Education
Youth service organization to regroup this year
EDWARDSBURG — Twenty-four Edwardsburg High School students packed into an orange-decorated classroom Tuesday after school to learn more ...
Cassopolis
Sam Adams Elementary offering free meals to all students
CASSOPOLIS — Third and fifth grade students at Sam Adams Elementary packed the lunchroom around noon Monday, cracking ...
Cassopolis
Local church celebrates 175th anniversary
CASSOPOLIS — On State Street, just off of Broadway, United Presbyterian Church has stood for nearly two centuries ...
Cass County
COA hosts annual health fair
CASSOPOLIS — At the Cass County Council on Aging Friday, Anita Braden patently waited as she stood next ...
Cassopolis
Cassopolis Police Log — Sept. 5-10
Sept. 5 7:20 a.m. — State, check crossing guards and traffic 11:55 a.m. —Village, stationary radar 12:10 p.m. ...
Cassopolis
Church hosts 9/11 ceremony service
Community Baptist Church on Harding Street in Cassopolis hosted a 9/11 remembrance service Monday evening to remember those ...
Breaking News
Woman hospitalized after alleged attack in park on S. 15th and Silverbrook streets
CORRECTION: The original version of this story had the incorrect day the incident took place. It has since been ...
Dowagiac
Volunteer of the Week: Bob Franz, Dowagiac Optimist Club
Bob Franz, of Dowagiac, is a retired elementary school principal and a longtime member of the Dowagiac Optimist ...
Cassopolis
Local artists guild hosting paint exhibition
Members of the Cass Area Artists have recently announced a new painting exhibition and classes The organization will ...
Business
Public invited to craft whimsical scarecrows for downtown Dowagiac
Families, friends, students and co-workers, along with business owners are invited to make whimsical scarecrows that will be ...
Dowagiac
SMC stages first Renaissance Faire
“King’s Landing” at Southwestern Michigan College’s first Renaissance Faire Sept. 9 wasn’t a “Game of Thrones” reference so ...
Dowagiac
Dowagiac police log — Sept. 8-11
Sept. 8 7:22 a.m. — 100 block of N. Front, suspicious situation 7:32 a.m. — 400 block of ...
News
Rep. Miller schedules September office hours
Rep. Miller schedules September office hours LANSING — State Rep. Aaron Miller of Sturgis has announced a series ...
News
Pagel, task force proceeding to reform mental health
State Rep. Dave Pagel, of Oronoko Township, has been impressed by the information being shared with the bipartisan ...
News
This National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
LANSING — In Michigan in 2017, it is estimated there will be 790 cases diagnosed, and 500 women ...
Dowagiac
Public Safety in Brief, Sept. 13
Two arrested in connection with stabbing DOWAGIAC — A Dowagiac man and woman were arrested Monday on suspicions ...
Dowagiac
State representative shares state affair with Dowagiac council
DOWAGIAC — One of the state’s lawmakers visited the members of Dowagiac City Council Monday, with some good news ...
Dowagiac
Improvements making Dowagiac sewer plant more efficient
DOWAGIAC — While the job has not gotten any more glamorous, the process of treating the community’s sewage water ...
News Main
Niles remembers September 11: photo story
Niles area residents remembered those who lost their lives Sept. 11, 2001 at a memorial service Monday night ...
News
City approve Brownfield TIF incentive program for proposed plant
Indeck leaders left the Niles city council meeting Monday night grinning, after city council members voted 7-1 to ...
Buchanan
Buchanan leaders rally together to remember Sept. 11 at annual ceremony
By DEBRA HAIGHT Special to Leader Publications BUCHANAN — The images of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks ...
Niles
8th annual EXPOsing Greatness highlights businesses in Niles-Buchanan area
NILES — The area’s biggest networking event and only businesses to business expo returns to Summit Church Tuesday, ...
News Main
Niles New Tech students seeking donations to help replenish the food pantry at Salvation Army
Niles New Tech kicked off its annual monetary donation and food drive last week. In an effort to ...
Dowagiac
Annual 4-H Ride-A-Thon to take place at Russ Forest
DOWAGIAC — On Saturday, Oct. 7, Berrien County’s We Can Ride 4-H Club will host its annual Ride ...
News
Gardener to speak about how to ‘spread the word and not knotweed’
ST. JOSEPH — On Wednesday, Sept. 13, the League of Women Voters of Berrien and Cass counties will ...
