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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 ...
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United Way of Southwest Michigan creates Education Support Fund to help area schools with pandemic impact
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — United Way of Southwest Michigan recently announced that its board of directors approved the creation ...
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Berrien County reports additional COVID-19 death
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Wednesday, Berrien County reported an additional COVID-19 death, bringing its total casualties to 48. The ...
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Man arrested in Dowagiac on drug charges
DOWAGIAC — A man was arrested in the city following the execution of a search warrant. The Cass County ...
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Town and Country Garden Club begins 2020 season
DOWAGIAC — Those traveling through downtown Dowagiac in the last week, likely noticed colorful arrangements of purple and ...
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MDARD offers guidance to U-pick operations in advance of opening for the season
LANSING — As warmer weather approaches, so does Michigan’s U-pick season. Farm operations across the state are working ...
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Berrien County announces five additional COVID-19 deaths
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Though the rate of COVID-19 infections is declining across the state, southwest Michigan is still ...
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Greater Dowagiac Chamber of Commerce launches program to restart the local economy
DOWAGIAC — The Greater Dowagiac Chamber of Commerce will soon offer local shoppers the opportunity to spread their ...
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Additional food assistance benefits in response to COVID-19 emergency extended through May
LANSING — Approximately 350,000 Michigan families will continue to have access to additional food assistance benefits in the ...
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Honor Credit Union announces phased lobby reopening plan
BERRIEN SPRINGS — As an essential service and community partner, Honor Credit Union has remained open and committed ...
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COA’s Handy Helpers program continues following shutdown
EDWARDSBURG — Stuart Street in Edwardsburg was alive with the hum of table saws and the uneven taps ...
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Hidden Acres Safe Haven seeks donations
DOWAGIAC — As the sun shined down over Hidden Acres Safe Haven Thursday afternoon, a chorus of animals ...
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Cass County Sheriff’s Office employees recover from COVID-19, donate plasma
CASSOPOLIS — On a Thursday in March, Captain Tom Jacobs of the Cass County Sheriff’s Office went home ...
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Berrien County reports six additional COVID-19 deaths as Michigan loosens COVID-19 restrictions
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — The death toll of COVID-19 rose in southwest Michigan Thursday. Thursday afternoon, Berrien County reported ...
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Dowagiac man accepts plea deal for 2019 bomb threat
CASSOPOLIS – The Dowagiac man who caused a lockdown of Cass County government buildings last June has accepted ...
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United Way seeks volunteers
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the United Way of Southwest Michigan is seeking ...
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Area Agency on Aging to host virtual conversation on aging in Michigan
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Two area agencies are hoping older adults in southwest Michigan will lend their voices to ...
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MEC grant to support area schools
CASSOPOLIS — An annual grant supporting local schools is now accepting applications. Midwest Energy and Communications is now ...
