Education
PHOTO STORY: NHS decorates classroom doors for Black History Month
NILES — While Black History Month’s last day was Saturday, Niles High School’s celebration of it is in ...
Education
Dowagiac students gear up for county spelling bee
DOWAGIAC — This week, students will be taking the stage ready to spell. Lewis Cass Intermediate School District ...
Education
Spirit tournament begins today
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — State Sen. Kim LaSata’s spirit tournament will start today, pitting students, staff and fans of ...
Education
United Way hosting annual Spring into Reading book drive
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — The month of March means spring is around the corner. It also means United Way ...
Education
Buchanan teen hopes to be among first female Eagle Scouts
Growing up, Buchanan resident Emily Long had one dream that she wanted more than anything: to be an ...
Education
Cass Kickstart to Careers helps students start saving
With three piggy banks already filled up at home, and more than $150 in savings, Vin Borsa, a ...
Education
New SMC president looks to future of community college
One year ago, a soon-to-be dad was a bundle of nerves as his wife prepared to give birth ...
Education
Buchanan Promise has time to fulfill goals, but impact is already seen
When Becky and JT Adkerson prepared to build a new home for their family three years ago, they ...
Education
Southwest Michigan’s shining stars setting a bright light for the future
While no quantitative studies can prove it, perhaps the question high school seniors are asked the most is, ...
Education
Starfish Circus information meeting to be hosted
DOWAGIAC — Starfish Circus believes a cartwheel could be the gateway to a whole new world — one ...
Education
SMC increases tuition rates for 2020-2021 school year
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees adopted an increase in the tuition and fee schedule for ...
Education
HCU sponsors Niles basketball games
NILES — Friday, Feb. 21, Honor Credit Union sponsored Niles High School’s girls and boys basketball games. The ...
News
SMC Band Clinic Day becoming annual event
DOWAGIAC — Area bands should sound “fuller” playing their Michigan Band and Orchestra Association festival programs the first ...
Education
Berrien County schools can opt into pre-Labor Day start
BERRIEN SPRINGS — A public hearing on potentially starting school before Labor Day ended with a definite answer: ...
Education
Dowagiac winter guard hosts friends, family show
DOWAGIAC — Members of Dowagiac Union High School’s winter guard channeled Greek mythology as they emerged for their ...
Education
DUHS students make Lego murals for Black History Month
DOWAGIAC — If one were to walk down the halls of Dowagiac Union High School this month, they ...
Education
Area students compete for ticket to national spelling bee
BENTON HARBOR — With the chance to become national spelling bee champs on the line, nearly 50 students ...
Education
Michigan State Police to host recruiting seminar in Dowagiac
DOWAGIAC — A statewide law enforcement agency is seeking local recruits. The Michigan State Police will host a ...
Education
Brandywine senior earns scholarship
NILES — Connor Janowiak, a Brandywine High School senior, received a $1,000 scholarship last Thursday by Zolman’s Best ...
Education
Niles residents achieve university honors
ADRIAN — The following three Niles residents received academic recognition by Siena Heights University for the fall 2019 ...
Lake Michigan College
LMC to present ‘Songs for a Better World’
BENTON HARBOR — The Lake Michigan College visual and performing arts department, in conjunction with LMC student life ...
Education
New scholarship established to assist Buchanan residents
BUCHANAN — Michigan Gateway Community Foundation, serving south Berrien and Cass counties, has received a new gift to ...
Education
SMC bands to perform at Beckwith Theatre
DOWAGIAC — Jazz music and the halls of theater will combine this evening. The Beckwith Theatre, 100 New ...
Education
Absurdity about in Brandywine’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’
NILES — Walk past Brandywine Middle/Senior High School’s lecture hall and one might hear a variety of hoots, ...
Education
Chocolate, Wine, Jazz return to LMC’s South Haven campus
SOUTH HAVEN – Lake Michigan College has teamed up with the nonprofit community arts organization, Foundry Hall, to ...
