Wednesday, September 12, 2012 9:17 pm
Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame
Local aviator keeps flying history alive
Wednesday evening was the first time local former pilot Dan Hamill presented information on three local pilots together. With years of research under his belt, ...
by Aly Gibson, Wednesday, September 12, 2012 9:14 pm
Beth Anderson
Band needs tuba
With three tuba players and only two tubas, the music director of Cassopolis Public Schools, Beth Anderson, has a problem.
by Aly Gibson, Tuesday, September 11, 2012 10:54 pm
Amtrak
Amtrak schedule shifts
Dowagiac Amtrak riders may have missed the train Monday morning and evening after new arrival and departure times for east- and westbound routes were put ...
by Aly Gibson, Tuesday, September 11, 2012 10:51 pm
West Michigan Area Youth
Area youth group kicks off Sept. 29
Southwest Michigan churches will kick off a collaboration that has been more than nine months in the making.
