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Buchanan Community Schools’ superintendent search moves into next steps
BUCHANAN — Next steps are in order to find the new superintendent of Buchanan Community Schools. As the ...
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Spectrum Health Lakeland Foundation awards $101,500 in scholarships, grants
ST. JOSEPH – Through the Allied Health Careers Scholarship program, Spectrum Health Lakeland Foundation awarded a total of ...
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Lions Club awards scholarship winners
EDWARDSBURG — The Edwardsburg Lions Club each year gives out scholarships to Edwardsburg seniors in the amount of ...
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Brandywine principal retires after 11 years
NILES — During the regular Brandywine Community Schools board meeting Monday evening, a change was made official in ...
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Dowagiac Union High School honor roll
Dowagiac Union High School recently released its honor roll for its second semester, which ended June 10. Students ...
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Dowagiac Middle School Honor Roll
Dowagiac Middle School recently released its honor roll for its second semester, which ended June 10. Students who ...
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Niles students’ work to be featured in virtual art exhibit
NILES — In a speech prepared for the 2020 Middle and High School Community Student Art Exhibit, Ring ...
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Brandywine graduates two military-bound seniors
Correction: In an earlier version, we misspelled the two graduates’ names. We regret the error and are happy ...
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Squires Elementary being turned into middle school
CASSOPOLIS — What started as a project for the Sam Adams Elementary fifth and sixth graders will become ...
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Edwardsburg High School to host drive-thru graduation
EDWARDSBURG — The administration at Edwardsburg High School held out as long as it could in hopes of ...
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Niles business owner looks to plan outdoor prom for area graduates
NILES — It is a milestone in any teenagers’ life, idolized by movies and photos of older siblings ...
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LMC students earn spots on president’s, dean’s lists for spring semester
BENTON HARBOR — Lake Michigan College has announced the names of 671 students recognized for academic achievement during ...
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Niles Cedar Lane, WAY, adult ed graduates honored in drive-thru ceremony
NILES — Sir Edward Elgar’s familiar “Pomp and Circumstance” played over speakers beginning at 6 p.m. on Wednesday ...
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SMC awards 376 degrees to Class of 2020
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College awarded 376 degrees to the Class of 2020 at its virtual commencement June ...
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Gov. Whitmer announces next steps for school reopening in the fall
LANSING — Today, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that Michigan schools may resume in-person learning in phase 4 of ...
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Graduating Viking named National Merit Finalist
NILES — As Michael Kauffmann, 17, embarked on enjoying his summer after graduating from Niles High School, the ...
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SMC hosts virtual graduation
DOWAGIAC — “Resilience is in the DNA of Southwestern Michigan College,” President Dr. Joe Odenwald proclaimed June 13 ...
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SMC Board of Trustees adopts 2020-21 budget
DOWAGIAC — Following a public hearing, the Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees, meeting remotely the morning of ...
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Legendary Evening postponed due to COVID-19 safety, funding
NILES — A fundraising event to help fund special projects in Niles Community Schools, and to recognize exemplary ...
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SMC names student speaker for virtual graduation ceremony
DOWAGIAC — Anaya Roschyk, Southwestern Michigan College’s student speaker for the first virtual ceremony in its 53-year commencement ...
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Sister Lakes Elementary hosts summer send off
DOWAGIAC — Wednesday evening, the staff from Sister Lakes Elementary School gathered with social distancing to wave goodbye ...
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SMC graduating 21 nurses
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College this spring sends 21 graduates into America’s largest health care profession, with more than ...
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MEC awards scholarships to students across southwest Michigan
CASSOPOLIS — Midwest Energy and Communications recently recognized the academic achievements, leadership and community involvement of four local ...
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Despite deficit, Cassopolis schools feel they are in good shape
CASSOPOLIS — The Cassopolis Board of Education found out at its annual budget hearing Monday night that it ...
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SMC to open by appointment
DOWAGIAC — As Southwestern Michigan College gradually reopens physical spaces after the COVID-19 pandemic closed them on March ...
