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Dowagiac

New airport terminal expected to open soon

In spite of several changes to the flight plan, the city’s efforts to build a new terminal for the Dowagiac Municipal Airport is about to ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, December 22, 2016 8:00 am

Cass County

Police investigating possible officer impersonation

Update: Police have located the suspect, a 53-year-old Jones man, according to release from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. County authorities are asking for the ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, December 22, 2016 8:00 am

Dowagiac

Holiday food drive closing in on goal

With a few more days before Christmas, volunteers with Dowagiac’s annual holiday food drive are a few thousand dollars shy of their goal. After several ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, December 21, 2016 11:16 am

Cass County

Incoming sheriff discusses challenges, opportunities

While his promotion has been essentially a done deal since August, incoming sheriff Richard Behnke still had some homework to take care of before he ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, December 21, 2016 11:09 am

Dowagiac

New airport terminal expected to open soon

In spite of several changes to the flight plan, the city’s efforts to build a new terminal for the Dowagiac Municipal Airport is about to ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, December 21, 2016 8:00 am

Dowagiac

Justus Gage third-graders donate to animal shelter

A group of dedicated Justus Gage third-grade students put their pennies where their mouths are when it comes to helping the county’s pet population earlier ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, December 20, 2016 8:00 am

Dowagiac

Public invited to vote for officer with the best beard

After a month of growing and grooming, two Dowagiac police officers are asking the public to decide who sprouted the best beard last month, to ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, December 20, 2016 8:00 am

Cass County

Courthouse annex cleared of mold suspicions

Fears that the Cass County annex had become infested with mold turned out to be “spore-ious” at best, according to a recent survey of the ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, December 19, 2016 9:56 am

Cass County

Former undersheriff sworn into office

Dowagiac’s Richard Behnke can officially remove the “under” part from his previous title of “undersheriff.” The longtime fixture of the local law enforcement community officially ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, December 19, 2016 9:54 am

Dowagiac

Rudy Park project fails to make DNR grant list

The city’s plan to enhance public access to the Dowagiac Creek was pushed further down river, following some bad news from Lansing late last week. ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Friday, December 16, 2016 1:29 pm

Cass County

Dowagiac Rotary honors retiring circuit court judge

Since 1924, only five individuals have sat on the bench of Cass County’s highest court. Serving the longest out of all those distinguished judges is ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Friday, December 16, 2016 1:28 pm

Cass County

Cass County Animal Control director preparing for next chapter

As one would expect from a man who has worked in the same office for 41 years, Cass County Animal Control Director Michael Grice has ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, December 15, 2016 8:00 am

Dowagiac

November Students of the Month

The Dowagiac Union Schools Board of Education honored the district’s November students of the month Monday night at Dowagiac Middle School. Recognized that evening were, ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, December 14, 2016 6:27 pm

Dowagiac

Museum director, artist continue collaboration on city mural

Progress on the proposed downtown Orphan Train mural is continuing to chug along. On Monday, members of the Dowagiac City Council approved a request from ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, December 14, 2016 11:17 am

Dowagiac

Architects reveal final designs for high school renovation

The district is continuing to inch forward toward breaking ground on the extensive renovations to Dowagiac Union High School. Members of the Dowagiac Union Schools ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, December 14, 2016 11:17 am

Giving

Volunteer of the week

Al Starkweather, of Buchanan, is a retired mechanic who volunteers his time at Redbud Area Ministries, a local food, clothing and household item distribution center, ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, December 14, 2016 8:34 am

Dowagiac

Jaylen Weller remembered for music talent, devotion

Dowagiac’s Jaylen Weller was not the type of person who would do something halfway, especially when he put his mind to it. Weller poured himself ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, December 13, 2016 10:02 am

Dowagiac

Kylie Benkert remembered as trendsetter, avid artist

Even as a 20-year-old young woman living and working on her own, Dowagiac’s Kylie Benkert could still rely on her dad, Chad, for a favor ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, December 13, 2016 9:59 am

Dowagiac

Local officers, firefighters help children play Santa

A little bit of snow has never deterred the men and women with the Dowagiac police and fire departments from their duty — especially when ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, December 12, 2016 9:46 am

Cass County

Wisconsin man sentenced in Edwardsburg cold case

In one of his last rulings as Cass County Circuit Court Judge, Michael Dodge helped put to rest an armed robbery case that had eluded ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, December 12, 2016 9:44 am

Cass County

Attempted arsonist given 10 years in prison

A Niles man who set fire to his home after attempting to barricade his girlfriend and another woman inside will spend a long time barricaded ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, December 12, 2016 9:42 am

Cass County

State ends election recount

Mere hours after Cass County officials finished sorting and counting the more than 22,000 local ballots cast last month for U.S. president, a federal judge ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Friday, December 9, 2016 10:50 am

Dowagiac

Dowagiac Museum director recounts city’s contributions during WWII

While the city was an ocean and thousands of miles away from the front lines, Dowagiac was never far from the minds of the soldiers ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Friday, December 9, 2016 10:49 am

Cass County

Cass County begins retallying ballots

Update: The statewide recount effort has officially ended, following a decision in federal court Wednesday. Some have labeled it democracy in action — while others ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, December 8, 2016 8:00 am

Dowagiac

Recalculation begins Wednesday statewide

Although far removed from the petition filings and court cases that have led to the ongoing statewide recount, officials with Cass County will soon participate ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, December 7, 2016 11:25 am

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