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Graduating students are virtually embraced by community adoptions
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — As spring arrives, students in their senior year of school look forward to attending their ...
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MEC offers Cassopolis students WiFi use in its parking lots
CASSOPOLIS — The Cassopolis community recently got a little more connected. Local electric cooperative Midwest Energy and Communications ...
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Ludman, Wilson retiring from SMC faculty
DOWAGIAC — Two members of Southwestern Michigan College’s faculty, Professor Larry Wilson, of Niles, and Associate Professor Don ...
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Hundreds sign virtual thank you card for local healthcare, other essential workers
BENTON HARBOR — As most of Michiganders shelter in place to protect themselves and their families during the ...
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Dowagiac senior creates Instagram account to celebrate graduates
DOWAGIAC — In English teacher Kristyn Turner’s classroom at Dowagiac Union High School, a board is set up ...
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Pizza Hut offers free pizza, grants to local educators serving students in need
DOWAGIAC — In a matter of days, COVID-19 closed schools across southwest Michigan, denying students access to everyday ...
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Dowagiac Board of Education revises board policies on field trips, district-sponsored trips
DOWAGIAC — Monday, the Dowagiac Union Schools Board of Education streamlined the process of approving field trips and ...
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Edwardsburg native donates face masks to Dowagiac’s Sodexo Food Service workers
DOWAGIAC — Last Friday, those working for Sodexo Food Service delivering meals to students Monday through Friday received ...
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Former SMC instructor accused of criminal sexual conduct still awaiting trial
CASSOPOLIS — The pandemic has delayed the trial of a former Southwestern Michigan College instructor who is accused ...
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Dowagiac unveils distance learning plans
DOWAGIAC — Plans for student learning in the wake of COVID-19 are moving forward. On Thursday, Dowagiac Union ...
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Niles High School hosts first locker clean out, pickup
NILES — Students and parents lined up in their cars at Niles High School on Thursday to pick ...
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Niles High School recognized for outstanding 2020 FAFSA completion rates
NILES — Niles High School is one of 13 Michigan schools recognized by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the ...
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LMC extends campus closures to May 11
BENTON HARBOR — Lake Michigan College is extending the date for its campuses to re-open in response to ...
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The Mendel Center announces dates for events rescheduled due to COVID-19 closure
BENTON TOWNSHIP — As southwest Michigan continues to stay at home to defeat the COVID-19 outbreak, countless events ...
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Instructor offers ideas to keep children entertained through lockdown
DOWAGIAC — As face-to-face school closures were announced in March, parents made an overnight transition to becoming facilitators ...
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SMC registration open for summer, fall classes
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College registration opened on March 25 for all students for summer and fall 2020 ...
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Dowagiac seniors react to possibly missing milestones during COVID-19 pandemic
DOWAGIAC — As seniors took their possible last steps through high school on March 13, many were unaware ...
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Michigan Gateway Community Foundation on track to make awards
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — School buildings may be closed, but seniors are still making plans for their next steps ...
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Area school administrators use time to plan distance learning, rest of year
BERRIEN COUNTY — Schools are currently on a new kind of spring break. With travel restrictions in place ...
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Reduce Reuse Recycle Day canceled due to COVID-19
BENTON HARBOR — The 11th annual Reduce Reuse Recycle Day at Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor that ...
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SMC students accepted into American Sociological Association honors program
DOWAGIAC — Two Southwestern Michigan College students, Rebecca Franklin and Abbey Churney, have been accepted for this summer’s ...
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Dowagiac Fine Art Boosters invites community to participate in talent show
DOWAGIAC — Amid social distancing and stay at home orders, one Dowagiac art organization is still looking to ...
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Lewis Cass ISD pulls together for distant learning
CASS COUNTY — As school systems were informed Thursday that classes would not be reuniting for the remainder ...
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American Legion accepting scholarship applications
EDWARDSBURG — Though schools have been shut down for the remainder of the year school year due to ...
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SMC student named Miss Agriculture 2020 — Rhode Island
Agriculture for Andrea “Andie” Lee began as soon as she could walk.
