Education
Gov. Whitmer closes schools for the remainder of the year
LANSING — Michigan students will not be returning to school this year. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive ...
Education
Junior Achievement provides at-home resources
NILES — In response to recent school closures, Junior Achievement is now providing free online resources to students, ...
News
Sororities make donation to Fitch Camp in spite of canceled soup fundraiser
DOWAGIAC — Despite the cancellation of an annual fundraiser, one local sorority was shocked by how supportive the ...
Education
Michigan apple industry donates apples for school children
SUBMITTED LANSING — Michigan’s apple industry will donate nearly 346,000 fresh apples and 726,000 sliced apple packages to ...
Education
Community, school officials react to possibility of students not returning to classrooms
DOWAGIAC — The possibility of students not returning to the classroom for the remainder of the school year ...
Education
Emergency child care options to be provided for essential workers
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — When Gov. Gretchen Whitmer handed down her executive order for “Stay at home, stay safe” ...
Education
MDE to request federal waiver for child nutrition programs
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Education announced Wednesday it will request a federal waiver of statutory and ...
Education
Dowagiac Union Schools offering virtual read-aloud series
DOWAGIAC — Just because schools are no longer meeting in person does not mean that students’ literacy improvement ...
Education
School lunch programs still a go
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Despite a stay at home order handed down by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, families in southwest ...
News
Despite event cancelation, sororities still looking to benefit Fitch Camp
DOWAGIAC — For more than a decade, a soup luncheon hosted by Xi Delta Mu and the Masters ...
Dowagiac Union Education
Dowagiac plans to keep current spring break dates amid Coronavirus
DOWAGIAC — On Monday, Dowagiac Union Schools decided to keep its spring break dates as is. After receiving ...
Education
Community, schools rally to provide free meals to students during school closure
DOWAGIAC — Every morning for the past two years, Kailee Curtis wakes up to work the morning shift ...
Education
Schools closed until April 5 due to coronavirus concerns
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated to include newly released information. SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Around 11 p.m. ...
Education
Dowagiac Art Boosters to offer scholarship opportunities
DOWAGIAC — In a meeting room at ACTION Ministries, 301 Main St., Dowagiac, a group of members from ...
News
Dowagiac Celebration Graduation 2020 to host final fundraiser
DOWAGIAC — Saturday evening, a poker run will be hosted to raise money for Dowagiac Union High School ...
Education
Eddies take home hardware at Cass County spelling competition
DOWAGIAC — Only one word stood between Edwardsburg sixth-grader Nolan Tighe and the title of individual champion at ...
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 ...
News
Berrien County Youth Fair celebrates 75 years of tried, true traditions
BERRIEN SPRINGS — For one week during the year, Berrien County comes together. The community celebrates a mutual ...
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 ...
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 ...
Education
Southwest Michigan’s shining stars setting a bright light for the future
While no quantitative studies can prove it, perhaps the question high school seniors are asked the most is, ...
Education
Starfish Circus information meeting to be hosted
DOWAGIAC — Starfish Circus believes a cartwheel could be the gateway to a whole new world — one ...
News
SMC Band Clinic Day becoming annual event
DOWAGIAC — Area bands should sound “fuller” playing their Michigan Band and Orchestra Association festival programs the first ...
Education
Dowagiac winter guard hosts friends, family show
DOWAGIAC — Members of Dowagiac Union High School’s winter guard channeled Greek mythology as they emerged for their ...
