Business
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 ...
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Southwest Michigan prepares for 2020 census
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — On Tuesday morning, Lisa Cripps-Downey, president of the Berrien Community Foundation, and Kathy Stady, Berrien ...
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Dowagiac Youth Baseball, Softball Association to host trivia night
DOWAGIAC — A game of trivia will help support local baseball and softball players in the area. On ...
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MGCF awards grants to Berrien, Cass County nonprofits
BUCHANAN — The Board of Trustees for Michigan Gateway Community Foundation have approved the granting of funds from ...
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Dowagiac Planning Commission passes next step to become RRC Certified
DOWAGIAC — As the city of Dowagiac continues to pursue a Redevelopment Ready Communities certification from Michigan Economic ...
Education
Dowagiac students participate in essay contest
DOWAGIAC — An essay contest encouraging Michigan’s eighth-graders to explore America and its people recently announced three local ...
Southwestern Michigan College
SMC celebrates Black History Month
DOWAGIAC — Black History Month concluded with a crescendo at Southwestern Michigan College, including an appearance by Underground ...
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March brings awareness to problem gambling
NEW BUFFALO — The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi’s Four Winds Casinos, in collaboration with the National Council on ...
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Dowagiac store owner believes consignment could help the planet
DOWAGIAC — When Kris Soenen thinks of the largest polluters in the world, she lists them off in ...
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Men arraigned on multiple charges
CASSOPOLIS — Two men arrested in Cass County over the weekend were arraigned Monday afternoon in Cass County’s ...
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Dowagiac chamber encouraging building maintenance
DOWAGIAC — In a small community, curb appeal can determine the ability of a business to not only ...
Education
Dowagiac students gear up for county spelling bee
DOWAGIAC — This week, students will be taking the stage ready to spell. Lewis Cass Intermediate School District ...
Dowagiac
Buchanan man arrested for Dowagiac home invasion
DOWAGIAC — A home invasion in Dowagiac is under investigation. The Dowagiac Police Department reported to a home ...
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Elkhart woman sentenced to up to 30 years for drugs in Cass County
CASSOPOLIS — Cass County Circuit Judge Mark Herman called Friday his “hardest day” on the bench as he ...
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LWV details how to vote early for 2020’s four elections
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — A few days out from the March 10 presidential primary election, the League of Women ...
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Woman arrested for meth in Pokagon Township
POKAGON TOWNSHIP — Two people were arrested during a “knock and talk” in the 30000 block of Edwards ...
Education
Spirit tournament begins today
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — State Sen. Kim LaSata’s spirit tournament will start today, pitting students, staff and fans of ...
Education
United Way hosting annual Spring into Reading book drive
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — The month of March means spring is around the corner. It also means United Way ...
Horizons
Cass County treatment courts committed to treating the ‘whole person’
With a swipe of a key card, Dowagiac resident Preston Collett, 47, can access almost any room inside ...
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Dowagiac native finds her own path in the new age of publishing
A reality hit Sylvia Holloman hard. It was 2005, and she had just finished writing her first romance ...
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Pokagon Band finds healing through language revitalization efforts
A decade ago, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Language Specialist Carla Collins, 44, could not string together a full ...
Horizons
Southwest Michigan libraries adapt to changing needs of patrons
Rows upon rows of musty smelling, hardcover books line sterile, Pine Sol-scented bookshelves. Green lamps with pull strings ...
Education
New SMC president looks to future of community college
One year ago, a soon-to-be dad was a bundle of nerves as his wife prepared to give birth ...
Horizons
Approaching milestone, local service organization makes plan for next 100 years
At its peak, the Dowagiac Rotary club attracted more than 100 members. Teachers, lawyers and business professionals would ...
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Dowagiac’s Neighborhood Enhancement grant gives homes new life
Rita Holloway grew up in Chicago surrounded by dirt, glass and weeds. Despite that landscape, as a child, ...
