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Niles hires new varsity volleyball coach
NILES — A Niles volleyball assistant has been promoted to the rank of head coach. Niles Community Schools’ ...
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Brandywine High School to perform ‘Murder, Actually’ Thursday, Friday
NILES — Students from Brandywine High School are gearing up to crack a caper like no other this ...
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Dowagiac Schools report possible threat from student
DOWAGIAC — After learning of a possible threat from a student early this morning, a local school district ...
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Ring Lardner Honor Roll
6th Grade All A’s Amster, Benjamin Anglemyer, Renesme Bennett, London Borsodi, Lyra Buckhanan, Alaska Burger, Aubrey Carter, Aiden ...
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S-W-E-E-P: Edwardsburg dominates county spelling bee
DOWAGIAC — Words and letters buzzed through the halls of Southwestern Michigan College on Friday, as students in ...
Education
‘Time and forgiveness’: DUHS Interim Principal talks transition, building relationships
DOWAGIAC — When Bryan Sperling arrived at Dowagiac Union High School to fill the role of assistant principal ...
Education
Niles Community Schools hires new elementary principal
NILES — Niles Community Schools has announced that Donna Roark, the district’s current Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and ...
Education
Cassopolis financial program highlights alumni, invests in students’ future
By JAMES NELDON Leader Publications Contributor CASSOPOLIS — In the halls of Sam Adams Elementary school, students ...
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Winner of essay contest writes about father as hero
DOWAGIAC — More than 50 local eighth-graders submitted essays for a nationwide competition, and the two selected winners ...
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‘Do the right thing’: George Grady’s impact as nation’s first Black police chief
DOWAGIAC — Despite having died 45 years ago, one local figure’s legacy continues to inspire a generation of ...
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Dowagiac Education Report: Test scores down, poor students hit hardest by pandemic
DOWAGIAC — Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, students across the state of Michigan have seen a ...
Education
Experts discuss childcare workforce crisis, local impact
MICHIGAN — As parents have returned to work during the COVID-19 pandemic, a national childcare crisis has been ...
Education
Dowagiac HS principal resigns, superintendent gives update
DOWAGIAC — After less than a year with the district, one local administrator is leaving her position. The ...
Education
‘Together we can stand’: Dowagiac school board calls for unity after superintendent evaluation decision
DOWAGIAC — The Dowagiac Union School Board has come to an agreement regarding the evaluation of Superintendent Jonathan ...
Education
Dowagiac Middle School Honor Roll
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac Middle School recently released its honor roll for its second semester. Students who achieved a ...
Education
Lake Michigan College announces new free tuition program
BENTON HARBOR — Lake Michigan College announced Tuesday the creation of LMC Promise, a free tuition program for ...
Education
SMC Clinic Day welcomes local high school bands
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College’s “Clinic Day” returned Feb. 11, with five area high school bands critiqued by ...
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Niles native Morgan Moore named to Alvernia University Dean’s List
READING, Penn. — Morgan Moore, of Niles, has been named to Alvernia University’s dean’s list for the fall ...
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Niles grad named to dean’s list at Manchester University
NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. — A Niles graduate is being recognized for her academic achievements. Brittany Udell, of Niles, ...
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Buchanan Community Schools launches Learn by Heart campaign
BUCHANAN — Educators have played an important role in the relative stability of schools across the country and ...
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80 students attend SMC Human Services Day
DOWAGIAC — Eighty high school students from Covert, Hartford and the Allegan County Area Technical and Education Center ...
Education
Buchanan honors its first female athletes
BUCHANAN — As she watched the 2022 Buchanan girls basketball team run across the court Friday night, clad ...
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Schools across southwest Michigan awarded MEC grants
CASSOPOLIS — Midwest Energy and Communications surprised 28 teachers in January with grant awards from the 2022 Strengthening ...
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New building amplifies SMC Nursing program
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College’s $9.6 million Nursing and Health Education Building ushered in a new era for ...
Education
Cassopolis resident named to UA presidents list
TUSCALOOSA, AL — A Cassopolis resident is being recognized for academic achievement at her out-of-state college. Bailey Reynolds, ...
