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Dowagiac

Organization purchases protective vest for K-9

DOWAGIAC — The city’s resident four-legged police officer is looking a lot spiffier these days. The Dowagiac Police Department’s K-9, Tole, has recently begun wearing ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, December 14, 2017 8:00 am

Brandywine HS

Roundup: Brandywine wrestlers 4-1 at Vicksburg Invitational

VICKSBURG — The Brandywine wrestling team went 4-1 at the Vicksburg Invitational on Saturday. The Bobcats defeated Three Rivers 43-32, Coloma 45-30, Martin 40-34 and ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, December 13, 2017 9:13 am

Dowagiac

Dowagiac to establish committee to vet public art

DOWAGIAC — Several weeks after voting to create a committee devoted to enhancing the economy of The Grand Old City, local leaders are looking to ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, December 13, 2017 8:35 am

Berrien County

Emergency manager gives tips for residents to weather snow

CASS COUNTY — Following several weeks of mild, almost spring-like weather this season, winter’s wrath appears to have finally snatched Michiana in its maw. Over ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, December 13, 2017 8:34 am

Dowagiac

Dowagiac woman to donate gifts to elderly for Christmas

DOWAGIAC — While she may have little resemblance to bearded man from the North Pole, one could easily mistake the dining room inside Kimberly Vanderbelt’s ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, December 12, 2017 8:32 am

Dowagiac

SMC welcomes vice president of student services

DOWAGIAC — Dr. Joseph Odenwald, Southwestern Michigan College’s new vice president of student services, wants to provide students the same transformative experience higher education gave ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, December 12, 2017 8:00 am

Dowagiac

Dowagiac police log — Dec. 7-11

Dec. 7  10:15 a.m. — Mathews/Daily, assist to Cass County Sheriff’s Office 11 a.m. — 500 block of Walnut, general assistance 2 p.m. — 100 ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, December 12, 2017 8:00 am

Business

2017 Feed the Hungry campaign halfway toward goal

DOWAGIAC — On a cold winter’s morning, when most people would rather stay in their pajamas, wrap themselves in a blanket and huddle by the ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, December 11, 2017 9:05 am

Dowagiac

DNR awards city with grant for creek-side park project

DOWAGIAC — Local leaders’ vision of Dowagiac’s first major waterfront park came one step closer to fruition last week. On Friday, the Michigan Natural Resources ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, December 11, 2017 8:56 am

Cass County

Sheriff’s office raises more than $1,300 for local agency

CASSOPOLIS — While things may have been a bit hairy inside the halls of the Cass County Sheriff’s Office last month, the generosity on display ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, December 11, 2017 8:55 am

Business

Local entrepreneur takes over Indian Lake bar

DOWAGIAC — Berrien Springs’ Becky Bennett is no stranger to branching out and trying something new. A confessed “serial entrepreneur,” Bennett has spent the past ... Read more

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

Dowagiac

Dowagiac library looking to restore original look, expand

DOWAGIAC — More than four decades after the local institution built its first extension, leaders with the Dowagiac District Library are looking to bring back ... Read more

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

Dowagiac

MKSOD dance team, students to perform Saturday

DOWAGIAC — Local residents will have a chance to experience the rhythm, rhyme and beat of the holiday season this weekend, as the MKSOD Positively ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, December 7, 2017 8:32 am

Cass County

Cass County Conservation District honors local environmental stewards

VANDALIA — When European settlers first arrived on the fertile soils of the New World centuries ago, the word “conservation” was not exactly at the ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Thursday, December 7, 2017 8:30 am

Giving

Volunteer of the Week: Bryce Placher, Niles Scream Park

Bryce Placher, of Buchanan, is a 14-year-old student who volunteers at the Niles Scream Park through his Boy Scout troop. He is also helping out ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, December 6, 2017 9:58 am

Cass County

Sheriff’s office seeking renewal of contract with Marcellus Township

CASSOPOLIS — The Cass County Board of Commissioners will consider several administrative requests from the county sheriff’s office during its next meeting Thursday in Cassopolis. ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, December 6, 2017 9:35 am

Dowagiac

Beckwith to close season with mishmash of Christmas tales

DOWAGIAC — Beckwith audiences will not just witness one BHC — or “Beloved Holiday Classic” — retold on stage during the local community theater’s last ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Wednesday, December 6, 2017 9:34 am

Dowagiac

Dowagiac native wins first place at electrical worker competition

CARY, N.C. — For Dowagiac native Bryan Minikel, becoming the world’s top apprentice lineman was not just about fulfilling a mission he had set out ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, December 5, 2017 8:26 am

Dowagiac

Sister Lakes Fire Department adds new tanker to fleet

SISTER LAKES — Thanks to some creative partnerships and a little wheeling and dealing, the Sister Lakes Fire Department now has some extra firepower — ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Tuesday, December 5, 2017 8:22 am

Business

Butler Tree Farm a Christmas tradition for Dowagiac area

Even without a dusting of snow that is a trademark of the season, there was no other way to describe the atmosphere of Dowagiac’s Butler ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, December 4, 2017 9:20 am

Cass County

Dowagiac man jailed for attacking police

CASSOPOLIS — A Dowagiac man with a history of assaultive behavior will spend an extended stay in a Cass County jail cell, after violently resisting police ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, December 4, 2017 9:02 am

Dowagiac

Hundreds pack downtown for annual Christmas parade

Even with near freezing temperatures outside that evening, the streets of downtown Dowagiac were packed with families from throughout the area Friday night, bundled in ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, December 4, 2017 8:58 am

Dowagiac

Dowagiac police log — Nov. 30-Dec. 1

Nov. 30 9:20 a.m. — W. Prairie Ronde/N. Lowe, traffic policing 10:15 a.m. — 100 block E. Railroad, commercial alarm, unfounded 11:20 a.m. — 500 ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, December 4, 2017 8:00 am

News

Minimum wage to increase from $8.90 to $9.25 for Michigan workers

Effective Jan. 1, 2018, the minimum hourly wage will increase to $9.25 an hour. This is the final scheduled increase provided for in Public Act ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Monday, December 4, 2017 8:00 am

Uncategorized

Photo gallery: Dowagiac Candle-light Christmas Parade

The bright lights of Dowagiac’s most popular annual event returned to downtown Friday night, as the Greater Dowagiac Chamber of Commerce hosted the city’s Candle-light Christmas Parade. Hundreds of ... Read more

by Ted Yoakum, Friday, December 1, 2017 9:00 pm

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