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Dowagiac

Medical director discusses ways to overcome midlife crisis

While medical school teaches prospective doctors everything they could ever want to know about how to care for the human body, in the experience of ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Friday, July 21, 2017 11:40 am

Dowagiac

Beckwith hosting youth production of ‘The Orphan Train’

While local artists continue to busily paint a mural depicting the 1854 arrival of Orphan Train on Pennsylvania Avenue, less than a block away, a ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Friday, July 21, 2017 11:24 am

Dowagiac

Dowagiac Summer in the City kicks off Thursday

There will be plenty of fun lined up for young and old alike this weekend, as the Greater Dowagiac Chamber of Commerce’s Summer in the ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, July 20, 2017 10:50 am

Dowagiac

Construction continues at Dowagiac Union High School

While students may be home relaxing for the season, the halls of Dowagiac Union High School have remained abuzz with activity since the beginning of ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, July 20, 2017 10:48 am

Dowagiac

Volunteer of the Week: Claudia Zebell, Dowagiac Union Schools Foundation

Claudia Zebell, of Dowagiac, is the owner of downtown boutique Rosy Tomorrows and the secretary of the Dowagiac Union Schools Board of Education. Zebell volunteers ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, July 19, 2017 11:14 am

Dowagiac

Veteran educator taking over as middle school principal

A fresh face will await students returning to the halls of Dowagiac Middle School this fall. The Dowagiac Union Schools Board of Education hired Sean ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, July 19, 2017 11:01 am

Dowagiac

Dowagiac artist seeking participants for live art show

A local woman is looking for fellow artists from across the area — and across all ages — to come out for a day at the ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, July 19, 2017 10:59 am

Dowagiac

Dowagiac Union Schools offering reading program throughout summer vacation

While summer break may be in full swing, a team of Dowagiac Union High School teachers are spending their Saturdays keeping the minds of local ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, July 18, 2017 12:25 pm

Cass County

United Way seeking help with annual backpack giveaway

Members of the United Way of Southwest Michigan will once again equip students with the supplies they need for the new school year next month ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, July 18, 2017 12:14 pm

Dowagiac

Many hands making light work of Orphan Train mural

When organizers of the ongoing effort to transform a once ordinary downtown stone wall into a mural depicting the famous Orphan Train described the artwork ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, July 18, 2017 11:01 am

News

MDHHS launches media campaign, to combat opioid overdose deaths

LANSING — The number of total drug overdose deaths in Michigan increased by 18 percent in 2016 and the majority of overdoses were related to ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, July 17, 2017 11:24 am

Cass County

Sexual misconduct lands man in prison

A man from the Grand Rapids area who preyed upon an Edwardsburg teenager he met on Facebook will spend the next several years in a ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, July 17, 2017 11:14 am

Dowagiac

Mother donates $1,000 to charity for son’s first birthday

Like any other parent, Dowagiac’s Elizabeth Williams will do anything to ensure her son, 1-year-old Ryker, has everything he could ever want in life. Right ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, July 17, 2017 11:12 am

Cass County

Cass Area Artists hosting third annual art show

Locals who want to find some unique works of art to spruce up their homes, or who just want to meet some of the region’s ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Friday, July 14, 2017 10:37 am

Dowagiac

Cass County prosecutor weighs in on state drug problems

Since state voters passed the ballot initiative that paved the way for medicinal usage of cannabis in 2008, state law enforcement officials worked to hash ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Friday, July 14, 2017 10:35 am

Dowagiac

Lee Memorial Foundation hosting beer, wine tasting

Members of the Lee Memorial Foundation are preparing another round of fine wine and cold brews for the community to enjoy later this summer. Tickets ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, July 13, 2017 10:50 am

Dowagiac

New pastor serving at Dowagiac’s First United Methodist Church

A former radio journalist and social worker, Jodi Cartwright recently answered her next calling in life: to serve as the leader of Dowagiac’s First United ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, July 13, 2017 10:49 am

Buchanan

Local Blue Star Mothers donates care packages to troops

While a pack of peanuts or a tube of toothpaste may not seem like much to most people, for a soldier protecting the country overseas, ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, July 12, 2017 11:19 am

Dowagiac

Dowagiac council authorizes emergency sewer repairs

Local leaders are looking to patch up some damage to the city’s plumbing before it becomes a larger issue for homeowners and motorists alike. The ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, July 12, 2017 9:37 am

Dowagiac

Dowagiac man publishes children’s novel

Very rarely does life go according to the plans one makes when they are children. While many children dream of becoming an astronaut or playing ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, July 12, 2017 9:36 am

Business

Dowagiac Huntington Bank to close

The Dowagiac Huntington Bank branch office will close its doors later this year, according to officials with the company. The Dowagiac bank, located at 205 ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, July 11, 2017 9:44 am

Business

Borgess contributes to SMC nursing expansion

Two of Dowagiac’s most important institutions are partnering to help evolve the education of the area’s next generation of nurses. On Monday, representatives with Borgess-Lee ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, July 11, 2017 9:43 am

Cass County

Niles teen receives probation for shooting

A Niles teenager will spend the next two years under state supervision after shooting his uncle in the neck during an argument earlier this year. ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, July 10, 2017 10:30 am

Cass County

Parks director updates board on Dodd Park progress

Things appear to be going swimmingly with the ongoing construction at Arthur Dodd Park. Cass County Parks and Recreation Department Director Scott Wyman updated the ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, July 10, 2017 8:27 am

Dowagiac

First United Methodist to host rummage, bake sale

Visitors to the First United Methodist Church this weekend will have a chance to support several local good causes — and earn some fantastic deals ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Friday, July 7, 2017 10:39 am

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