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State-funded preschool program to be continued at Northside Child Development Center
NILES — A state-funded preschool for at-risk children will find itself with new leadership this fall. The Niles ...
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Niles High School graduates class of 2020
Correction: In an earlier publishing of this piece, we misquoted Michael Kauffman in his remarks before presenting the ...
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Registration open for 11th School Supply Spectacular
CASS COUNTY — Registration is now open for the 11th annual School Supply Spectacular in Cass County. The ...
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Local nonprofit adapts performing arts workshops
BERRIEN COUNTY — Even amidst COVID-19 precautions and mandates, the show must go on. Performing Arts Workshops, or ...
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Lewis Cass ISD considers name change
CASSOPOLIS — The Lewis Cass Intermediate School District is reconsidering its namesake. At a board meeting Wednesday, the ...
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Buchanan Board of Education narrows superintendent candidates to four
BUCHANAN – Buchanan Board of Education members have narrowed their choice for superintendent from six to four candidates. ...
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Virtual Steve’s Run personal for SMC accountant
DOWAGIAC — Staff Accountant Breanna Rees came to Southwestern Michigan College on a vocal scholarship in the fall ...
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LMC reopens campuses
BENTON HARBOR — Lake Michigan College’s campuses in Benton Harbor, Niles and South Haven reopened Monday with in-person ...
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Brandywine seniors graduate in adapted ceremony
NILES—The parking lot of Brandywine Middle/High School started to fill with cars of graduating Bobcats and their families ...
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Dowagiac Union Schools superintendent offers update on reopening plans
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac Union Schools’ plan to reopen schools is taking shape. In a Friday press release, Superintendent ...
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Dowagiac Elks donate to Saint Francis Outreach
DOWAGIAC — The Dowagiac Elks Lodge is doing its best to live up to the saying “Elks care, ...
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Edwardsburg Public Schools Foundation hosting drive-in movie
EDWARDSBURG — So far this year, people have been limited in their entertainment choices due to the COVID-19 ...
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Fourth, fifth graders launch rockets during YMCA’s Summer My Way
NILES — A parade of rocket scientists exited Northside Child Development Center on Thursday morning. Carrying their rockets, ...
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Niles Community Schools hosts annual libraries, adapted for social distancing
NILES — The sounds of happy reunion filled the south part of the Niles High School parking lot ...
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Buchanan to interview superintendent candidates starting Monday
BUCHANAN – Buchanan school board members have selected seven people including three current or former district employees to ...
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First of three pop-up, drive-through libraries to be hosted Tuesday
NILES — Pop-up libraries for student reading programs are scheduled for three dates over the summer. However, the ...
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Area schools offer virtual learning
BERRIEN COUNTY — On Tuesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released “Michigan’s MI Safe Schools: Michigan’s 2020-21 Return to School ...
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LMC discounts fall tuition by 10 percent, restructures class options, implements safety plans for fall semester
BENTON HARBOR — It has been nearly four months since the COVID-19 pandemic has changed how Michiganders go ...
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Dowagiac Union Schools recognize retiring staff
DOWAGIAC — With another school year come and gone, several Dowagiac Union School employees are preparing to enter ...
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Former Niles resident aims to donate 500 backpacks with school supplies
NILES — A box of school supplies sits inside the dining room in Curly Q’s BBQ near the ...
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SMC to continue in person instruction during fall semester
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College announced Wednesday that in-person courses will run during the Fall 2020 semester, on-campus ...
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Dowagiac School Board approves preliminary 2020-2021 budget
DOWAGIAC — Much of what the 2020-2021 school year will look like remains unclear to Dowagiac Union Schools’ ...
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Niles Community Schools awarded educational grant
NILES — From origin to impact, students in the ninth and 10th grades at Niles High School will ...
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Eddies graduate in outdoor ceremony Sunday
EDWARDSBURG—Vehicles full of excited graduates and family members lined up outside of Edwardsburg High School on Sunday evening, ...
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DUHS graduates seniors with drive-thru ceremony
DOWAGIAC — Saturday morning, cars lined up outside of Dowagiac Union High School as the opening notes of ...
