Dowagiac
After-school program making a difference at middle school
Seven thousand. That is the number of students who drop out of high school every day across the U.S. For most of these teenagers, ...
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Dowagiac
Local author to read, sing to children at library Saturday
The beauty of the written word and the sweet melody of folk music will come together in perfect harmony at the Dowagiac District Library Saturday.
by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, February 1, 2018 8:43 am
Cass County
Jail in need of new HVAC system
After years of placing the topic on the back burner, county leaders are looking to tackle ongoing issues with the heating and cooling system inside ...
by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 7:46 am
Dowagiac
Black history comes to life at Dowagiac Area History Museum
The bold, intricate works of art that will soon be on display inside the Dowagiac Area History Museum will provide visitors with more than just ...
by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 7:42 am
Buchanan
Volunteer of the Week: Nancy Comfort, of Buchanan
How long have you been volunteering at the book store? Since early November. How did you get involved? I was with somebody I had met ...
by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 7:18 am
Dowagiac
Dowagiac Middle School educator wins ‘Teacher of the Year’ award
In spite of the complexities and intricacies of the subject matter she teaches, it is not very difficult to spot what motivates Dowagiac Middle School’s ...
by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, January 30, 2018 9:00 am
Dowagiac
Sodexo awards student senate for recent challenge
Making smarter decisions in the lunchroom does not just pay off in terms of children and teenagers experiencing better health and fitness.
by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, January 30, 2018 8:46 am
Dowagiac
Annual conservation club event draws hundreds
Amongst the commotion inside the packed clubhouse of the Dowagiac Conservation Club Saturday afternoon, a distinct, high-pitched squawking could be heard emanating from one of ...
by Ted Yoakum, Monday, January 29, 2018 8:55 am
Dowagiac
Sister Lakes Brewing Company to host paint night Wednesday
The light golden hue of lagers and the rich dark brown shade of stouts will not be the only colors on the palette at the ...
by Ted Yoakum, Monday, January 29, 2018 8:49 am
Dowagiac
Southwestern Michigan College faculty vote to unionize
The faculty at Southwestern Michigan College will soon become members of the state educators’ union.
by Ted Yoakum, Monday, January 29, 2018 8:47 am
Dowagiac
Dowagiac students learning healthy cooking in new class
The rich aroma of seasoned beef wafted through the hallway outside of Room 301 at Dowagiac Union High School Thursday morning.
by Ted Yoakum, Friday, January 26, 2018 10:34 am
Dowagiac
Recently reformed committee tasked with tackling blight
Between the demolition of the “big grey” Goerlich Building at the corner of Division and Railroad streets in 2015 and the pair of old structures ...
by Ted Yoakum, Friday, January 26, 2018 10:29 am
Dowagiac
Historian recounts story of local pilot interned by Swiss during World War II
Above the skies of Saarbrucken, Germany, on July 13, 1944, Berrien Center’s Clare Hubbard stood vigil beside his .50 caliber machinegun on the right waist ...
by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, January 25, 2018 8:49 am
Dowagiac
City council weighs in on proposed library expansion
Dowagiac District Library leaders’ planned expansion and restoration of its original Carnegie-style front entrance received a shining — and important — endorsement from the city ...
by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, January 24, 2018 8:24 am
Dowagiac
School board approves $5.1 million in contracts for Sister Lakes, Kincheloe renovations
After spending nearly a year focusing on the series of $16 million worth of improvements to Dowagiac Union High School, district leaders are now setting ...
by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, January 24, 2018 8:18 am
Cass County
Cass County service organization continuing to make impact
While the group is still shy of enlisting the number of members in its name, that fact has not lessened the tremendous impact the Cass ...
by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, January 23, 2018 8:15 am
Edwardsburg
Sheriff’s office to host free snowmobile safety class
While the spring-like rain showers that pelted the area Monday may suggest otherwise, there is still plenty of winter left before the weather breaks — ...
by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, January 23, 2018 8:03 am
Dowagiac
Dowagiac Project Graduation team hosting dodgeball fundraiser
Local students and parents will be ducking and weaving for a good cause next month.
by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, January 23, 2018 8:02 am
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 unique businesses has some gifts in stock ...
by Ted Yoakum, Monday, January 22, 2018 9:04 am
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, when the county administrator accused one of ...
by Ted Yoakum, Monday, January 22, 2018 9:00 am
Dowagiac
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 judge with the Michigan Court of Claims ...
by Ted Yoakum, Monday, January 22, 2018 8:58 am
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 Library and Cass District Library do not ...
by Ted Yoakum, Friday, January 19, 2018 8:31 am
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 no signs of slowing down his country’s ...
by Ted Yoakum, Friday, January 19, 2018 8:19 am
Dowagiac
Community braves cold for annual MLK Day march
In spite of the cold winds snapping through the city streets that afternoon, more than a dozen local men and women marched in solidarity to ...
by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, January 16, 2018 8:35 am
education
Middle school credit union teaching students about savings
As a group of students wearing white and orange T-shirts, sporting the Honor Credit Union logo, every morning at Dowagiac Middle School demonstrates, it is ...
