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C Troop

Heroes’ homecoming

After a long and tumultuous nine-month deployment, more than 90 men and women of the Dowagiac National Guard 1-126th Calvary Regiment returned home to Michigan ... Read more

by Aly Gibson, Sunday, September 23, 2012 6:14 pm

cass county board of commissioners

County board approves 2013 budget

The Cass County Board of Commissioners approved a general budget for the 2013 fiscal year, improving a deficit by more than $156,000. Read more

by Aly Gibson, Sunday, September 23, 2012 6:10 pm

Michigan State Police

End-of-summer crackdown nets 283 drunken drivers

The days of summer may be over, but some Michigan motorists are just beginning to deal with the fallout of drunken driving arrests made during ... Read more

by Aly Gibson, Sunday, September 23, 2012 5:17 pm

Dowagiac Middle School

Potawatomi hosts first educational day

Dowagiac Middle School seventh grade students, teachers and parents got a taste of Potawatomi culture Thursday during the first annual Heritage and Education Day in ... Read more

by Aly Gibson, Thursday, September 20, 2012 3:50 pm

Eastside Connections School

Niles students get taste of local culture

Niles students from Howard Elementary and Eastside Connections schools got a taste of Potawatomi culture Thursday during the first annual Heritage and Education Day in ... Read more

by Aly Gibson, Thursday, September 20, 2012 3:40 pm

C 1-126th Calvary Unit

Community support for Dowagiac unit homecoming Sept. 21-24

After a difficult and sometimes tumultuous deployment, Dowagiac’s Army National Guard C 1-126th Calvary unit is expected to return to southwest Michigan within days. Read more

by Aly Gibson, Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:51 pm

FoodPlay

National program teaches healthy habits

Sam Adams Elementary School students gathered in the gym Wednesday morning ready to learn healthy eating and exercise habits from a nationally acclaimed program called ... Read more

by Aly Gibson, Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:46 pm

Caruso's

Caruso’s celebrates 90 years

Many people would be hard-pressed to a find a place like Caruso’s, Dowagiac’s 90-year-old candy and soda fountain shop. Read more

by Aly Gibson, Tuesday, September 18, 2012 10:41 pm

Caruso's

Family tradition marks 90 years Saturday

Many people would be hard-pressed to a find a place like Dowagiac’s 90-year-old candy and soda fountain shop, Caruso’s. Read more

by Aly Gibson, Tuesday, September 18, 2012 4:07 pm

Dowagiac Union Schools

Dowagiac preliminary enrollment higher than estimates

Dowagiac Union Schools reported a rise in preliminary enrollment numbers as the official student count day draws closer. Read more

by Aly Gibson, Tuesday, September 18, 2012 3:59 pm

Dowagiac Union Schools

School board swears in new member

The Dowagiac Union Schools’ Board of Education swore in Beth Davis Monday night to fill the vacant seat that became available after former board president ... Read more

by Aly Gibson, Tuesday, September 18, 2012 3:56 pm

Dowagiac Middle School

New club inspires budding artists

When Dowagiac Middle School Principal Matt Severin suggested a future art club that new art teacher Nora Mason could organize, she decided not to wait ... Read more

by Aly Gibson, Monday, September 17, 2012 10:04 pm

Dowagiac Union Schools

Reading Recovery program expands reach

Dowagiac Union elementary schools kicked off the academic year on the same page, supporting struggling first-grade students and setting up the first southwest Michigan training ... Read more

by Aly Gibson, Monday, September 17, 2012 10:02 pm

Dogwood Fine Arts Committee

Sculpture installed in Farr Park

After months of planning, discussion and a last-minute color change, Dowagiac welcomed it’s newest artistic addition, “Abundant Happiness,” Friday morning in Farr Park, adjacent to ... Read more

by Aly Gibson, Sunday, September 16, 2012 6:33 pm

Caruso's

Caruso’s to celebrate 90 years throughout week

For 90 years, Caruso’s has been a family-owned and –operated downtown Dowagiac business and the business owners plan to celebrate the milestone throughout this week. Read more

by Aly Gibson, Sunday, September 16, 2012 6:30 pm

Cass County Council on Aging

Council on Aging provides free class

Cass County Council on Aging, 227 S. Front St. in Dowagiac, is providing a tutorial on aging, “Journeying with Your Parents as They Age.” The ... Read more

by Aly Gibson, Sunday, September 16, 2012 6:14 pm

Dowagiac Union High School

DUHS students learn the ropes

As the second week of school rounded out, 23 Dowagiac Union High School students of Linda O’Keefe’s life skills and healthy lifestyles class headed for ... Read more

by Aly Gibson, Thursday, September 13, 2012 4:33 pm

Dowagiac Union Schools

No school Monday for Kincheloe students

Kincheloe Elementary School students have been given a three-day weekend after administrators decided to close the building Monday while the school’s well is being repaired. Read more

by Aly Gibson, Thursday, September 13, 2012 4:29 pm

Michigan Department of Transportation

M-51 resurfacing begins in Dowagiac

Residents and those just passing through will notice a lot of orange near the intersection of M-51 and M-62 in Dowagiac as resurfacing and sidewalk ... Read more

by Aly Gibson, Thursday, September 13, 2012 4:27 pm

Matt Lori

Pokagon Township receives $15K for playground

State Representative Matt Lori joined citizens and Pokagon Township board members Wednesday evening to celebrate a $15,000 grant awarded to the township by Blue Cross ... Read more

by Aly Gibson, Wednesday, September 12, 2012 9:20 pm

Helping Hands of Cass County

‘Trying to fix Cassopolis’

The Helping Hands of Cass County Inc. food pantry will be restocked with perishables and food items thanks to a $2,700 grant from the Youth ... Read more

by Aly Gibson, Wednesday, September 12, 2012 9:17 pm

Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame

Local aviator keeps flying history alive

Wednesday evening was the first time local former pilot Dan Hamill presented information on three local pilots together. With years of research under his belt, ... Read more

by Aly Gibson, Wednesday, September 12, 2012 9:14 pm

Beth Anderson

Band needs tuba

With three tuba players and only two tubas, the music director of Cassopolis Public Schools, Beth Anderson, has a problem. Read more

by Aly Gibson, Tuesday, September 11, 2012 10:54 pm

Amtrak

Amtrak schedule shifts

Dowagiac Amtrak riders may have missed the train Monday morning and evening after new arrival and departure times for east- and westbound routes were put ... Read more

by Aly Gibson, Tuesday, September 11, 2012 10:51 pm

West Michigan Area Youth

Area youth group kicks off Sept. 29

Southwest Michigan churches will kick off a collaboration that has been more than nine months in the making. Read more

by Aly Gibson, Tuesday, September 11, 2012 10:50 pm

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