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Dowagiac

Zambian travelers spreading faith to Dowagiac area

With the region’s abundance of lakes, parks and other natural resources, residents of Dowagiac are used to greeting their fair share of tourists, especially during ... Read more

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

Dowagiac

Museum hosting dinner, auction fundraiser

Correction: The original version of this article had the incorrect date for the event. It has since been corrected. We apologize for the error and ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, August 24, 2017 11:35 am

Dowagiac

Crews wrapping up first phase of Union High construction

While there are a few major items left to finish before the first bell of the semester rings next week, the list of tasks before ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, August 24, 2017 11:33 am

Dowagiac

Dowagiac Alt. Ed director making changes to program

With her first year as director of the district’s alternative and adult education director under her belt, Dowagiac Union Schools’ Kara Cox is looking to ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, August 23, 2017 8:00 am

Business

Cassopolis man takes over Steinman Service shop

For the last 30 years, Dowagiac’s Tym Steinman and his staff with the service garage at the Steinman’s Shell station at the corner of Front ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, August 23, 2017 8:00 am

Dowagiac

Local nonprofit to auction custom-built home

If asked by their teachers how they spent their summer vacation when they return to class next month, a group of Dowagiac children will be ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, August 23, 2017 8:00 am

Business

Dowagiac optometrist to retire after 40 years of service

For the last four decades, Dr. Alan Montgomery has spent his days caring for the vision of patients visiting his practice at 55021 M-51 N., ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, August 22, 2017 8:00 am

Cass County

Crews making final touches in Dodd Park improvement project

Several months ago, the friendly confines of Niles’ Arthur Dodd Park were anything but welcoming to visitors. Following the massive windstorm that ripped through the ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, August 22, 2017 8:00 am

Business

Rod & Roll Auto Show attracts massive crowd downtown

After being slowed down by a massive rainstorm last year, one of Dowagiac’s most beloved events powered through downtown Saturday, with a huge amount of ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, August 21, 2017 8:00 am

Dowagiac

Old Rugged Cross Garden receives big facelift

People who have recently stopped by Pokagon Township’s “church without walls” may have noticed the surroundings look more lively and vibrant than ever before. Volunteers ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Friday, August 18, 2017 8:00 am

Dowagiac

Retired area educator discusses alternatives to college at Dowagiac Rotary

For the last several decades, educators across the country have pushed high school students toward the same destination for their futures: entering college and earning ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Friday, August 18, 2017 8:00 am

Cass County

Edwardsburg man facing prison for sexually assaulting a child

A Cass County jury took merely 25 minutes to find an Edwardsburg man guilty — who now faces a mandatory 25-year stint in prison — ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, August 17, 2017 5:24 pm

Dowagiac

Dowagiac teenager creates sign for Rudolphi Woods

Earning the Boy Scouts of America’s highest possible rank is quite an impressive achievement. Creating something that the community will use and cherish for generations ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, August 17, 2017 8:00 am

Dowagiac

Dowagiac EAA offering free youth plane rides Saturday

Local children will get a chance to experience Dowagiac from hundreds of feet in the sky this week. The Dowagiac Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1028 ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, August 17, 2017 8:00 am

Dowagiac

Dowagiac police log — Aug. 15-16

Aug. 15 11 a.m. — 200 block Orchard, suspicious situation 12:25 p.m. — 400 block W. High, general assistance 2:20 p.m. — 200 block E. ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, August 16, 2017 6:22 pm

Dowagiac

Dowagiac city council to consider electric rate

Several weeks after approving increases to the city’s water and sewage rates, local leaders will consider raising the price for electrical service later this month. ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, August 16, 2017 9:10 am

Dowagiac

Crews begin assembling new stands at football field

While the main scope of the ongoing construction work at Dowagiac Union High School has focused on the interior renovations and new competition gym going ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, August 16, 2017 9:08 am

Dowagiac

SMC approves contractor for nursing facility expansion

Southwestern Michigan College’s mission to improve the quality of healthcare education in the region has taken its next major step forward. The community college’s board ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, August 15, 2017 10:31 am

Dowagiac

Dowagiac native looking to bring landscaping into 21st Century

In an era where people can order everything from books to groceries from their mobile phones and have their items delivered to them in a ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, August 15, 2017 10:30 am

Business

Sister Lakes Brewing Company hosting first anniversary party Saturday

When the Morin family launched the Sister Lakes Brewing Company last year, they had a simple philosophy in mind: create a place for their neighbors ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, August 14, 2017 1:40 pm

Dowagiac

Creators, residents connect at first ever Art in the Park event

While Dowagiac’s Beckwith Park usually has no trouble attracting visitors on a warm and sunny weekend, the creative and lively atmosphere emanating from the downtown ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, August 14, 2017 1:28 pm

Dowagiac

Dowagiac home destroyed in fire

Firefighters with four local departments were needed to bring a blaze that that destroyed a Dowagiac home under control Saturday afternoon. Crews with the Dowagiac Fire Department ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Saturday, August 12, 2017 7:41 pm

Dowagiac

South Bend man donates artifacts to Dowagiac museum

From a nearly 80-year-old advertisement calendar from Caruso’s Candy Kitchen to an engraved table that once belonged to Dowagiac business maven P.D. Beckwith, the massive ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Friday, August 11, 2017 8:00 am

Business

Accounting Consultants celebrates 25 years in business

For most accountants, the number “25” does not normally raise many eyebrows, unless it is front of several zeroes. However, for the staff of Dowagiac’s ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Friday, August 11, 2017 8:00 am

Dowagiac

Dowagiac man hospitalized after lighting himself on fire

A Dowagiac man was airlifted to an area hospital after he accidently set himself ablaze Wednesday night, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, August 10, 2017 6:11 pm

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