Ryan Yuenger, Author at Leader Publications
Dowagiac
DEWEY LAKE — The Little Free Library and historical sign on Dewey Lake are more than just landmarks intersecting the past, present and future of ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Sunday, June 19, 2022 6:00 am
Dowagiac
DOWAGIAC — After 100 years, one local organization has made the decision to close its doors, but it’s legacy will live on through the bonds ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Saturday, June 18, 2022 7:00 am
Cassopolis
CASSOPOLIS — Months before Michigan voters legalized recreational cannabis in 2018, Cassopolis took a symbolic stand against the industry. Four years later, two cannabis companies ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Friday, June 17, 2022 4:20 pm
Cass County
DOWAGIAC — From catching fish in birch bark canoes on the St. Joseph River to growing crops in its lush floodplains, the Potawatomi have lived ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Friday, June 17, 2022 2:30 pm
Dowagiac
SISTER LAKES — On March 25, 1922, eight members of a South Bend-based Boy Scout troop embarked on a boat trip across a wind-swept and ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Friday, June 17, 2022 1:19 pm
Dowagiac
DOWAGIAC — Traveling down E. Division Street in Dowagiac, passers-by are greeted by a mural of angel wings with a bible verse written next to ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Thursday, June 16, 2022 6:02 pm
Cass County
CASSOPOLIS — A local cannabis company has teamed up with a household name to help bring credibility – and a medicine-first approach – to the ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Thursday, June 16, 2022 9:29 am
Cassopolis
CASSOPOLIS — They’re on a mission from God. They’re putting the band back together. Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi are scheduled to perform a ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Wednesday, June 15, 2022 8:08 pm
Dowagiac
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac Middle School recently released its honor roll for its second semester, ending June 10. Students who achieved a 4.0 GPA are noted ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Wednesday, June 15, 2022 6:12 pm
Dowagiac
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac Union High School recently released its honor roll for its second semester. Students who achieved a 4.0 GPA are noted with an ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Wednesday, June 15, 2022 4:02 pm
Dowagiac
DOWAGIAC — As Julie Johnson watched the walls of her 100-year-old family shop get a much-needed upgrade this spring, she couldn’t help but feel nostalgic. “When ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Wednesday, June 15, 2022 5:26 am
Dowagiac
DOWAGIAC — Wave that flag, wave it wide and high. The Dowagiac City Council on Monday approved the design for an official Dowagiac city flag ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Tuesday, June 14, 2022 12:15 pm
Dowagiac
DOWAGIAC — From the mountains of Kalamazoo, Schlitz Creek descended on Dowagiac last Thursday for an evening of hot pickin’ bluegrass to a full lawn ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Tuesday, June 14, 2022 7:30 am
Dowagiac
DOWAGIAC — A local organization called, and local students responded. Students at Dowagiac Union High School donated $1142.62 to Cass County Cancer Services after a ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Monday, June 13, 2022 4:57 pm
Cass County
MILTON TWP. — A house party turned into a crime scene in southern Cass County this weekend. A 44-year-old Niles resident is being treated for ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Saturday, June 11, 2022 2:39 pm
Cass County
CASSOPOLIS — A slice of Hollywood is coming to Cassopolis. Sunset Coast Provisions, 980 E. State St., Cassopolis, is set to host a free meet ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Friday, June 10, 2022 4:54 pm
Dowagiac
DOWAGIAC — During its groundbreaking ceremony for the new town hall building, Keeler Township officials left one shovel unmanned, with a helmet resting on the ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Thursday, June 9, 2022 8:30 am
Dowagiac
KEELER TWP. — After years of saving money, one local township is getting a much-needed facility upgrade. Keeler Township officials gathered Tuesday for a groundbreaking ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Thursday, June 9, 2022 7:21 am
Dowagiac
DOWAGIAC — Greater Dowagiac Chamber of Commerce staff and business members gathered on May 25 for a ribbon-tying celebration welcoming The Quilted Oak Leaf and ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Wednesday, June 8, 2022 6:27 pm
Cass County
CASSOPOLIS — After the Cass County Road Commission announced Wednesday that Oak Grove Road between M-60 and Dunning Street east of Cassopolis has been closed ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Wednesday, June 8, 2022 1:13 pm
Cass County
MILTON TWP. — Residents looking forward to a dangerous intersection becoming safer will have to wait another year for the project to begin. The roundabout ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Wednesday, June 8, 2022 9:45 am
Brandywine Education
NILES — Brandywine co-valedictorian Billie Gibson likens the high school experience to the beginning of a long cinematic adventure. “I like to think that our ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Monday, June 6, 2022 8:07 pm
High school softball
With the bases loaded in the top of the seventh inning, Niles had Lakeshore on the ropes.
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by Ryan Yuenger, Sunday, June 5, 2022 1:06 pm
Cassopolis
CASSOPOLIS — With music echoing through downtown Cassopolis and across Stone Lake, local residents gathered for two days of music, laughter and community bonding at ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Sunday, June 5, 2022 3:32 am
Cassopolis
CASSOPOLIS — Smiles and sunshine beamed on the faces of students as they filed out of their high school as official graduates. Students, friends and ...
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by Ryan Yuenger, Friday, June 3, 2022 6:49 pm
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