Dowagiac
Organization purchases protective vest for K-9
DOWAGIAC — The city’s resident four-legged police officer is looking a lot spiffier these days. The Dowagiac Police Department’s K-9, Tole, has recently begun wearing ...
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Brandywine HS
Roundup: Brandywine wrestlers 4-1 at Vicksburg Invitational
VICKSBURG — The Brandywine wrestling team went 4-1 at the Vicksburg Invitational on Saturday. The Bobcats defeated Three Rivers 43-32, Coloma 45-30, Martin 40-34 and ...
by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, December 13, 2017 9:13 am
Dowagiac
Dowagiac to establish committee to vet public art
DOWAGIAC — Several weeks after voting to create a committee devoted to enhancing the economy of The Grand Old City, local leaders are looking to ...
by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, December 13, 2017 8:35 am
Berrien County
Emergency manager gives tips for residents to weather snow
CASS COUNTY — Following several weeks of mild, almost spring-like weather this season, winter’s wrath appears to have finally snatched Michiana in its maw. Over ...
by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, December 13, 2017 8:34 am
Dowagiac
Dowagiac woman to donate gifts to elderly for Christmas
DOWAGIAC — While she may have little resemblance to bearded man from the North Pole, one could easily mistake the dining room inside Kimberly Vanderbelt’s ...
by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, December 12, 2017 8:32 am
Dowagiac
SMC welcomes vice president of student services
DOWAGIAC — Dr. Joseph Odenwald, Southwestern Michigan College’s new vice president of student services, wants to provide students the same transformative experience higher education gave ...
by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, December 12, 2017 8:00 am
Dowagiac
Dowagiac police log — Dec. 7-11
Dec. 7 10:15 a.m. — Mathews/Daily, assist to Cass County Sheriff’s Office 11 a.m. — 500 block of Walnut, general assistance 2 p.m. — 100 ...
by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, December 12, 2017 8:00 am
Business
2017 Feed the Hungry campaign halfway toward goal
DOWAGIAC — On a cold winter’s morning, when most people would rather stay in their pajamas, wrap themselves in a blanket and huddle by the ...
by Ted Yoakum, Monday, December 11, 2017 9:05 am
Dowagiac
DNR awards city with grant for creek-side park project
DOWAGIAC — Local leaders’ vision of Dowagiac’s first major waterfront park came one step closer to fruition last week. On Friday, the Michigan Natural Resources ...
by Ted Yoakum, Monday, December 11, 2017 8:56 am
Cass County
Sheriff’s office raises more than $1,300 for local agency
CASSOPOLIS — While things may have been a bit hairy inside the halls of the Cass County Sheriff’s Office last month, the generosity on display ...
by Ted Yoakum, Monday, December 11, 2017 8:55 am
Business
Local entrepreneur takes over Indian Lake bar
DOWAGIAC — Berrien Springs’ Becky Bennett is no stranger to branching out and trying something new. A confessed “serial entrepreneur,” Bennett has spent the past ...
by Ted Yoakum, Friday, December 8, 2017 8:00 am
Dowagiac
Dowagiac library looking to restore original look, expand
DOWAGIAC — More than four decades after the local institution built its first extension, leaders with the Dowagiac District Library are looking to bring back ...
by Ted Yoakum, Friday, December 8, 2017 8:00 am
Dowagiac
MKSOD dance team, students to perform Saturday
DOWAGIAC — Local residents will have a chance to experience the rhythm, rhyme and beat of the holiday season this weekend, as the MKSOD Positively ...
by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, December 7, 2017 8:32 am
Cass County
Cass County Conservation District honors local environmental stewards
VANDALIA — When European settlers first arrived on the fertile soils of the New World centuries ago, the word “conservation” was not exactly at the ...
by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, December 7, 2017 8:30 am
Giving
Volunteer of the Week: Bryce Placher, Niles Scream Park
Bryce Placher, of Buchanan, is a 14-year-old student who volunteers at the Niles Scream Park through his Boy Scout troop. He is also helping out ...
by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, December 6, 2017 9:58 am
Cass County
Sheriff’s office seeking renewal of contract with Marcellus Township
CASSOPOLIS — The Cass County Board of Commissioners will consider several administrative requests from the county sheriff’s office during its next meeting Thursday in Cassopolis. ...
by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, December 6, 2017 9:35 am
Dowagiac
Beckwith to close season with mishmash of Christmas tales
DOWAGIAC — Beckwith audiences will not just witness one BHC — or “Beloved Holiday Classic” — retold on stage during the local community theater’s last ...
by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, December 6, 2017 9:34 am
Dowagiac
Dowagiac native wins first place at electrical worker competition
CARY, N.C. — For Dowagiac native Bryan Minikel, becoming the world’s top apprentice lineman was not just about fulfilling a mission he had set out ...
by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, December 5, 2017 8:26 am
Dowagiac
Sister Lakes Fire Department adds new tanker to fleet
SISTER LAKES — Thanks to some creative partnerships and a little wheeling and dealing, the Sister Lakes Fire Department now has some extra firepower — ...
by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, December 5, 2017 8:22 am
Business
Butler Tree Farm a Christmas tradition for Dowagiac area
Even without a dusting of snow that is a trademark of the season, there was no other way to describe the atmosphere of Dowagiac’s Butler ...
by Ted Yoakum, Monday, December 4, 2017 9:20 am
Cass County
Dowagiac man jailed for attacking police
CASSOPOLIS — A Dowagiac man with a history of assaultive behavior will spend an extended stay in a Cass County jail cell, after violently resisting police ...
by Ted Yoakum, Monday, December 4, 2017 9:02 am
Dowagiac
Hundreds pack downtown for annual Christmas parade
Even with near freezing temperatures outside that evening, the streets of downtown Dowagiac were packed with families from throughout the area Friday night, bundled in ...
by Ted Yoakum, Monday, December 4, 2017 8:58 am
Dowagiac
Dowagiac police log — Nov. 30-Dec. 1
Nov. 30 9:20 a.m. — W. Prairie Ronde/N. Lowe, traffic policing 10:15 a.m. — 100 block E. Railroad, commercial alarm, unfounded 11:20 a.m. — 500 ...
by Ted Yoakum, Monday, December 4, 2017 8:00 am
News
Minimum wage to increase from $8.90 to $9.25 for Michigan workers
Effective Jan. 1, 2018, the minimum hourly wage will increase to $9.25 an hour. This is the final scheduled increase provided for in Public Act ...
by Ted Yoakum, Monday, December 4, 2017 8:00 am
Uncategorized
Photo gallery: Dowagiac Candle-light Christmas Parade
The bright lights of Dowagiac’s most popular annual event returned to downtown Friday night, as the Greater Dowagiac Chamber of Commerce hosted the city’s Candle-light Christmas Parade. Hundreds of ...
