Cass County
Underground Railroad Days celebrate Vandalia’s past
Four men dressed in Union blue and carrying rifles against their shoulders stood behind a smoky fire Saturday ...
Cassopolis
Board re-elects president, sets new meeting schedule
The leadership of the Cassopolis Board of Education will remain the same for another year. At its regular ...
Cassopolis
Cassopolis Police Log
June 5 5:27 a.m. — Village, standard radar 7:29 a.m. — Village, general street patrol 7:35 a.m. — ...
Cass County
Grand Fest coming July 14
The Council on Aging will once again create a space for grandparents and grandchildren to bond. The COA’s ...
Edwardsburg
Reflections of the past
The former Methodist Episcopal Church built in 1892. The steeples were removed after being damaged in a 1924 ...
Cass County
M-40 Hustlers club wins reading contest
One local 4-H group found a way to get kids involved with reading in a fun and engaging ...
Cassopolis
Meet your neighbor: Doug Westrick
Even in small towns, getting to know your neighbors can be difficult. This is why we have created ...
Edwardsburg
Ontwa township/Edwardsburg Dispatch log – July 3 – July 9
July 3 1:43 a.m. – M62/Gateway, traffic stop 5:19 a.m. – US12/Red Pine, traffic stop 8:35 a.m. – ...
Cass County
Eagle Lake residents discuss piers at township hall
Eagle Lake and the public’s right to access it, was a topic of discussion at Monday’s Ontwa Township ...
Cass County
Auditions for unique play to take place at Barn Swallow Theatre
Thomas Jefferson, Leo Tolstoy and Charles Dickens walk into a room. While this may sound like the opening ...
Cass County
Local collector leads presentation on American clocks
Surrounded by mannequins dressed in period clothing and quilts dating back to the 1800s, local collector Stan Disher ...
News
Garden club lays mulch
Four Flags Garden Club members spread roughly 100 bags of mulch at the historic Niles Amtrak Depot gardens. ...
News
Niles police log — June 22
12:03 a.m. — 1600 block Silverbook, obstruction to justice/warrant 1:53 a.m. — 1400 block Ottawa, alarm/police department/fire/emergency services ...
State
Stabenow introduces legislation to help small businesses grow
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) introduced legislation called, the Growing Small Businesses Act, which would ...
News Main
Buchanan girl meets country star through Do It For the Love
While most youth will idolize a singer or musician whose art speaks to them on a personal level, ...
News Main
Community gathers to remember officers slain at courthouse
Court officers Joseph Zangaro, 61, and Ronald Kienzle, 63, died protecting their community on July 11, 2016 and ...
Dowagiac
Small town dance team wins big at nationals
MKSOD’s Positively Dance Competition team travelled to Wisconsin Dells on July 1 to compete in the 2017 Danza ...
Cass County
CASA raises $55,000 at annual auction
Cass County Court Appointed Special Advocates for children hosted its 11th annual dinner and auction June 23, at ...
Business
Four Winds Casino slated to open in 2018
SOUTH BEND — The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ Four Winds Casinos hosted a steel topping ceremony this ...
Dowagiac
Free concert to take place with craft brew event during upcoming Dowagiac festival
Sister Lakes Brewing Company, which promotes “fostering a community, one pint at a time,” is the host of ...
Dowagiac
Dowagiac police log — July 7-11
July 7 8:05 a.m. — 100 block N. Mill, civil dispute 9:20 a.m. — 100 block N. Mill, ...
Dowagiac
Lee Memorial Foundation hosting beer, wine tasting
Members of the Lee Memorial Foundation are preparing another round of fine wine and cold brews for the ...
Dowagiac
New pastor serving at Dowagiac’s First United Methodist Church
A former radio journalist and social worker, Jodi Cartwright recently answered her next calling in life: to serve ...
Buchanan
Volunteer of the Week: Pat Petrek, Buchanan Area Senior Center
By STEPHANIE FORTH stephanie.forth@leaderpub.com Pat Petrek is a Buchanan resident who spends most of her time volunteering at ...
Buchanan
Local Blue Star Mothers donates care packages to troops
While a pack of peanuts or a tube of toothpaste may not seem like much to most people, ...
