Community News
Pokagon Band seeks consultation with Dowagiac Union Schools regarding mascot, logo
DOWAGIAC — A push to change the Dowagiac Union Schools mascot has resurfaced. Tribal Council of the Pokagon ...
Community News
Governor Whitmer signs bipartisan bill to fill teacher shortage
LANSING — Yesterday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan legislation to allow retired teachers and public school employees to ...
Education
SMC hosts 202 for Automotive Day
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College’s Dowagiac campus hosted 202 Michiana high school students Oct. 6 for Automotive Day. ...
Community News
Hidden Acres to host annual Artisan Market, Trunk or Treat
SILVER CREEK TOWNSHIP — As the temperatures drop and the colors of the leaves begin to change, Hidden ...
Education
Pokagon Band asks Dowagiac Union Schools to end use of Native American imagery
DOWAGIAC — The Tribal Council of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan and Indiana announced today ...
Crime/Court
Dowagiac man gets jail time for meth possession
CASSOPOLIS — A Dowagiac man was sentenced to jail and ordered to pay restitution Friday in Cass County ...
News
Vandals damage Elks Golf Course
The Dowagiac Elks Club has become the second area golf course to be vandalized in the past two ...
News
Sanitary sewer overflow reported in Dowagiac
DOWAGIAC — A sanitary sewer overflow occurred from 10:40 a.m. to noon Friday, Oct. 6 in Dowagiac. A ...
Community News
AmeriCorps members volunteer more than $15,000 in labor at Cass County Parks
CASS COUNTY — Growing up in Las Vegas, Ciara Jones equated nighttime with bright lights in the big ...
Community News
Soup Luncheon Drive-Thru benefits Fitch Camp
DOWAGIAC — Xi Delta Mu Sorority, along with Kappa Beta, will be holding their annual soup luncheon from ...
Buchanan
The Leaderboard: Area offensive stat leaders after week 6
NILES — Some of the top offensive football players in the Leaderpub area continued their impressive play last ...
Community News
Under the Harvest Moon Festival returns to Dowagiac Oct. 14
DOWAGIAC — Michigan’s autumn season will be celebrated once again in Dowagiac at the 12th annual Under the ...
Community News
Dowagiac officials address lead concerns, outline plans to replace lead service lines
DOWAGIAC — The City of Dowagiac is taking proactive measures to ensure the community’s safety after lead was ...
Community News
City of Dowagiac issues advisory after elevated lead levels found in tested homes
DOWAGIAC — The City of Dowagiac is alerting residents about elevated lead levels in the water supply. The ...
Community News
PHOTO GALLERY: Niles Apple Festival’s annual Grande Parade
NILES — Sunny skies and warm temperatures greeted the thousands of spectators who lined the streets of Downtown ...
Community News
‘A pretty desperate situation’: CCTA pursuing millage to keep doors open
CASSOPOLIS — The Cass County Transit Authority is requesting a countywide millage for the February 2024 election due ...
Community News
Dowagiac airport to receive runway lighting improvements
DOWAGIAC — Improvements to the Dowagiac Municipal Airport are on the way. The Dowagiac City Council approved approved ...
News Main
PHOTO STORY: Dowagiac celebrates 2023 homecoming
Homecoming 2023 will be one to remember for Dowagiac Union High School students as after holding the annual ...
Community News
Dowagiac Area History Museum fundraiser raises $30,000
CASSOPOLIS — More than 100 guests from Dowagiac and beyond attended the Dowagiac Area History Museum’s sixth annual ...
Community News
‘Dowagiac United’: Fire department, youth associations team up to purchase AED for Russom Park
DOWAGIAC — A group of local organizations teamed up in an effort to keep Russom Park athletes and ...
Community News
SMC fishing team cleans up St. Joseph River
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College’s bass fishing team hit Lake Michigan’s Silver Beach’s Friday, Sept. 15, cleaning up ...
Education
A picture’s worth 1,000 memories
AMARILLO, TX — Photographs of Feb. 9’s President’s Ball transported Margaret Heyde back from Amarillo, Texas, to another ...
Education
SMC enrollment increases 8 percent
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees reviewed fall enrollment numbers at its Sept. 13 meeting. The ...
Business
Dowagiac’s Carpenter named VP of Operations at DDR Company
BRISTOL, IND. — DDR Company, LLC, has announced the promotion of Rebecca Carpenter to the position of Vice ...
Breaking News
Missing pilot found dead in plane crash
DOWAGIAC — A missing man who was last seen last week piloting a plane has been found dead, ...
