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Bold and the Beautiful

Ron Weaver dies

Ronald Lewis Weaver, a 1955 Dowagiac graduate who won three Daytime Emmy Awards, produced “The Bold and the Beautiful” during 27 years with the soap ... Read more

by John Eby, Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:46 pm

Cassopolis FFA

FFA Field Day teaches about food

CASSOPOLIS — Between Cassopolis FFA’s third annual Field Day and Good Sam campers, the Cass County Fairgrounds bustled with activity Wednesday. Read more

by John Eby, Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:33 pm

Dowagiac City Council

Russom Park taking shape this summer

A $310,620 contract Dowagiac City Council awarded Monday night to Lounsbury Excavating of Paw Paw signals Russom Park is finally beginning to take shape. Read more

by John Eby, Tuesday, May 14, 2013 9:01 pm

City of Dowagiac

Museum fulfills mayor’s dream

Dowagiac Area History Museum culminates a dream for Mayor Don Lyons. The building that housed the museum at Southwestern Michigan College is named for his ... Read more

by John Eby, Tuesday, May 14, 2013 8:47 pm

City of Dowagiac

Dowagiac bucks tide opening museum

With many of 1,635 Michigan museums “teetering on the brink of closing, it’s a great pleasure in this economy to be invited to dedicate a ... Read more

by John Eby, Tuesday, May 14, 2013 8:42 pm

Dowagiac City Council

City loan part of Wood Fire sale

A revolving loan fund established several years ago by the City of Dowagiac will be used for the first time to facilitate the sale of ... Read more

by John Eby, Tuesday, May 14, 2013 8:32 pm

Caught in the Act

Pastel still life can tell a story, too

It’s conceivable three artists could have been “Caught in the Act” of building a fire to keep warm, since it was in the 40s Saturday ... Read more

by John Eby, Monday, May 13, 2013 3:16 pm

Dogwood Fine Arts Festival

Author flirts with failure to lose herself in discovery

Nicole Krauss writes to articulate questions urgent enough they could take years to answer. Losing herself in work, she learns about herself. Read more

by John Eby, Monday, May 13, 2013 11:45 am

cass county board of commissioners

Wagels toured Russia

County Commissioner Robert Wagel fished off a pier in Russia. Read more

by John Eby, Monday, May 13, 2013 11:36 am

Ben Waldschmidt

Plant it forward

More than 20 local farmers gathered to plant a 500-acre field Friday for a fellow farmer recovering from heart surgery. Read more

by John Eby, Friday, May 10, 2013 11:41 am

ACTION Ministry Center

Salvation Army moving to ACTION

With the move set Friday evening, The Salvation Army’s longtime Dowagiac location at Federated Covenant Church, 202 Center St., shifts Tuesday to the more visible ... Read more

by John Eby, Thursday, May 9, 2013 7:53 pm

Cassopolis Public Schools

New center systematic about child development

CASSOPOLIS — Play groups help parents, grandparents and caregivers develop new relationships, gain new ideas and insight on parenting, learn new resources and be a ... Read more

by John Eby, Wednesday, May 8, 2013 10:19 pm

First Christian Church

Leatz demonstrating appliques Friday

  Ann Leatz is a quilter whose technique relies on appliques, smaller ornaments applied to another surface.   Her hand-made elements make each unique, like ... Read more

by John Eby, Wednesday, May 8, 2013 10:14 pm

Dowagiac Fire Department

Lt. Brian Townsend Dowagiac Fireman of 2012

Dowagiac’s 2012 Fireman of the Year, announced Wednesday night at Timberline at Wolverine Mutual Insurance Co.’s 43rd annual dinner for the department, is Lt. Brian ... Read more

by John Eby, Wednesday, May 8, 2013 10:11 pm

Dowagiac post office

Help Stamp Out Hunger Saturday

On Saturday, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and Campbell Soup Co. ask customers to help Dowagiac Post Office Stamp Out Hunger. Read more

by John Eby, Wednesday, May 8, 2013 10:09 pm

Business

Red Raven for sale, Shirley’s Flowers closing

Cheryl Sherman is trying to sell The Red Raven, and Shirley McQueary is closing Shirley’s Flowers at the end of May, but neither attribute those ... Read more

by John Eby, Tuesday, May 7, 2013 7:05 pm

DUHS Class of 1967

Dr. Riggs on state board in Texas

Dowagiac graduate John H. Riggs III, DC, FACO (Fellow, Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists, of Midland, has been appointed by Texas Gov. Rick Perry to the ... Read more

by John Eby, Tuesday, May 7, 2013 6:55 pm

Dowagiac Union High School

YES a new DUHS partnership

Youth Experiencing Success (YES) in Dowagiac is a new program partnering local businesses and community assets with the school system. Read more

by John Eby, Tuesday, May 7, 2013 6:49 pm

Dowagiac Planning Commission

City planners green-light new credit union

Dowagiac Planning Commission signed off on the site plan by Brooks Architectural in Stevensville for a modern 2,500-square-foot Honor Credit Union at 56337 M-51 South. Read more

by John Eby, Tuesday, May 7, 2013 6:47 pm

Dear John

Dear John/Magician Lake

How did Magician Lake get its name? Was it a tribute to the great vaudeville magician, Harry Blackstone? He did retire to Colon, not too ... Read more

by John Eby, Monday, May 6, 2013 10:40 am

cass county board of commissioners

Krause named to Historical Commission

CASSOPOLIS — Cass County commissioners May 2 appointed Ken Krause to the Historical Commission to finish Garold Engle’s term through July 1. Read more

by John Eby, Monday, May 6, 2013 10:39 am

cass county board of commissioners

Air quality could impact courthouse plans

CASSOPOLIS — There are as many possibilities for the 1899 courthouse as there are people in Cass County, but its future could come down to ... Read more

by John Eby, Monday, May 6, 2013 10:37 am

cass county board of commissioners

Sheriff recognizes 20 years of service

CASSOPOLIS — A dozen members of the Cass County Sheriff’s Office qualified for 20-year service pins presented Thursday night by Sheriff Joseph M. Underwood Jr. ... Read more

by John Eby, Monday, May 6, 2013 10:35 am

Southwestern Michigan College

SMC graduates hear Chaddock

Though a faculty member and leader in community college education since 1984, Southwestern Michigan College’s 46th Commencement speaker Dr. Diane Chaddock started with 10 years ... Read more

by John Eby, Monday, May 6, 2013 10:32 am

cass county board of commissioners

Csokasy delivers first ‘State of the County’

Understanding Cass Countians should help government officials providing services, County Administrator Louis Csokasy said Tuesday. Read more

by John Eby, Thursday, May 2, 2013 2:59 pm

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