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Resolution to ask Cassopolis Board of Education member to resign fails
CASSOPOLIS — Tensions bubbling under the surface for more than a year boiled over this week during a Cassopolis Board of Education meeting. During the ... Read more
19 hours ago by Sarah Culton.
Accessory to 2019 Cass County Courts bomb threat sentenced to prison
CASSOPOLIS — The woman who was an accessory after the fact in last year’s bomb threat into the Cass County Law & Courts Building has ... Read more
20 hours ago by Debra Haight.
Cass County law enforcement agencies host Halloween with a Cop event
CASSOPOLIS — Local law enforcement interacted with ghosts, ghouls, unicorns, princesses and more Thursday. Thursday afternoon at Clisbee Park in Cassopolis, Michigan State Police, the ... Read more
22 hours ago by Sarah Culton.
MDHHS extends emergency orders
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has revised and extended its epidemic order to contain the spread of COVID-19, as Michigan ... Read more
2 days ago by Staff Report.
Cassopolis opens new municipal complex
CASSOPOLIS — Cassopolis municipal services moved into a new home this week. On Wednesday, the village of Cassopolis officially moved into its new village municipal ... Read more
2 days ago by Sarah Culton.
DASAS welcomes new executive director
THREE RIVERS — Domestic and Sexual Abuse Services recently announced new leadership as of Oct. 1. Krista DeBoer, who had served as sexual assault therapist ... Read more
2 days ago by Submitted.
Cass County businesses struggle amid increase in COVID-19 cases
CASS COUNTY — Cass County businesses continue to feel the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As of Tuesday, the county has reported 924 confirmed ... Read more
2 days ago by Max Harden.
COVID-19 UPDATE: Berrien County reports additional COVID-19 death
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Berrien County has reported one new COVID-19 death, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. As of Wednesday, ... Read more
3 days ago by Staff Report.
Cass County COA celebrates veterans with online photo, story project
CASSOPOLIS — The Cass County Council on Aging came up with an interactive way to celebrate Veterans Day this year. The organization has created a ... Read more
3 days ago by Max Harden.
Salvation Army seeks volunteers for annual campaign
NILES — For many, the metallic ring of a bell inside a supermarket and the sight of a shining red kettle outside of a pharmacy ... Read more
3 days ago by Sarah Culton.
COVID-19 UPDATE: Michigan reports 164,274 cases, 7,239 deaths
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — COVID-19 cases and deaths are still on the rise, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. As of Tuesday, ... Read more
4 days ago by Staff Report.
SMCAS seeks third wheelchair transport van
A previous publication of this article cited the wrong number of COVID-19 cases for Cass County. The Niles Daily Star regrets the error, and is ... Read more
4 days ago by Christina Clark.
COVID-19 UPDATE: Michigan reports 161,907 cases, 7,211 deaths
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — COVID-19 cases and deaths continued to rise over the weekend, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. As of ... Read more
5 days ago by Sarah Culton.
Lewis Cass ISD superintendent announces retirement
CASSOPOLIS — At the October Board of Education meeting for Lewis Cass ISD, Superintendent Brent Holcomb submitted his letter of retirement effective June 30, 2021. ... Read more
5 days ago by Staff Report.
Lewis Cass ISD participates in teletherapy case study
CASSOPOLIS — When COVID-19 first shutdown schools last March, Melissa Phillips, speech pathologist at Lewis Cass Intermediate School District, did not know how she would ... Read more
1 week ago by Sarah Culton.
Halloween activities coming to southwest Michigan
By CHRISTINA CLARK & MAXWELL HARDEN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — While many residents expressed concern about trick-or-treat times still being hosted on Oct. 31. Halloween festivities ... Read more
1 week ago by Staff Report.
Dowagiac man headed to prison on three counts of domestic violence
CASSOPOLIS – A Dowagiac man is going to prison after being sentenced in Cass County Circuit Court in connection with three domestic violence cases over ... Read more
1 week ago by Debra Haight.
Cass County’s 43rd Circuit Court awarded grant
CASSOPOLIS — The Cass County 43rd Circuit Court has been awarded the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant and Substance Abuse Site-Based Program “Gap Filling” Grant from the ... Read more
1 week ago by Submitted.
COVID-19 UPDATE: Michigan reports 152,862 cases, 7,129 deaths
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — COVID-19 cases are still rising in southwest Michigan, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported Thursday. As of Thursday, Berrien ... Read more
1 week ago by Staff Report.
Cass District Library to host annual book sale
CASSOPOLIS — Cass County residents will soon have the chance to purchase books at a bargain. Starting Monday and running through Oct. 31, the Cass ... Read more
1 week ago by Sarah Culton.
COVID-19 UPDATE: Berrien, Cass counties report one new COVID-19 death each
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Berrien and Cass counties have each added one new COVID-19 death to the state’s total, the Michigan Department of Health and Human ... Read more
1 week ago by Staff Report.
Overdose fatality linked to ‘purple heroin’ in Van Buren County
VAN BUREN COUNTY — Van Buren Community Mental Health and Van Buren/Cass District Health Department recently received news of a fatal overdose involving the drug ... Read more
1 week ago by Submitted.
Third annual writers conference goes virtual Saturday
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — The third annual Southwest Michigan Writers’ Conference will be hosted this weekend for the first time virtually. The free event will take ... Read more
1 week ago by Christina Clark.
COVID-19 UPDATE: Berrien County reports three new COVID-19 deaths
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Three Berrien County residents have been added to the death toll of COVID-19, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Staff Report.
Woman in stable condition following Sunday shooting
CALVIN TOWNSHIP — A woman who was shot in a domestic violence incident on in Calvin Township Sunday morning is in stable condition, according to ... Read more
