Education
Brent Brewer named DUS Board President
By SCOTT NOVAK and LIBERTY NEVINS DOWAGIAC — At its annual reorganization meeting at Dowagiac Middle School Monday ...
News
Leader Publications promotes managing editor
NILES — Maxwell Harden has been named the managing editor of Leader Publications’ weekly newspapers that includes Niles ...
Community News
Young Professionals to host inaugural Second Hand Second Chance Adult Prom
DOWAGIAC — A local organization is gearing up to host an event that will allow guests to create ...
Community News
What’s new in Dowagiac 2023
By LIBERTY NEVINS Leader Publications Contributor DOWAGIAC — The Dowagiac City Council met on January 9th and discussed ...
Community News
Dowagiac pastor travels to Benin, presents research of 19th Century abolitionist
DOWAGIAC — A Dowagiac couple recently completed the trip of a lifetime in their quest to peel back ...
Crime/Court
Dowagiac man gets prison time for strangling girlfriend
CASSOPOLIS — A Dowagiac man who strangled his girlfriend in a downtown Dowagiac parking lot was sentenced to ...
Community News
New Van Buren County Commissioner visits Keeler Township
By LIBERTY NEVINS Leader Publications Contributor KEELER TOWNSHIP — New County Commissioner Tina Leary visited the Keeler Township ...
Community News
Keeler Township dedicates new town hall
KEELER TOWNSHIP — A local township welcomed its constituents to its new facility Tuesday evening. Keeler Township hosted ...
Education
210 SMC students named to honor rolls
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College named 210 students to its honor rolls for the Fall 2022 semester. The ...
Community News
Dowagiac school board president Ronda Sullivan passes away
DOWAGIAC — The Dowagiac community is in mourning following the passing of a prominent community member. Dowagiac Union ...
Community News
Life of community leader Leon Laylin remembered
DOWAGIAC – People across the city of Dowagiac are remembering the life and work of longtime Dowagiac City ...
News
Lyons: The passing of a friend
The passing of a friend and trusted companion inevitably causes one to pause and reflect. Until my decision ...
Community News
Pokagon officer named 2022 Indian Country Task Force Officer of the Year
DOWAGIAC — A local law enforcement officer has been recognized for his efforts to serve the community. Brian ...
News
Dowagiac woman sent to hospital following Silver Creek Township crash
A Dowagiac women was transported to Ascension-Borgess Lee Memorial Hospital after her vehicle was rear-ended on M-51 near ...
Community News
Wounded Minnow ‘gives back’ to Miss Dowagiac Scholarship Fund
DOWAGIAC — The many ways in which this community shows up to support each other was evident when ...
Education
SMC graduates 19-member nursing class
Southwestern Michigan College welcomed 19 new nurses to America’s largest health-care profession with almost 4.2 million registered nurses ...
Education
Dowagiac honors students of the month; outgoing board members
The Dowagiac Board of Education held its final regular meeting of 2022 in the Performing Arts Center at ...
Education
Guernsey wins VFW Voice of Democracy scholarship
Senior Abraham Guernsey has been named the winner of the 2022 Voice of Democracy Audio Scholarship, presented by ...
News
Pokagon Band, Four Winds Casinos deliver 1,000 food baskets
Thanks to the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and its Four Winds Casinos, 1,000 families will be able to ...
Community News
FSU’s Murphy finishes 2nd in ‘D2 Heisman’ voting
MCKINNEY, TX — Ferris State University edge-rusher Caleb Murphy had a historic 2022 season – one of the ...
Uncategorized
Family bonds propel Murphy brothers to success on football field
BIG RAPIDS — It was a family affair for Dowagiac natives Caleb and Cailyn Murphy Saturday afternoon at ...
Community News
MMC Dance Team presents ‘A Hometown Christmas’ show
DOWAGIAC — The Dowagiac Middle School Performing Arts Center was filled with the community while the MMC Dance ...
Community News
Dowagiac flag in contention for best in North America
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac’s new city flag is being recognized for its design as part of a nationwide poll. ...
Community News
Dowagiac City Council purchases new police vehicle
DOWAGIAC — The Dowagiac City Council met Monday night to discuss their resolutions moving forward through the rest ...
