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Creative cuisine enlivens SMC’s Roadrunner Kitchen
DOWAGIAC — For “Chopped: Roadrunner Kitchen Edition,” art faculty members Shannon Eakins and Marc Dombrosky, on Tuesday, designed ...
Education
RoboRangers prepare for competition
CASSOPOLIS — Monday morning, a group of high school students sat around a room, tinkering with a metal ...
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SMC criminal justice honor society inducts five students
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College, which in April 2019 became the first Michigan community college with an American ...
Education
Girls on the Run returns to Moccasin Elementary
BUCHANAN — Buchanan Community Schools’ Moccasin Elementary will host another season Girls on the Run for any third- ...
Education
Niles students head to Lansing to problem-solve
NILES — A day trip to Lansing resulted in a plan of action for Niles New Tech students ...
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DUHS receives check from Sodexo Healthy High School Challenge
DOWAGIAC — A check presentation kicked off a Dowagiac Union Board of Education meeting on Monday night. Debra ...
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Faculty art exhibits on display at Southwestern Michigan College
DOWAGIAC — Faculty members Lea Bult and Jan Kimball will share the spotlight in Southwestern Michigan College’s art ...
Education
Dowagiac Band Boosters to host annual fundraiser
DOWAGIAC — As of Monday morning, the Dowagiac Union Schools’ band room office was littered with bags full ...
Education
SMC hosts Agriculture Career Day
DOWAGIAC — It is a paradox of the times. The smaller the number of farmers the U.S. has, ...
Education
Grabemeyer-Layman resigning from SMC Board of Trustees
DOWAGIAC — Thomas F. Jerdon, chairman of the Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees, announced last Thursday that ...
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Lake Michigan College to host free FAFSA night to all
BENTON HARBOR — Lake Michigan College views itself as a resource for the communities it encapsulates, said Jeremy ...
Education
Lake Michigan College to host spring tour days with faculty
BENTON HARBOR — Lake Michigan College is hosting four campus tour days this spring at its Benton Harbor ...
Education
The Young Americans, Brandywine students perform together
NILES — The Brandywine Middle/Senior High School gymnasium was a swathe of orange, yellow and red Tuesday night. ...
Education
Buchanan a finalist in statewide fan contest
BUCHANAN — Carter Aalfs yelled through a megaphone. Nora Kaltenbach jumped and danced on the bleachers. Around them, ...
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Dowagiac native to perform with ensemble
Angola, Ind. — When Jonathan Stockwell was deciding on where to attend college, there was no doubt in ...
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SMC faculty present hands-on art projects
DOWAGIAC — In most art galleries, visitors are encouraged not to touch the artwork. However, a new art ...
Education
Tennis courts will come back to Brandywine
NILES — Athletic staff at Brandywine Community Schools could not recall the final season the district’s tennis courts ...
Education
Berrien County 4-H leaders elected
BERRIEN SPRINGS — The Berrien County 4-H Leaders Association elected six new leaders to its executive board, the ...
Education
SMC to host inaugural band clinic day on Friday
DOWAGIAC — Six area bands will come together for a day of music and learning at Southwestern Michigan ...
Education
Drumathon fundraiser to support Dowagiac school board member suffering from cancer
DOWAGIAC — Community members looking to dance to the beat of their own drum will have a chance ...
Education
Path from community college to four-year college smoothed out
DOWAGIAC — Katherine Gries shared her situation transparently: most students at her employer, Southwestern Michigan College, enroll with ...
Education
#SMCVotes promotes civic involvement
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College hosted Dowagiac City Council First Ward representatives Danielle Lucas and Pat Bakeman Feb. ...
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SEAL! Michigan Program visits Dowagiac schools
DOWAGIAC — Students at Dowagiac Union Schools will soon have the opportunity to improve their dental health by ...
Education
SMC invites six area bands to first Clinic Day
DOWAGIAC — Expect a melodic Valentine’s Day at Southwestern Michigan College, which welcomes six bands from five area ...
Education
Lynsie Stolpe crowned Miss Dowagiac 2020
DOWAGIAC — For 17 years, Lynsie Stolpe has called Dowagiac home. However, home now takes on a whole ...
