Dowagiac
2018 Dogwood Festival to focus on music
The city’s largest celebration of the fine arts will return later this year, with a greater emphasis on ...
News
What’s inside Ultra Camp?
Most offices cannot boast of a 35-foot tall climbing wall, trampoline and room exclusively for laser tag, but ...
Dowagiac
Local alpaca business offering deals for Valentine’s Day
With the most romantic day of the year only a few weeks away, one of the community’s most ...
Cass County
Administrator accuses commissioner of bullying
Whatever positive momentum Cass County officials have attempted to create in recent months was thrown into peril Thursday, ...
Cass County
Judge throws out SMC case against part-time student employment retirement payments
Southwestern Michigan College’s litigation against a state-mandated employee retirement policy suffered a powerful setback last week, when a ...
Cass County
Man sentenced for theft at local auto store
A Niles man who committed more than $3,000 worth of fraudulent activity was sentenced to time served during ...
Cass County
Man arrested following Dowagiac drug bust
A man is in police custody after members of the county drug task force discovered a methamphetamine lab ...
Cass County
Cassopolis teen injured in two-vehicle accident
A 17-year-old Cassopolis teenager was hospitalized after the vehicle he was riding in collided with a box truck ...
Berrien County
St. Joseph man dies in car versus pedestrian accident
A 21-year-old St. Joseph resident was pronounced dead at the scene of a car versus pedestrian accident that ...
Dowagiac
Dowagiac police log — Jan. 18
Jan. 18 8:43 a.m. — Dowagiac Police Department, general assistance 10:40 a.m. — 500 block of Orchard, fraud ...
Community News
What’s happening at the Niles District Library?
The Niles District Library seeks to build a community of lifelong learners who want to make Niles their ...
Berrien County
Regina Ciaravino selected to work for Berrien Community Foundation
The Berrien Community Foundation welcomed Regina Ciaravino to the team as Community Engagement Coordinator.
Dowagiac
SMC spring lecture series leads off with presentation by doo-wop pioneer
Southwestern Michigan College’s spring Academic Speaker Series leads off with doo-wop pioneers The Spaniels, who will speak Wednesday, ...
News
Texas ice sculptor shares passion for visiting Niles for annual event
Those wondering how a Texas resident finds a passion for carving sculptures from ice need only to ask ...
Dowagiac
Local librarians show off interlibrary catalog
With thousands of books, movies and audio recordings between the two county libraries, patrons of the Dowagiac District ...
Education
Eastside Connections host anti-bullying campaign
Students who go about their school day often have a mental check list of activities they must complete ...
Buchanan
Compassionate Callers Club offering support to Buchanan seniors
Starting at 9 a.m. every morning, Buchanan resident Karli Wendorf picks up her phone and chats to a ...
Cass County
Emergency manager: Odds of local false missile alert ‘minute’
With the hostile rhetoric between the U.S. and North Korea increasing, and, with the Asian nation’s despot showing ...
Dowagiac
University forestry clubs returning for Ice Time Festival
Forestry clubs with Michigan State University and Ohio State University are returning to Dowagiac for Ice Time on ...
Dowagiac
Dowagiac police log — Jan. 17
Jan. 17 8:10 a.m. — Dowagiac Police Department, general assistance 9:06 a.m. — 600 block of Spruce, general ...
Berrien County
Rep. Dave Pagel joins call for better state mental health services
State Rep. Dave Pagel, of Oronoko Township, joined his fellow legislators this week in supporting the findings of ...
Berrien County
Hartford man dies in fatal injury crash
A Hartford man died after succumbing to his injuries in a car versus pedestrian accident Thursday morning in ...
Niles
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Ice through time
NILES — Since 2004, the City of Niles has hosted the Hunter Ice Festival to celebrate winter and ...
News
Niles Amtrak station to cease ticket window operations March 1
As of March 1, travelers who visit the historic Niles Amtrak Depot will no longer be able to ...
Cassopolis
Cassopolis organization seeks nonprofit status
On Jan. 10, one year after their first meeting, the women of League for Encouraging Empowerment gathered around ...
