Greater Dowagiac Chamber of Commerce
Looking Glass opens downtown
Connie Gray got into computers on the ground floor.
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berrien county board of commissioners
$2.4 million gap in initial Berrien budget
BUCHANAN — The Redbud City got the first glimpse of Berrien County’s preliminary 2014 budget Thursday night as commissioners met at Buchanan Area Senior Center ...
by John Eby, Friday, July 12, 2013 1:11 pm
New Mexico
Gov. Cargo lies in state in New Mexico
Former New Mexico governor David F. Cargo, who was born in Dowagiac, died Friday, July 5, 2013. He was 84. Cargo, the eldest of ...
by John Eby, Thursday, July 11, 2013 5:12 pm
Dowagiac Rotary Club
39th Steve’s Run July 27
Credit the Boston Marathon for music becoming a major element of Steve’s Run.
by John Eby, Thursday, July 11, 2013 3:57 pm
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Sister Lakes earns ‘A’ on report card
Sister Lakes Elementary School carded an A as Cass County’s highest-scoring school in a new Mackinac Center for Public Policy report card.
by John Eby, Wednesday, July 10, 2013 9:49 pm
Niles Area Community Orchestra
Niles orchestra works for food
Niles Area Community Orchestra gives the gift of music and nourishes bodies as well as the soul with food donations.
by John Eby, Wednesday, July 10, 2013 9:43 pm
SMC
New play debuts at Tin Shop Friday
BUCHANAN — Nobody outside of his cast has seen “Diary of a Dead Guy” to know that despite its title, Robert Foster created a musical.
by John Eby, Tuesday, July 9, 2013 10:04 pm
cass county road commission
Follow-up meeting on DMS road July 25
A follow-up meeting on extending Riverside Drive to connect Dowagiac Middle School to Mathews Street is expected July 25, according to City Manager Kevin Anderson.
by John Eby, Tuesday, July 9, 2013 9:51 pm
Dowagiac City Council
Dowagiac renews assessor’s contract
Dowagiac City Council renewed assessor Edward VanderVries’ contract for three years.
by John Eby, Tuesday, July 9, 2013 9:47 pm
Four Flags Players
Stuart Coulston wins TCP Swiger scholarship
Twin City Players (TCP) awarded a $1,000 Brian Swiger Memorial Scholarship to 2013 Niles graduate Stuart Coulston, who has also appeared twice with Four Flags ...
by John Eby, Monday, July 8, 2013 6:01 pm
40th annual International Cherry Pit Spit
A new Krause wins windy 40th Pit Spit
EAU CLAIRE — Matt won the 40th annual International Cherry Pit Spit, but “BB Gun” Krause, not defending champion Ronn Matt of Chicago.
by John Eby, Saturday, July 6, 2013 6:14 pm
Cass County Circuit Court
Dowagiac woman smuggled cocaine into jail
CASSOPOLIS — A drug-addicted Dowagiac woman flirted with prison Friday morning in Cass County Circuit Court for smuggling cocaine into jail last March.
by John Eby, Friday, July 5, 2013 1:07 pm
Jason Arnold Memorial
JAM presents first scholarships
Spruce Ridge Golf Club in Dowagiac June 29 hosted the fourth annual JAM, the Jason Arnold Memorial Golf Outing, for 88 participants in 22 teams ...
by John Eby, Wednesday, July 3, 2013 6:38 pm
Eau Claire
Pit Spit marks 40 years Saturday
As the Tree-Mendus Fruit Farm International Cherry Pit Spit approaches its 40th anniversary Saturday, it is without — at least for the time being ...
by John Eby, Wednesday, July 3, 2013 6:32 pm
Eastgate
Niles Twp. predicts business boost from Enbridge
Niles Charter Township this week discussed potential positive economic impact Enbridge’s presence could provide in the next few months.
by John Eby, Wednesday, July 3, 2013 6:23 pm
Lake Michigan Mailers
Upton: Obamacare delay won’t fix flaws
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced its decision to delay implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate, a central component of ...
by John Eby, Wednesday, July 3, 2013 11:20 am
Mathews Law Office
Sarah Mathews opens law office
A homegrown attorney hung her shingle at 218 S. Front St., home to Mathews Law Office, PLLC. Officially welcomed to downtown Dowagiac Tuesday afternoon by ...
by John Eby, Tuesday, July 2, 2013 7:56 pm
Club 51
Sands of Time antique mall opens in Pokagon Township
Carrie Sandberg opened Sands of Time on M-51 South on Tuesday.
by John Eby, Tuesday, July 2, 2013 7:46 pm
News
Fireworks slated for July 3
What a difference a year makes. Last Independence Day, drought and blazing temperatures canceled fireworks in some communities, such as Elkhart. Tuesday morning dawned a ...
by John Eby, Tuesday, July 2, 2013 6:33 pm
News Main
Boulder rededication slated for Saturday
Getting a seven-ton boulder to Fort and Bond streets to commemorate Fort St. Joseph was quite a production, so it’s fitting there will be quite ...
by John Eby, Tuesday, July 2, 2013 6:32 pm
Dowagiac
Niles pastor to make mark in Dowagiac
Noel Wilton, of Niles, interim pastor at First Christian Church on Oak Street, brings Dowagiac a wealth of life experiences upon which to draw for ...
by John Eby, Tuesday, July 2, 2013 6:26 pm
Boulder centennial
Fort boulder rededicated July 6
Getting a seven-ton boulder to Fort and Bond streets to commemorate Fort St. Joseph was quite a production, so it’s fitting there will be quite ...
by John Eby, Tuesday, July 2, 2013 2:38 pm
Roma's Pizzeria
Wood Fire turning 10 with new owner
Can a restaurant learn from church?
by John Eby, Monday, July 1, 2013 10:11 pm
Miss Michele and Co.
Upton tours Dowagiac business center
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton visited Dowagiac Monday to “kick the tires” on The Business Center of Southwestern Michigan.
by John Eby, Monday, July 1, 2013 10:06 pm
News Main
Four Flags Players: “We Must Kill Toni”
Director Cathy Heide’s Four Flags Players cast for the upcoming comedy, “We Must Kill Toni,
