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SMC announces fall honor rolls
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College named 50 students to president’s list for the September-December 2020 fall semester. Students honored on president’s list must earn a ... Read more
2 days ago by Submitted.
Honor Credit Union to award 23 high school seniors with $1,000 scholarship
BERRIEN SPRINGS — Honor Credit Union recently announced it will support local outstanding high school seniors with the annual Honor Credit Union Community Commitment Scholarship. ... Read more
2 days ago by Submitted.

Lewis Cass ISD to become Heritage Southwest ISD
CASSOPOLIS — Following nearly half a year of deliberation, the Lewis Cass Intermediate School District has a new name. Following a Wednesday vote by the ... Read more
2 days ago by Sarah Culton.

MEC accepting scholarship applications
CASSOPOLIS — Midwest Energy and Communications is now accepting applications for its 2021 scholarship program. High school seniors whose families receive monthly service from MEC ... Read more
4 days ago by Submitted.

Blossomtime extends pageant season
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — The Blossomtime Festival Board of Directors recently announced the kickoff of its 2021 community pageants. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the ... Read more
5 days ago by Submitted.
Deubner named new Cassopolis school board president
CASSOPOLIS — For the first time since 2013, the Cassopolis Board of Education will have a new president. At its regular Monday night meeting, the ... Read more
1 week ago by Scott Novak.

Cass County Farm Bureau seeks teacher nominations
CASSOPOLIS — One regional business is looking to give back to teachers by bringing the outdoors in. Cass County Farm Bureau is currently accepting nominations ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Sarah Culton.

Honor Credit Union announces winners of 11th annual Teacher Awards
BERRIEN SPRINGS — Honor Credit Union has announced the winners of its 11th annual Teacher Awards. This year has been and will continue to be, ... Read more
1 month ago by Submitted.
Area students named to Saint Mary’s College dean’s list
NOTRE DAME — A number of southwest Michigan students were named to the dean’s list at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame. To earn this ... Read more
1 month ago by Submitted.

Lewis Cass ISD board votes to change district name
CASSOPOLIS — After months of deliberation, the Lewis Cass Intermediate School District has decided to change its name. However, what its new name will be ... Read more
1 month ago by Sarah Culton.
Captain Samuel Felt DAR announces Good Citizens awards
CASS COUNTY — The Captain Samuel Felt Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution recently announced its 2020 Outstanding High School Good Citizens Awards. In 1934, ... Read more
2 months ago by Submitted.
Michigan State Police seeks participants for National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest
LANSING — An annual contest is giving area children the chance to flex their creative muscles, while bringing attention to a statewide cause. The Michigan ... Read more
2 months ago by Submitted.

Cassopolis schools to move all students to remote learning through the end of the year
CASSOPOLIS — Soon, all students at Cassopolis Public Schools will be switching to remote learning. In keeping with the most recent Michigan Department of Health ... Read more
2 months ago by Sarah Culton.

Lewis Cass ISD programs receive recognition
DOWAGIAC — The Lewis Cass Intermediate School District had much to celebrate this week. Tuesday, Lewis Cass ISD Director or Early Childhood Education Chris Whitmire ... Read more
2 months ago by Sarah Culton.

Cassopolis Public Schools receive No Kid Hungry grant
CASSOPOLIS — Cassopolis Public Schools is the recipient of a grant that will help staff continue to feed children throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The district ... Read more
2 months ago by Submitted.

Local school boards elect new members
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Local school board candidates were on the ballot Tuesday. Listed below are the unofficial election results from Berrien, Cass and Van Buren ... Read more
3 months ago by Staff Report.
Resolution to ask Cassopolis Board of Education member to resign fails
CASSOPOLIS — Tensions bubbling under the surface for more than a year boiled over this week during a Cassopolis Board of Education meeting. During the ... Read more
3 months ago by Sarah Culton.

Lewis Cass ISD superintendent announces retirement
CASSOPOLIS — At the October Board of Education meeting for Lewis Cass ISD, Superintendent Brent Holcomb submitted his letter of retirement effective June 30, 2021. ... Read more
3 months ago by Staff Report.

Lewis Cass ISD participates in teletherapy case study
CASSOPOLIS — When COVID-19 first shutdown schools last March, Melissa Phillips, speech pathologist at Lewis Cass Intermediate School District, did not know how she would ... Read more
3 months ago by Sarah Culton.

Four Flags Antique Mall acquires new owners
NILES — The Four Flags Antique Mall, located at 218 N. Second St., has booths full of treasures for those who seek them. Vintage wares, ... Read more
3 months ago by Christina Clark.

Lewis Cass ISD Parents as Teachers program receives national recognition
CASSOPOLIS — Lewis Cass ISD Parents as Teachers Program has earned a prestigious endorsement from the Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc., as a Blue ... Read more
3 months ago by Submitted.

Operation Safe Stop runs this week
LANSING — Starting today, law enforcement officers throughout Michigan will be ramping up patrols of motorists illegally passing school buses. Operation Safe Stop is part ... Read more
3 months ago by Submitted.
Cassopolis Middle School student tests positive for COVID-19
CASSOPOLIS — A student at Cassopolis Middle School has tested positive for COVID-19. Superintendent Angela Piazza made the announcement Sunday. The student joins a Sam ... Read more
3 months ago by Staff Report.

Students quarantined following positive COVID-19 case at Sam Adams Elementary
CASSOPOLIS — COVID-19 has reached Cassopolis Public Schools. Thursday, Superintendent Angela Piazza announced a student at Sam Adams Elementary School had tested positive for COVID-19. ... Read more
3 months ago by Staff Report.
Cassopolis FFA member awarded National American FFA degree
INDIANAPOLIS — Each year, the National FFA Organization honors FFA members who show the utmost dedication to the organization through their desire to develop their ... Read more