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Cass County

State representative visit spurs discussion of U.S. 12

An unexpected visit by one of the area’s state representatives promoted an impromptu discussion on how to better ensure the safety of shoppers who stop ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, September 11, 2017 10:29 am

Dowagiac

Dowagiac residents spreading joy through stones

Over the last several weeks, local residents may have noticed into small, painted rocks while shopping downtown. Or while taking a leisurely stroll through Farr ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, September 11, 2017 10:23 am

Dowagiac

SMC hosts construction celebration for expansion

While there were no shovels or hardhats like one would expect to see at a traditional groundbreaking ceremony, leaders with Southwestern Michigan College gathered nonetheless ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Friday, September 8, 2017 8:00 am

Dowagiac

Historian describes horrors of American Civil War

More than 150 years and dozens of armed conflicts later, the war between the boys in blue and the boys in grey remains the United ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Friday, September 8, 2017 8:00 am

Dowagiac

Sept. 11 memorial ride stopping in Dowagiac

Motorcyclists from throughout the area will be rolling into The Grand Old City this weekend, in honor of those who lost their lives in one ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, September 7, 2017 10:34 am

Dowagiac

Local charity expanding elementary backpack program

Over the past year, members of Dowagiac’s Saint Francis Outreach have ensured that nearly two dozen Justus Gage Elementary School students could spend their weekends ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, September 7, 2017 10:33 am

Obituaries

Dave Sink, of Dowagiac

Jan. 4, 1949 — Sept. 3, 2017 Dave Sink, 68, of Dowagiac, passed away, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, at his home. A Celebration of Life ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, September 6, 2017 10:33 am

Dowagiac

Museum hosting reunion for Orphan Train descendants

Dowagiac’s ongoing Orphan Train Mural project will make its next stop at the local history museum, as organizers hosts a reunion for descendants of riders ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, September 6, 2017 10:27 am

Dowagiac

Union High students return to improved building, curriculum

After the noise of drilling, cutting and hammering filled the air around the building the past several months, a more familiar set of sounds took ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, September 6, 2017 10:26 am

Business

New Dowagiac pottery studio open for business

A small shop located near the intersection of Front and Commercial streets downtown turned out to be quite the place to be Friday. Throughout the ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, September 5, 2017 12:22 pm

Dowagiac

Hundreds attend annual Pow Wow

It was a feast for the senses for visitors to the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi’s pow wow arena this past weekend. As drummers produced powerful, ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, September 5, 2017 12:18 pm

Dowagiac

GALLERY: Kee-Boon-Mein-Kaa Pow Wow

Hundreds of spectators came out to witness the sights and sounds resonating throughout the grounds of Rodgers Lake Saturday, as the 32nd annual Kee-Boon-Mein-Kaa Pow Wow ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Saturday, September 2, 2017 4:02 pm

Dowagiac

SMC students preparing for opening day next week

While classes do not officially start until after Labor Day, Southwestern Michigan College’s Dowagiac campus was alive with activity Thursday. Hundreds of incoming freshmen, many ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Friday, September 1, 2017 8:00 am

Dowagiac

Local agency providing support to victims of domestic violence

While it may seem like an invisible problem to people who have never experienced it, domestic violence is very real — and very costly to ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Friday, September 1, 2017 8:00 am

Dowagiac

Pokagon Band hosting annual Labor Day Pow Wow this weekend

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi will close out the summer in grand fashion this weekend, as the tribe hosts its 32nd annual Kee–Boon–Mein–Kaa Pow Wow ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, August 31, 2017 11:09 am

Dowagiac

Crews prepare Union High classrooms for returning students

New desks, seats and shelving? Check. New painting and carpeting? Check. New state-of-the-art instructional technology? Check. The only feature still missing from the batch of ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, August 31, 2017 11:08 am

Dowagiac

Volunteer of the Week: Becca Phelps, of Sister Lakes

Becca Phelps, of Sister Lakes, is a Spanish teacher who volunteers her time to a number of different causes, including Dowagiac’s ACTION ministries. Phelps currently ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, August 30, 2017 10:43 am

Dowagiac

City council approves electrical rate hike

Two weeks after placing the motion on the table, members of the Dowagiac City Council approved a proposal rate hike to the city’s electrical service ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, August 30, 2017 10:30 am

Dowagiac

Nashville Christian family band to perform in free concert Sunday

For Nashville’s Bobby Bowen, sharing the power of God’s message through song is more than just a career. It’s a family tradition. For the last ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, August 30, 2017 10:29 am

Business

Borgess-Lee teaming up with church for divorce counseling

Going through a divorce is never easy. Between fights over custody of children, battles over finances and the struggle to deal with life without a ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, August 29, 2017 8:00 am

Dowagiac

Dowagiac native pens book on America’s ‘civil religion’

While it may be a cliché phrase, the men and women of America truly reside in a “melting pot” society, where people of different races, ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, August 29, 2017 8:00 am

Cassopolis

Rep. Miller: All local schools in line for state funding increase

State Rep. Aaron Miller today said all local K-12 school districts in communities he serves will receive the maximum increase in state funding in the ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, August 28, 2017 7:03 pm

Dowagiac

SMC fighting student-employee retirement mandate

In what the college president described as a “David and Goliath” situation, leaders with Southwestern Michigan College are taking on the State of Michigan over ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, August 28, 2017 8:00 am

Business

Dowagiac artist resurrects former studio in new spot downtown

While the business may sport a familiar name, the returning Mud-Luscious has a new home and new purpose: to give people a spot to gather ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, August 28, 2017 8:00 am

Dowagiac

Local family gets help from Dowagiac woman

When Dowagiac’s Katina Price heard that one of her neighbors had died following a tragic accident last week, she did the first thing that came ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Friday, August 25, 2017 8:00 am

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