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Anonymous donor, local florist team up to surprise West Woods residents
NILES — Tuesday afternoon, a video from The Flower Cart, a florist in Niles, went up on Facebook showing flower arrangements being dropped off at ... Read more
1 week ago by Christina Clark.
Despite event cancelation, sororities still looking to benefit Fitch Camp
DOWAGIAC — For more than a decade, a soup luncheon hosted by Xi Delta Mu and the Masters local sorority has raised funds for Fitch ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Hannah Holliday.
Shelf Life Bookstore partners with Yarn on Front
NILES — Knitting needles will join rows of new and used books on Sunday. Shelf Life Bookstore, 223 N. Fourth St., is partnering with Yarn ... Read more
1 month ago by Hannah Holliday.
Niles photographer launches pet portrait project to aid in bushfire aftermath
NILES — As Shayne Culp watched the months-long bushfires ravage nearly 50 million acres of Australian land, killing an estimated billion animals, she took it ... Read more
1 month ago by Beau Brockett Jr..
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 next month. The DogPatch Drumathon will be ... Read more
2 months ago by Sarah Culton.
C. Wimberley Feed the Hungry campaign raises $30,000
DOWAGIAC — Inside Vincent J. Jewelers on Monday afternoon, Jim Allen, chairperson of the C. Wimberley Automotive’s Feed the Hungry campaign, shared a record-breaking announcement. ... Read more
2 months ago by Hannah Holliday.
Basketball tournament to honor Buchanan man, fraternity that supported him
BUCHANAN — Avery Brown, of Buchanan, would have turned 30 Feb. 24, but gun violence prevented that from happening in 2018. Brown’s relatives, however, intend ... Read more
2 months ago by Beau Brockett Jr..
Sticky Spoons Jam to host canned food drive for area pantry
NILES — From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, people can celebrate Valentine’s Day weekend by making donations that will leave both a ... Read more
2 months ago by Submitted.
Niles Township Fire Department Association hosts pancake breakfast
NILES — As snow pelted down Sunday morning, many local residents put on their coats and hats and braved the weather to smell — and ... Read more
2 months ago by Submitted.
Dowagiac Honor Credit Union pays it forward
DOWAGIAC — Members of Dowagiac Honor Credit Union helped pay it forward this season in a variety of ways. Honor Credit Union has offered the ... Read more
3 months ago by Hannah Holliday.
Community supports benefit for Niles High School grad
NILES — When Becky Eaves heard that her childhood friend, Tim Glover, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in November 2019, she knew she had ... Read more
3 months ago by Hannah Holliday.
Saint Francis Outreach backpack program serves its fourth year
DOWAGIAC — Saint Francis Outreach, founded in 2015, is in its fourth year of its backpack program, which supplies students in need at Dowagiac Union’s ... Read more
3 months ago by Submitted.
Redbud Ministries, scouts partner, deliver Christmas baskets
BUCHANAN — The mist of Kathy Slucas’ cold breath hit the wintry night air of Dec. 10 every few seconds as she lifted and adjusted ... Read more
4 months ago by Beau Brockett Jr..
Vincent J. Jewelers in Dowagiac taking donations to help food pantry
DOWAGIAC — A small pair of sterling silver ball earrings sit on the counter at Vincent J. Jewelers. To some, they look like an ordinary ... Read more
4 months ago by Hannah Holliday.
Four Flags Garden Club members decorate depot for the holidays
NILES — When Niles resident Karen Persa lived in Chicago, she said her heart broke each time beautiful, historic structures were torn down for high-rise ... Read more
4 months ago by Beau Brockett Jr..
Annual Feed the Hungry campaign starts up
DOWAGIAC — From mid-November until the end of December, a truck and mid-sized SUV are stationed near the intersection of State Road and M-51 adorned ... Read more
5 months ago by Hannah Holliday.
Young Professionals of Greater Dowagiac Rake a Difference
DOWAGIAC — Members of the Young Professionals of Greater Dowagiac and the team from Shelly Myers and Martha Hassle Cressy & Everett Real Estate volunteered ... Read more
5 months ago by Submitted.
Farm market partners with local organizations, schools to give to those in need
NILES — With the spooky season wrapping up, the Shelton’s Farm Market crew is swapping pumpkins and cornstalks for wreaths and stockings — and offering ... Read more
5 months ago by Ambrosia Neldon.
Students, teacher design Niles school pride, career development
NILES — During an Oct. 21 Niles School Board meeting, Superintendent Dan Applegate said the district talked about being one unified school — or, as ... Read more
5 months ago by Beau Brockett Jr..
Kiwanis Club to pair children with free pairs of boots
NILES — James Wruck, president of Kiwanis Club of Niles/Southwestern Michigan, has this nickname for his group’s annual service event: “Give kids the boot.” Read ... Read more
6 months ago by Beau Brockett Jr..
Cass County Tractor Pullers Club donates to help cancer patients
DOWAGIAC — Saturday, downtown Dowagiac was filled with pumpkin carvers, dancers and dogs dressed up in Halloween costumes for the city’s annual Under the Harvest ... Read more
6 months ago by Sarah Culton.
Area volunteers get recognition at United Way event
BENTON HARBOR — Jeanne Harris, Larry Sehy, Mark Tumbleson and Shani Zinn have at least two traits in common: they are all Buchanan area residents ... Read more
6 months ago by Beau Brockett Jr..
Two art forms come to Thursday’s summer concert
NILES — The audience of Thursday’s Niles Summer Concert Series performance will experience local art forms both visual and sonic at Riverfront Park. Classic rock ... Read more
7 months ago by Submitted.
Area cancer service, pipeline company team up to help Niles resident in need
NILES — Last Friday morning, 10 employees of Wolverine Pipe Line in Niles woke up not to transport liquid petroleum products as they usually did, ... Read more
8 months ago by Beau Brockett Jr..
Elvis impersonator to perform at Riverfront Park
NILES — Elvis Presley died on Aug. 16, 1977, 42 years ago at age 42. However, the Niles Summer Concert Series will soon be bringing ... Read more
