News
Gov. Rick Snyder visits DNR conservation officer recruit school
Gov. Rick Snyder visited the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ eighth conservation officer recruit school in Lansing last ...
Dowagiac
Dowagiac police log — Aug. 31-Sept. 1
Aug. 31 6:12 a.m. — 600 block of Riverside, suspicious situation 10:10 a.m. — Whitney/N. Paul, general noncriminal ...
News
Sen. John Proos announces Pure Michigan Summer Photo Contest
LANSING — Sen. John Proos has announced that he is hosting an online photo contest where southwest Michigan ...
Dowagiac
Dowagiac hosting Orphan Train Descendants Reunion Sept. 23
The Dowagiac Area History Museum will welcome descendants, family and friends of Orphan Train riders for a family-reunion ...
Business
New Dowagiac pottery studio open for business
A small shop located near the intersection of Front and Commercial streets downtown turned out to be quite ...
Dowagiac
Hundreds attend annual Pow Wow
It was a feast for the senses for visitors to the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi’s pow wow arena ...
Cass County
Child killed in fatal accident
Mason Township — A 2-year-old child was killed in a fatal accident in Mason Township, according to the ...
News
Niles Community School Board adopts new health curriculum
On Aug. 21, the Niles Community Schools Board of Education adopted a new health curriculum for the district, ...
Niles
Community invited to ‘A Black Tie Affair’
The Niles History Center will host an event called “A Black Tie Affair” from 6 to 8 p.m. ...
News Main
Geospatial information science and technology provides tools across trades for data collection
From applications like Pokémon Go to surveying the most marketable spot for a new business, geospatial information science ...
Dowagiac
GALLERY: Kee-Boon-Mein-Kaa Pow Wow
Hundreds of spectators came out to witness the sights and sounds resonating throughout the grounds of Rodgers Lake ...
News Main
Brandywine students to start service program
By STEPHANIE FORTH stephanie.forth@leaderpub.com Two Brandywine High School seniors have taken the initiative to start a Key Club ...
News
Event celebrates addicts’ ability to get, stay clean
When Doug Doucet was struggling with drug addiction, he found the road to recovery had to start with ...
News
American Legion to play taps Labor Day along St. Joseph River
Next week, residents will have the chance to hear the resounding and solemn echo of taps played along ...
News
Niles police log Aug. 17 to Aug. 20
Aug. 17 12:10 a.m. — 1000 block of S. 11th, public peace/harassment 1:00 a.m. — 10 block of ...
Dowagiac
SMC students preparing for opening day next week
While classes do not officially start until after Labor Day, Southwestern Michigan College’s Dowagiac campus was alive with ...
Dowagiac
Local agency providing support to victims of domestic violence
While it may seem like an invisible problem to people who have never experienced it, domestic violence is ...
Dowagiac
Museum kicks off fall lecture series with talk on state Union soldiers
The Dowagiac Area History Museum kicks off its 2017 Fall Lecture Series at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. ...
Dowagiac
Dowagiac police log — Aug. 30-31
Aug. 30 10:16 a.m. — 100 block of Cora, civil matter 11:44 a.m. — 900 block of Spruce, ...
Cass County
Sheriff urging county motorists to drive safe this weekend
Labor Day weekend is one of the busiest weekends on the road. As families and friends come together ...
News
State police holiday enforcement focuses on Operation C.A.R.E.
LANSING — During the upcoming Labor Day weekend, the Michigan State Police is reminding motorists to make safe ...
Dowagiac
Dowagiac police log — Aug. 29
Aug. 29 11:20 a.m. — 200 block Thickstun, assist to other agency 12:30 p.m. — N. Paul/Whitney, assault ...
Dowagiac
Pokagon Band hosting annual Labor Day Pow Wow this weekend
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi will close out the summer in grand fashion this weekend, as the tribe ...
Dowagiac
Crews prepare Union High classrooms for returning students
New desks, seats and shelving? Check. New painting and carpeting? Check. New state-of-the-art instructional technology? Check. The only ...
Edwardsburg
Ontwa Township discusses docks on road ends
The Ontwa Township building on US-12 was packed Tuesday evening with concerned citizens hoping to discover what a ...
