Education
‘Peter Pan’ to premiere Friday at Niles High School
NILES — The play “Peter Pan” starts like a Disney film, said director David Smith. In a darkened ...
Dowagiac Union Education
Interact, Rotary looking to grow bonds
DOWAGIAC — A goal for Melody Wallace, the current president of the Dowagiac Rotary Club, has been to ...
Education
Brandywine singers perform with South Bend Symphony
NILES — On Nov. 20 and 21, the 70 members of the South Bend Symphony Orchestra tuned their ...
Education
4-H recognized for success
BERRIEN COUNTY — In October, the Berrien County 4-H Horse Judging Team traveled to Louisville, Kentucky for the ...
News
Shirt donation to Buchanan Schools latest gift from Honor Credit Union
BUCHANAN — Buchanan Community Schools’ herd of Bucks received a boost in outward school pride this month thanks ...
Education
Locals earn titles at Miss Heart competition
STEVENSVILLE — On Sunday, Nov. 24, several young women took to the stage to compete for a spot ...
Education
Niles children earn spots on Bud Prince, Princess Court
STEVENSVILLE — Two Niles children earned spots on the Miss Blossomtime Bud Prince and Princess Courts of Honor ...
Education
VFW announces Voice of Democracy, Patriot’s Pen essay winners for 2019
DOWAGIAC — This year, local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1855 challenged youth in Dowagiac to pen an ...
News
Runners brave trails at 52nd Dowagiac Turkey Trot
DOWAGIAC — Runners and walkers who competed in the 52nd annual Dowagiac All Trail Turkey Trot braved the ...
Lake Michigan College
LMC receives award for student voter engagement
BENTON HARBOR — Lake Michigan College was recognized for increasing student voter rates at a Washington D.C. awards ...
Education
Eastside Connections honor roll
Eighth Grade All A’s Kofi Amponsah Brian Bookout Dayne Burnett Ethan Chambliss Rayah Coomes Aidon Fergison Avery Greenman ...
Education
Buchanan Community Schools seeking public input for strategic plan
BUCHANAN — Buchanan Community Schools officially began a community input phase of a new three- to five-year strategic ...
Education
Niles New Tech students work to impact local nonprofit, city
NILES — Niles residents Bill Prenkert and Caryn Adler both believe that today’s children are tomorrow’s future for ...
Education
Dowagiac Middle School Honor Roll
SUBMITTED Dowagiac Middle School recently released its honor roll for its first marking period, which ended Nov. 1. ...
Education
Edwardsburg Public Schools to host ‘The Three Musketeers’
EDWARDSBURG — Sheathing their swords, a group of cloaked men jumped from a set of tall crates onto ...
Education
SMC students, faculty help spread trafficking awareness
DOWAGIAC — Gathered around a table in the student activity center, a small group of Southwestern Michigan College ...
Southwestern Michigan College
Cass County sophomores attend SMC Career Awareness Day
DOWAGIAC — More than 500 Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Edwardsburg and Marcellus sophomores attended Lewis Cass Intermediate School District’s Career ...
News
SMC board approves collective bargaining agreement for SMC
DOWAGIAC — An 18-month process of negotiations is coming to an end with an agreement. At Southwestern Michigan ...
Education
School board looks into further academic recognition for students
DOWAGIAC — A public comment at the last Dowagiac Union School’s board of education meeting surrounding a parent’s ...
Education
Buchanan native attends biology competition in Boston
ALMA, Mich. — Frahade “Alex” Martinez, of Buchanan, was on the Alma College iGEM team that attended an ...
Education
SMC Collegiate Farm Bureau examines career options
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College Collegiate Farm Bureau members heard career pointers Nov. 11 from professionals who included ...
Dowagiac Union Education
Dowagiac Union Schools’ fall play introduces new student actors
DOWAGIAC — Aside from acting in elementary school plays, Dowagiac High School senior Brent Vegger had never stepped ...
Southwestern Michigan College
‘Loose Ends’ showing in SMC Art Gallery
DOWAGIAC — “Shannon Eakins + Marc Dombrosky: Loose Ends” in Southwestern Michigan College’s Art Gallery through Nov. 26 ...
News
Eastside Connections performs ‘Shrek Jr.’
NILES — This weekend, burps and flatulence resounded on the stage of Eastside Connections School’s lunch room, as ...
Education
Brandywine to perform ‘Matilda the Musical’
NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — School was in session Wednesday night on Brandywine Elementary School’s stage, and for most ...
