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Dowagiac City Council welcomes new member
DOWAGIAC — The Dowagiac City Council appointed a new member Monday to fill a recently vacated seat. Bundy ...
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Decorate Dowagiac to kick off fundraising during Dowagiac Summer Festival
DOWAGIAC — The Decorate Dowagiac Committee has announced its 2025 fundraising will kick off with a Christmas in ...
Crime/Court
Teen killed in Dowagiac shooting
DOWAGIAC — A 19-year-old Benton Harbor man was killed in a shooting Saturday night in Dowagiac, according to ...
Crime/Court
Area residents sentenced in Cass County Court
CASSOPOLIS — Area residents were sentenced to prison, jail and probation in action Friday in Cass County Circuit ...
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Cass County Clerk/Register’s Office rolling out new Jury Summons system
CASS COUNTY — Beginning in August, Cass County residents summoned for jury duty will notice a change in ...
News
Ramona Roller Rink celebrates 97 years, raises $2,000+ toward rebuild
KEELER TOWNSHIP — Since the tragic structure fire at the historic Ramona Roller Rink in May 2024, the ...
Dowagiac
Annual Dowagiac Summer Festival adds more free activities, music to event
DOWAGIAC — The sound of sizzling meats and the smell of smoky flavors will be wafting through downtown ...
Cassopolis
Market One honors local businesses
SOUTH HAVEN — Market One recognized local businesses and leaders who have helped Cass and Van Buren Counties ...
Community News
Buy-a-brick fundraiser to support Beckwith Theatre repairs, improvements
DOWAGIAC — A local theater company is raising money to fund needed repairs to its historic building. The ...
Business
Beacon Health System completes acquisition of Ascension Southwest Michigan
SOUTH BEND — Beacon Health System today announced the completion of its acquisition of Ascension Southwest Michigan. “This ...
Business
Hale’s Hardware celebrates Ace partnership with ribbon-tying ceremony
DOWAGIAC — A local business that has served the greater Dowagiac area for decades is now officially “the ...
Crime/Court
Dowagiac man gets probation, jail for Tractor Supply theft
CASSOPOLIS — A Dowagiac man who stole items from the Dowagiac Tractor Supply store and injured a store ...
Sports
Ariana Dampier named SMC women’s basketball head coach
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College announced today that Ariana Dampier will join the athletic department as head coach ...
Community News
Record 39 participants in ETS theatre camp at Beckwith
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College’s Educational Talent Search and Dowagiac’s Beckwith Theatre partnered to present a free two-week ...
Business
C&S Wholesale Grocers, SpartanNash to merge in $1.8 billion deal
GRAND RAPIDS — C&S Wholesale Grocers and SpartanNash announced today that the two companies will merge in a ...
Crime/Court
Homeless man gets probation for assaulting worker
CASSOPOLIS — A homeless man who had been bothering businesses in Dowagiac earlier this year was sentenced to ...
Community News
Dowagiac Fire Department receives grant for rescue equipment
DOWAGIAC — The Dowagiac Fire Department will be able to rescue people from vehicles quicker thanks to a ...
Education
Dowagiac’s Skyler Vincek wows home crowd at Music in the Park
DOWAGIAC — Guests attending Thursday’s Music In The Park performance experienced song stylings from one of southwest Michigan’s ...
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Beckwith to host auditions for ‘Murdered to Death’
DOWAGIAC — The Beckwith Theatre Company will hold auditions next month for its upcoming production of “Murdered to ...
Community News
Hundreds attend Cass County Pridefest
DOWAGIAC — Hundreds of people of all ages, genders and backgrounds descended on the Dowagiac Library Pavilion Saturday ...
Local Government
Kurdelmeyer resigns from Dowagiac City Council, applications sought to fill seat
DOWAGIAC — The City of Dowagiac is accepting applications for a vacant council seat. Ward 3 Councilmember James ...
Crime/Court
Teen gets prison time for Dowagiac shooting
CASSOPOLIS — A Dowagiac teen is going to prison after shooting another person in the stomach last November. ...
Local Government
Dowagiac mayoral candidate Pat Bakeman to host Meet the Candidate Night
DOWAGIAC — After almost a decade as a Dowagiac councilman, Ward 1’s Pat Bakeman is running to become ...
Local Government
Dowagiac approves Russom Park walking path project
DOWAGIAC — The City of Dowagiac will be putting the city’s marijuana tax revenue to use with its ...
Local Government
Dowagiac mayor running for re-election
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac Mayor Don Lyons has officially announced his intent to run for his eighth term. In ...
