Community News
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 ...
News
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 ...
Education
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 ...
Education
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 ...
Education
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 ...
Education
SMC registration open for summer, fall classes
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College registration opened on March 25 for all students for summer and fall 2020 ...
Education
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 ...
Education
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 ...
Education
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 ...
Education
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 ...
Education
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 ...
Education
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 ...
News
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 ...
Education
American Legion accepting scholarship applications
EDWARDSBURG — Though schools have been shut down for the remainder of the year school year due to ...
Education
SMC student named Miss Agriculture 2020 — Rhode Island
Agriculture for Andrea “Andie” Lee began as soon as she could walk.
Education
Gov. Whitmer closes schools for the remainder of the year
LANSING — Michigan students will not be returning to school this year. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive ...
Business
Niles photographer extends photo sessions for graduations, proms
NILES — While schools remain under state mandates until at least April 13, and are likely to remain ...
Education
Mendel Center announces an online series for a stay-at-home world
BENTON TOWNSHIP — Right now, most Michiganders are in their homes, following a “stay home” order issued by ...
News
SMC extends online classes through the end of spring semester
DOWAGIAC — Students at one southwest Michigan community college will not be seeing the inside of a classroom ...
Education
Niles, Brandywine address uncertainty in school year
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Uncertainty continues in the wake of class cancellations amid COVID-19 concerns. Schools were mandated to ...
Education
Junior Achievement provides at-home resources
NILES — In response to recent school closures, Junior Achievement is now providing free online resources to students, ...
News
Sororities make donation to Fitch Camp in spite of canceled soup fundraiser
DOWAGIAC — Despite the cancellation of an annual fundraiser, one local sorority was shocked by how supportive the ...
Education
Michigan apple industry donates apples for school children
SUBMITTED LANSING — Michigan’s apple industry will donate nearly 346,000 fresh apples and 726,000 sliced apple packages to ...
Education
Community, school officials react to possibility of students not returning to classrooms
DOWAGIAC — The possibility of students not returning to the classroom for the remainder of the school year ...
Education
Emergency child care options to be provided for essential workers
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — When Gov. Gretchen Whitmer handed down her executive order for “Stay at home, stay safe” ...
