Business
Ice Time Festival returns to Dowagiac Feb. 4
DOWAGIAC – No matter what Mother Nature offers up for weather, the 26th annual Ice Time Festival will take place ...
Education
Dowagiac approves grant application for history museum upgrades
DOWAGIAC — A local history museum is one step closer to upgrading its facilities. During its meeting Monday ...
Education
Dowagiac appoints new board member
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac Union Schools’ new board member is no stranger to the community. After much deliberation, the ...
Community News
Meet the 2023 Miss Dowagiac Contestants — Contestants 7-9
DOWAGIAC — The 2023 Miss Dowagiac Scholarship Pageant will be hosted at 7 p.m. Saturday, January 28, at ...
Community News
Meet the 2023 Miss Dowagiac Contestants — Contestants 4-6
DOWAGIAC — The 2023 Miss Dowagiac Scholarship Pageant will be hosted at 7 p.m. Saturday, January 28, at ...
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Meet the 2023 Miss Dowagiac Contestants — Contestants 1-3
DOWAGIAC — The 2023 Miss Dowagiac Scholarship Pageant will be hosted at 7 p.m. Saturday, January 28, at ...
Local Government
Cass County K9 ‘Nellie’ retires
CASSOPOLIS — A local law enforcement dog was celebrated by the community after a successful career of saving ...
Education
Dowagiac celebrates December Students of The Month
By LIBERTY NEVINS Leader Publications Contributor DOWAGIAC — Six Dowagiac Union Schools students were congratulated for their hard ...
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 ...
