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Dowagiac man sentenced to probation on drug charges
CASSOPOLIS – An Elkhart man who said he was thankful to be arrested last fall has been sentenced ...
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New Harvest Missionary Baptist Church returns to Dowagiac
DOWAGIAC — When Dowagiac native and Benton Harbor resident Tonnie Blackamore opened the door of 201 Grand Blv. ...
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MEC lobbies to reopen
CASSOPOLIS — As Michigan businesses begin re-opening, Midwest Energy and Communications is re-opening lobbies to the public beginning ...
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LMC, SMC plan virtual graduations
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Local community college graduates must forego a traditional commencement ceremony this year to protect themselves ...
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Christmas in June food drive kicks off
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Just thinking about the holiday season can bring a warm feeling to the hearts of ...
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Area event venues face uncertainty
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — To business owners who built a model on gathering communities and loved ones together, the ...
Business
Salons, barbershops frustrated at most recent executive order
DOWAGIAC — When Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced she would be reopening several sectors of the economy Monday, there ...
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Businesses owners prepare to open dining, adapt to guidelines
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Following months of shutdowns and carry-out service only, Michigan restaurants and bars are preparing to ...
Education
Michigan Townships Association offers scholarship to future local leaders
Delta Charter Township, Mich. — An annual scholarship designated for student leaders is now accepting applications across the ...
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Berrien County reports three additional COVID-19 deaths
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Despite the slowing of COVID-19’s spread statewide, new death counts were reported in southwest Michigan ...
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Gov. Whitmer rescinds safer at home order
LANSING — The state of Michigan is beginning to reopen. Monday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-110, ...
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Pokagon Band targets June 15 to reopen its Four Winds Casinos
DOWAGIAC — After months of closed doors, a local gaming authority is ready to get back to business. ...
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United Way seeks to restock area food pantries during ‘Christmas in June’
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — United Way of Southwest Michigan’s annual “Christmas in June” food drive for local pantries kicks ...
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Niles, Dowagiac gym owner plans to reopen despite COVID-19 mandates
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S., business was booming for Dowagiac resident Gary Marshall. ...
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21-year-old Dowagiac man dies in car accident early Saturday morning
DOWAGIAC — A Dowagiac man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Volinia Township early Saturday morning, according ...
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Southwest Michigan retail businesses begin to reopen
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — The Marshall Shoppe’s Cathy Franz rushed around her downtown Dowagiac storefront Thursday to meet customers ...
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Dowagiac woman sentenced on drug, probation violation charges
CASSOPOLIS – A Dowagiac woman was sentenced to a year in the Cass County Jail after being sentenced ...
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Local libraries set phased plans to safely reconnect patrons with materials, services
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — For more than two months, libraries across southwest Michigan have been even quieter than usual, lights ...
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Van Buren/Cass District Health Department launches webpage for businesses
CASS COUNTY — As Michigan businesses have begun to reopen in limited capacities following months of shutdowns due ...
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Young Professionals of Greater Dowagiac plan annual display
DOWAGIAC — COVID-19 has taken many of southwest Michigan’s favorite summer activities, with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s “Stay Home, ...
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Young Professionals of Greater Dowagiac’s annual fireworks still a go
DOWAGIAC — COVID-19 has taken many of southwest Michigan’s favorite summer activities, with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s “Stay Home, ...
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Berrien County reports one new COVID-19 death
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — COVID-19 has claimed the life of a centenarian in Berrien County. Thursday, the Berrien County ...
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Dowagiac City Council approves road projects
DOWAGIAC — Roads were on the brain Tuesday evening at the Dowagiac City Council meeting. Meeting virtually, the ...
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SMC issuing housing refunds
DOWAGIAC — Some local college students will be able to recoup some of their COVID-19 losses. Southwestern Michigan ...
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Broadband to be extended into Berrien, Cass counties
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — The Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget announced this week that Mercury Wireless will ...
