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Cass County

New cabins installed at Dodd Park

In spite of encountering rough waters earlier this year, it looks like smooth sailing is ahead for the county’s effort to improve the amenities at ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, June 22, 2017 10:58 am

Cass County

County hosts second annual reunification day

Like with so many other addicts, the path that Edwardsburg’s Richard Lawson traveled to sobriety was not an easy one. His own initial reluctance to ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, June 22, 2017 10:56 am

Dowagiac

Beckwith hosting ‘behind the curtains’ peek in next production

Audiences will get a look at the drama behind the curtains during the Beckwith’s latest production: drama that includes a love triangle (and love rectangle), ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, June 21, 2017 8:00 am

Dowagiac

School board approves new tech, furniture for DUHS

While it has only been a week since the beginning of summer break, leaders with Dowagiac Union Schools have already made a huge dent in ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, June 21, 2017 8:00 am

Cass County

Church hosting fundraiser for Dowagiac rehabilitation house

Volunteers will be offering up plates of spaghetti — with a side of hope — this Saturday at Dowagiac’s Federated Covenant Church. Coordinators and volunteers ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, June 21, 2017 8:00 am

Cass County

Blighted home demolition eyed by county, city

CORRECTION: The address of the second home on the list was incorrect. It has been corrected in the text below. The old Lincoln School building is ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, June 20, 2017 11:46 am

Business

New administrator takes the reins at The Timbers of Cass County

Whether they are the elderly patients in need of care, the nurses tasked with looking over them or family members stopping by to visit, The ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, June 20, 2017 11:45 am

Dowagiac

Dowagiac man jailed for domestic assault

A Dowagiac man with a history of domestic violence will spend the next year in jail after shoving his fiancée out of his car during ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, June 19, 2017 12:40 pm

Dowagiac

Camp staff preparing for opening day

While the wooded fields outside Cable Lake remained rather serene Friday morning, it will not be long until the grounds are filled with chattering excitement ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, June 19, 2017 12:20 pm

Dowagiac

Silver Creek Township recognizes first responders

Emotions ran high inside the halls of Silver Creek Township hall Wednesday, as the board of trustees honored several firefighters and ambulance personnel who saved ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Friday, June 16, 2017 8:00 am

Cass County

Veteran child advocate taking over as CASA director

A former kindergarten teacher, child care provider and overall advocate for the wellbeing of society’s most vulnerable, Ella Ryder’s newest gig as the head of ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Friday, June 16, 2017 8:00 am

Dowagiac

Dowagiac police log — June 13-14

June 13 10 a.m. — 200 block of N. Front, civil matter 10:20 a.m. — McOmber/Oak, assault complaint 11:50 a.m. — Oak/E. Telegraph, general noncriminal ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, June 15, 2017 6:33 pm

Dowagiac

Area singer, instructor takes over as DUHS choir director

While she may have taken a roundabout way to get there, incoming Dowagiac Choir Director Mary Alice Korth has finally found the career she feels ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, June 15, 2017 11:45 am

Business

Dowagiac Area Federal Credit Union overhauls building

Visitors who stopped by the Dowagiac Area Federal Credit Union recently likely noticed the financial institution has a fresh coat of paint — and some ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, June 15, 2017 11:43 am

Berrien County

United Way organizing massive food drive next week

The holidays will be coming a bit early for nearly two dozen area food pantries — and the countless families who rely on their services. ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, June 14, 2017 10:29 am

Dowagiac

Council approves application for Lincoln School demolition

Nearly a year and half since the demolition of the Goerlich building downtown, city leaders are looking to bring down another old abandoned structure in ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, June 14, 2017 10:22 am

Dowagiac

Master Chef Jr. semifinalist spending summer in Dowagiac

Like he and his brother, Tyler, have done for years now, 14-year-old Shayne Wells has traveled from the Lone Star State to the Grand Old ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 8:00 am

Dowagiac

Construction progressing on school, football field

While students have spent this week hard at work on final exams inside the building, the crews working outside Dowagiac Union High School have not ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 8:00 am

Dowagiac

Public safety in brief, June 13

Dowagiac man arrested for marijuana growing operation SILVER CREEK TOWNSHIP — A Dowagiac man is behind bars after detectives with the Cass County Drug Enforcement ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, June 12, 2017 6:19 pm

Dowagiac

Habitual cocaine users gets year in jail

A Dowagiac man who relapsed into his cocaine habit only two months into his probation sentence will spend the next several months in Cass County ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, June 12, 2017 11:23 am

Dowagiac

Three graduate from ISD special education program

For Lewis Cass ISD North Pointe Center Instructor Molly High, graduation is never a particularly happy occasion. It is not because she does not like ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, June 12, 2017 11:21 am

Dowagiac

Drug bust nets three arrests

Three people are behind bars after police raided a suspected drug house in the city Wednesday, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. Amberson Huff, ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Friday, June 9, 2017 11:03 am

Dowagiac

Archivist discusses history of House of David

While they always kept one eye on the spiritual world, House of David founders Benjamin and Mary Purnell never passed up any opportunities that emerged ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Friday, June 9, 2017 11:01 am

Dowagiac

SMC history professor publishes book

Add author to Dr. Jeff Dennis’s accomplishments. The University of South Carolina Press in Columbia just published Patriots and Indians, the first book by the ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, June 8, 2017 11:09 am

Dowagiac

Fitch Camp kicks off 2017 season June 20

One of Dowagiac’s most beloved summertime traditions will continue beginning later this month. Fitch Camp will reopen for its 76th season on Tuesday, June 20. ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, June 8, 2017 11:03 am

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