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Dowagiac Area History Museum kicks off lecture series with presentation on the Civil War
DOWAGIAC — At the Dowagiac Area History Museum Wednesday, visitors discovered Dowagiac’s roots in the Civil War. John ...
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Dowagiac Rotary Club hears more about the past
DOWAGIAC — On Thursday, the Dowagiac Rotary Club used a review of the club’s records from an earlier ...
Southwestern Michigan College
Krueger built strong foundation starting at SMC
CHICAGO — Lauren Krueger has really come up in the world — 60 floors up. Ten years after ...
Business
Shelf Life Bookstore partners with Yarn on Front
NILES — Knitting needles will join rows of new and used books on Sunday. Shelf Life Bookstore, 223 ...
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Southwest Michigan prepares for 2020 census
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — On Tuesday morning, Lisa Cripps-Downey, president of the Berrien Community Foundation, and Kathy Stady, Berrien ...
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Dowagiac Youth Baseball, Softball Association to host trivia night
DOWAGIAC — A game of trivia will help support local baseball and softball players in the area. On ...
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MGCF awards grants to Berrien, Cass County nonprofits
BUCHANAN — The Board of Trustees for Michigan Gateway Community Foundation have approved the granting of funds from ...
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Dowagiac Planning Commission passes next step to become RRC Certified
DOWAGIAC — As the city of Dowagiac continues to pursue a Redevelopment Ready Communities certification from Michigan Economic ...
Education
Dowagiac students participate in essay contest
DOWAGIAC — An essay contest encouraging Michigan’s eighth-graders to explore America and its people recently announced three local ...
Southwestern Michigan College
SMC celebrates Black History Month
DOWAGIAC — Black History Month concluded with a crescendo at Southwestern Michigan College, including an appearance by Underground ...
News
March brings awareness to problem gambling
NEW BUFFALO — The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi’s Four Winds Casinos, in collaboration with the National Council on ...
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Dowagiac store owner believes consignment could help the planet
DOWAGIAC — When Kris Soenen thinks of the largest polluters in the world, she lists them off in ...
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Men arraigned on multiple charges
CASSOPOLIS — Two men arrested in Cass County over the weekend were arraigned Monday afternoon in Cass County’s ...
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Dowagiac chamber encouraging building maintenance
DOWAGIAC — In a small community, curb appeal can determine the ability of a business to not only ...
Education
Dowagiac students gear up for county spelling bee
DOWAGIAC — This week, students will be taking the stage ready to spell. Lewis Cass Intermediate School District ...
Dowagiac
Buchanan man arrested for Dowagiac home invasion
DOWAGIAC — A home invasion in Dowagiac is under investigation. The Dowagiac Police Department reported to a home ...
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Elkhart woman sentenced to up to 30 years for drugs in Cass County
CASSOPOLIS — Cass County Circuit Judge Mark Herman called Friday his “hardest day” on the bench as he ...
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LWV details how to vote early for 2020’s four elections
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — A few days out from the March 10 presidential primary election, the League of Women ...
News
Woman arrested for meth in Pokagon Township
POKAGON TOWNSHIP — Two people were arrested during a “knock and talk” in the 30000 block of Edwards ...
Education
Spirit tournament begins today
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — State Sen. Kim LaSata’s spirit tournament will start today, pitting students, staff and fans of ...
Education
United Way hosting annual Spring into Reading book drive
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — The month of March means spring is around the corner. It also means United Way ...
Horizons
Cass County treatment courts committed to treating the ‘whole person’
With a swipe of a key card, Dowagiac resident Preston Collett, 47, can access almost any room inside ...
News
Dowagiac native finds her own path in the new age of publishing
A reality hit Sylvia Holloman hard. It was 2005, and she had just finished writing her first romance ...
News
Pokagon Band finds healing through language revitalization efforts
A decade ago, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Language Specialist Carla Collins, 44, could not string together a full ...
Horizons
Southwest Michigan libraries adapt to changing needs of patrons
Rows upon rows of musty smelling, hardcover books line sterile, Pine Sol-scented bookshelves. Green lamps with pull strings ...
