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Teens encouraged to participate in creative writing contest
Teens interested in winning $100 are encouraged by local library officials to enter the Southwest Michigan Teen Creative ...
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Southwestern Michigan College organizes Special Olympics basketball tournament
Southwestern Michigan College sports management students organized a Special Olympics basketball tournament Feb. 23 for six teams from ...
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Dowagiac police log — March 4-7
March 4 7:40 a.m. — 600 block Spruce, general assistance 12:40 p.m. — 700 block W. Prairie Ronde, ...
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SMEGA director to depart for new opportunity
Barkley Garrett, the former executive director of the Southwest Michigan Economic Growth Alliance and current Director of Economic ...
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Free Skywarn Storm Spotter training to teach residents about severe weather
The Berrien County Office of Emergency Management will host a Skywarn Storm Spotter Training, delivered in partnership with ...
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Planning commission recommends city opt into recreational marijuana
NILES — During a committee of the whole meeting Monday night, the Niles Planning Commission recommended that the ...
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K-3 classroom libraries in Cass County grow thanks to local grants, donors
Lewis Cass Intermediate School District recently announced a partnership with United Way of Southwest Michigan and Chemical Bank ...
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Judd Lumber finds new ownership
Dowagiac native Dick Judd joined the workforce at his family’s business, Judd Lumber Company, when he was just ...
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Berrien County Sheriff’s Department recognized for work with Explorer program
Berrien County Sheriff Paul Bailey was recognized Thursday night, alongside Deputy Vanessa Williams for their dedication to teaching ...
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Community Garden sign-up begins
With spring just around the corner, the Niles Community Gardens is seeking people interested in using their green ...
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Area man sentenced on malicious destruction of property, illegal entry charges
An area resident is going to prison for the Dowagiac area break-in he committed nearly two years ago.
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Cass Council on Aging hosts tech fair for seniors
From 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, seniors brought in their phones, tablets, laptops and other varieties of ...
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Niles Service League seeking new members
President of the Niles Service League Tammy Kelley was running errands with a fellow league member one day ...
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LMC professor presents on bee population decline
Americans like their lawns. Plush, green grass, ornate flower beds and new, exotic plants to show off to ...
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Pokagon citizen recognized with eagle feather ceremony
Thursday afternoon, Dowagiac resident Brian Antisdel stood in front of his tribe and blinked away tears as he ...
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Local businesses partner to host free senior seminars
Starting March 19, two local businesswomen are partnering to offer a variety of informational seminars to seniors.
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Fernwood’s Spring Symposium to explore future of gardening
Fernwood will host a group of guest experts at the 2019 Spring Symposium on March 23.
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Sturgis man found guilty of assualt in Cass County Court
Testimony of a jealousy-motivated attack and a knife embedded in a victim’s back was enough for a Cass ...
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Benton Harbor woman killed in fatal pedestrian crash
A 36-year-old Benton Harbor woman was pronounced dead Wednesday night after she was struck by a vehicle in ...
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Buchanan-Galien Lions Club inducts new members Feb. 28
The Buchanan-Galien Lions Club inducted new Leo Club members and new Lion Dianne Ross during their Feb. 28 ...
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YMCA Mariners place in state swim meet
The Niles-Buchanan YMCA Mariners Swim Team finished two state swim meets this week.
Education
Lake Michigan College named a ‘Voter Friendly Campus’
Lake Michigan College has been designated a Voter Friendly Campus by national nonpartisan organizations Campus Vote Project and ...
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Benton Harbor woman killed in fatal pedestrian crash
BUCHANAN TOWNSHIP —A 36-year-old Benton Harbor woman was pronounced dead Wednesday night after she was struck by a ...
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Vienna Boys Choir to be first act of Dogwood Festival
The Dogwood Fine Arts Festival has hosted many acts in the last couple of decades — country acts, ...
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March Madness nutrition initiative seeks to inspire students to eat healthy
When Ring Lardner Middle School students poured into the cafeteria for lunch on Tuesday, they started a month-long ...
