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Brandywine announces first COVID case
NILES — A staff member at Brandywine Middle/High School has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a letter ...
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Edwardsburg Middle School student wins online art competition
EDWARDSBURG — An Edwardsburg student was recently recognized for her artistic talents. Edwardsburg Middle School student Kayliee Seigel ...
Buchanan Education
Buchanan High School goes remote Thursday, Friday after third positive COVID-19 diagnosis
BUCHANAN — A letter from Buchanan High School’s Principal Stacey DeMaio and Buchanan Community Schools Superintendent Patricia Robinson ...
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Third Buchanan student tests positive for COVID-19
BUCHANAN — A third Buchanan High School student has tested positive for COVID-19. Buchanan Community Schools Superintendent Patricia ...
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MDHHS issues emergency order requiring schools to issue public notification of probable, confirmed COVID-19 cases
LANSING — Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon issued an Emergency Order requiring K-12 ...
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Second student tests positive for COVID-19 at Buchanan High School
BUCHANAN — A second student at Buchanan High School has tested positive for COVID-19, Superintendent Patricia Robinson announced ...
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Niles High School staff member tests positive for COVID-19
NILES — Just after 9 p.m. Monday, an update appeared on the Niles High School Facebook page. The ...
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SMC security officer a former CEO
DOWAGIAC — Philip Krempely was assigned to Southwestern Michigan College’s Dowagiac campus in July by Grand Rapids-based DK ...
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Buchanan student tests positive for COVID-19
BUCHANAN — A student at Buchanan Community Schools has tested positive for COVID-19. The news came from a ...
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Berrien County law enforcement and schools support students exposed to trauma through Handle with Care program
BERRIEN SPRINGS — The Berrien County Sheriff’s Office, Michigan State Police and local law enforcement are partnering again ...
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SMC employees receiving COVID challenge coins
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College’s seventh annual employee recognition program on Sept. 25 was a departure from previous ...
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Ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday afternoon debuted eight new tennis courts
NILES — Bobcat athletes will no longer have to drive four miles across town with their tennis gear ...
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Despite rising COVID-19 cases, Dowagiac schools vote to return to in-person learning
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac Union Schools students will be returning to full-time, in-person instruction beginning Monday, Oct. 12. The ...
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Dowagiac Board of Education approves return to in-person instruction
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac Union Schools students will be returning to full-time, in-person instruction beginning Monday, Oct. 12. The ...
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SMC enrolls 1,800 students for fall 2020
DOWAGIAC — The Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees heard last Monday night from President Dr. Joe Odenwald ...
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SMC president provides school update to Rotary
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College was the topic at hand at the Dowagiac Rotary Club’s weekly meeting Thursday ...
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Michigan Gateway Community Foundation presents check to aid Little Bucks Bookmobile
BUCHANAN — An oversized check was presented in front of a school bus-turned-library on Sept. 14 in Buchanan. ...
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Edwardsburg Intermediate School named one of the best schools in nation
EDWARDSBURG — U.S Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced Thursday that Edwardsburg Intermediate School has been named a ...
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Committee formed to review Lewis Cass ISD name
CASSOPOLIS — The Lewis Cass Intermediate School District is moving forward with plans to consider a name change ...
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JMG Student of the Year starts second year at SMC
DOWAGIAC — Stanford University’s loss is Southwestern Michigan College’s gain, according to SMC officials. Mia Clay, 19, a ...
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Hale’s True Value Hardware donates paint, cleaning supplies to DUS
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac Union Schools classrooms will be receiving a fresh coat of paint, thanks to the efforts ...
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Performing arts organization creates scholarship fund
NILES — When the leadership of Performing Arts Workshop announced its first merit-based scholarship, it was to do ...
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SMC to produce radio show featuring Dewey Lake monster
By MAXWELL HARDEN max.harden@leaderpub.com DOWAGIAC — The legend of the Dewey Lake monster will soon be taking “center ...
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DUS approves hire of new Sister Lakes assistant principal
DOWAGIAC — Sister Lakes is getting a new principal who is no stranger to the Dowagiac community. Ryan ...
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DUS approves ICG site improvement plan
DOWAGIAC — After several years of vacancy, the site of the former ICG building will finally be put ...
