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Buchanan Middle School threat under investigation
BUCHANAN – On Thursday, May 6, Buchanan Community Schools reported a student had made “some alarming threats” at ...
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2021-22 Strengthening Schools grant cycle open
CASSOPOLIS — Midwest Energy and Communications is now accepting applications for the 2021-22 Strengthening Schools Grant program. For ...
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EPS reports no threat to students following report of suspicious individual
EDWARDSBURG — Edwardsburg Public School Superintendent Jim Knoll reported that there was no threat to students, following a ...
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LMC supports Biden’s plan for free community college
BENTON HARBOR — A White House proposal has community colleges around the country in a state of excitement. ...
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Tri-County Head Start planning new Cass County facility
CASS COUNTY — A regional educational organization has its eye on a new facility to better serve Cass ...
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PHOTO STORY: Dowagiac elementary students thank nurses during National Nurses Week
DOWAGIAC — Thursday kicked off National Nurses Week, and Dowagiac students wanted to thank those serving locally. To ...
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Cassopolis Middle School installs water filling station with MEC grant
CASSOPOLIS — Students at Cassopolis Middle School are keeping it cool and hydrated thanks to a newly installed ...
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Dowagiac graduate receives WMU scholarship
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College’s Math/Science Department April 30 paid tribute to a pair of powerhouse students, Jossalyn ...
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SMC co-sponsors Law Day with Cass County Bar Association
CASSOPOLIS — A local college teamed up with the Cass County Courts last week. Southwestern Michigan College co-sponsored ...
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United Way awards annual college scholarships to area high-school senior volunteers
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — United Way of Southwest Michigan recently bestowed this year’s Volunteer United Youth Scholarship Awards to ...
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Ballard Elementary rolls out red carpet for teachers
NILES – At Ballard Elementary School, a series of announcements came over the intercom Monday morning instructing teachers ...
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Cassopolis celebrates Top 10 graduates
CASSOPOLIS — The 2020-2021 school year has been an unusual one for students and educators alike. However, that ...
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Eastside Connections School Quarter Three Honor Roll
FIFTH GRADE All A’s Kwame Amponsah Andi Borst Delanee Daniel Ceon Kirtdoll Madisyn McCaffery Alison Murray Oliver Trout ...
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Retired Brandywine teacher, coach inducted into Edwardsburg Public Schools Hall of Fame
CASSOPOLIS — More than 50 years after his graduation, a retired area educator and coach took the stage ...
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Eastside Connections students perform wax museum project outdoors
NILES – “Wax figures” of former President Abraham Lincoln, theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, intrepid pilot Amelia Earhart, civil ...
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LMC to hold drive-in/drive-thru commencement Saturday
BENTON HARBOR — Lake Michigan College graduates will celebrate this year’s commencement ceremony in-person, although not in the ...
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SMC responds to Michigan HB 4401
DOWAGIAC — A new proposed state funding strategy could affect local community colleges. Last week, the Michigan House ...
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Volunteer team builds bikes for Buchanan elementary students
BUCHANAN – New rides for students arrived in boxes at Ottawa Elementary School Saturday. After only a 20-minute ...
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Berrien County Dancers announce spring concert
BERRIEN COUNTY — Tickets are now on sale for a concert showcasing talent in Berrien County. The Berrien ...
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Niles High School junior launches Earth Day initiative by donating saplings to students
NILES – Between Earth Day last Thursday, and Arbor Day on Friday, April 30, Stuart Lundberg, chairman of ...
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School, community partner to bring bikes to Buchanan students
BUCHANAN – This Saturday, a Buchanan Community Schools physical education teacher will be teaming up with volunteers from ...
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Former Brandywine teacher charged with accosting a minor for immoral purposes, use of a computer to commit a felony
NILES – A former Brandywine teacher has been charged with multiple crimes, Berrien County Prosecuting Attorney Steven Pierangeli said Wednesday. ...
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Ballard Elementary, Niles High School to remain remote through end of the week
NILES – On Tuesday, communications from Niles Community Schools Superintendent Dan Applegate went out to families across the ...
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Cass County millages on the ballot for May 4
CASS COUNTY — Three Cass County millages will be on the ballot May 4 for a special election. ...
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Dowagiac announces March students of the month
DOWAGIAC — The Dowagiac Union Schools Board of Education honored the district’s March Students of the Month during ...
