Southwestern Michigan College
SMC welcomes new staff member
DOWAGIAC — A new face will be managing the success of dual-enrolled students at Southwestern Michigan College. Brian ...
Education
Niles New Tech student creating program to help those in need
In the past, Lydia Farmer and her family struggled financially and had to rely on organizations when they ...
Education
GALLERY: Brandywine block party
NILES — Brandywine Jr./Sr. High School hosted a block party from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday for a ...
Education
SMC Art Gallery features retrospective on Niles artist
A retrospective of Bill Rothwell’s art during 20 years teaching graphic design at Southwestern Michigan College is displayed ...
News
PHOTO STORY: Niles High School Homecoming
Niles — Niles High School hosted its homecoming game Friday. At halftime seniors Morgan Warren and Leon Williams ...
Education
PHOTO STORY: Brandywine High School Homecoming
NILES — Brandywine High School hosted its homecoming game Friday evening. During halftime, Steven Kendall was named homecoming ...
Lake Michigan College
LMC student voter participation doubled in 2018
BENTON HARBOR — Southwest Michigan students took efforts in the last year to make their voices heard through ...
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SMC graduate, Vandalia native ventures into food trucks
VANDALIA — George Hawthorne’s cooking career came full circle, which is ironic considering his 1981 Southwestern Michigan College ...
News
Brandywine inducts its second class of athletic hall of famers
NILES — Both dusk and dust settled as the clock ran out during Brandywine High School’s 63-0 Homecoming ...
Education
Dowagiac Union Schools kickoffs be nice. program
DOWAGIAC — A new school program called, “be nice.” is sweeping its way through southwest Michigan and into ...
News
Lake Michigan College to host transfer fair for students
BENTON HARBOR — A local college will be hosting a transfer fair next week. Students looking to transfer ...
Education
Parents raise safety concerns about bus stops
DOWAGIAC — At the Dowagiac Union Schools Board of Education meeting on Monday night, three parents raised safety ...
Education
SMC to interview all four internal candidates for eighth president
DOWAGIAC — The Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees unanimously approved a motion Monday evening to interview all ...
Education
Niles Community Schools board member steps down
NILES — A long-time member of the Niles Community Schools board of education is stepping down from his ...
Education
Local League will register voters on National Voter Registration Day
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — An opportunity for young voters to register will be coming to southwest Michigan. On Sept. ...
Education
Youth Advisory Council assists with piggy bank project
BUCHANAN — Members of the Michigan Gateway Community Foundation’s Youth Advisory Council helped to complete piggy banks at ...
Southwestern Michigan College
Public responds to SMC’s presidential search
DOWAGIAC — The Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees unanimously approved a motion to interview all four internal ...
News
SMC Foundation names new leadership
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College Foundation announced four new people on its leadership team. Nathan Swords will be ...
Education
SMC announces candidates for president
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College announced Wednesday that four internal candidates have formally applied to succeed Dr. David ...
Education
LMC invites more than 50 schools to College Night
BENTON HARBOR — A chance for high school students to learn more about college is coming to the ...
Education
Niles Community Schools implements safety measures, including drug detection
NILES — On Aug. 28, for the first time in about a decade, canines from the Niles Police ...
Education
PHOTO STORY: SMC hosts annual renaissance festival
DOWAGIAC — Students and visitors to Southwestern Michigan College’s campus Saturday were transported back to the days of ...
News
Area businesses deliver collected supplies to schools
NILES — While Monica Ellis, Old National Bank employee, unlocked her van’s doors as she prepared to leave ...
Education
Ann Curry to speak at The Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan Speakers series
BENTON HARBOR — The Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan Speakers Series, hosted by The Mendel Center at Lake ...
Education
Berrien RESA to host 2019 Festival of Families and 5K run, walk
BERRIEN SPRINGS — This fall, Berrien Regional Education Service Agency will be hosting its seventh annual countywide event ...
