Education

Michigan Gateway Community Foundation on track to make awards

SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — School buildings may be closed, but seniors are still making plans for their next steps ...

Education

Dowagiac Fine Art Boosters invites community to participate in talent show

DOWAGIAC — Amid social distancing and stay at home orders, one Dowagiac art organization is still looking to ...

News

Lewis Cass ISD pulls together for distant learning

CASS COUNTY — As school systems were informed Thursday that classes would not be reuniting for the remainder ...

Education

Gov. Whitmer closes schools for the remainder of the year

LANSING — Michigan students will not be returning to school this year. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive ...

Education

Junior Achievement provides at-home resources

NILES — In response to recent school closures, Junior Achievement is now providing free online resources to students, ...

News

Sororities make donation to Fitch Camp in spite of canceled soup fundraiser

DOWAGIAC — Despite the cancellation of an annual fundraiser, one local sorority was shocked by how supportive the ...

Education

Michigan apple industry donates apples for school children

SUBMITTED LANSING — Michigan’s apple industry will donate nearly 346,000 fresh apples and 726,000 sliced apple packages to ...

Education

Community, school officials react to possibility of students not returning to classrooms

DOWAGIAC — The possibility of students not returning to the classroom for the remainder of the school year ...

Education

Emergency child care options to be provided for essential workers

SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — When Gov. Gretchen Whitmer handed down her executive order for “Stay at home, stay safe” ...

Education

MDE to request federal waiver for child nutrition programs

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Education announced Wednesday it will request a federal waiver of statutory and ...

Education

Dowagiac Union Schools offering virtual read-aloud series

DOWAGIAC — Just because schools are no longer meeting in person does not mean that students’ literacy improvement ...

Education

School lunch programs still a go

SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Despite a stay at home order handed down by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, families in southwest ...

News

Despite event cancelation, sororities still looking to benefit Fitch Camp

DOWAGIAC — For more than a decade, a soup luncheon hosted by Xi Delta Mu and the Masters ...

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Dowagiac plans to keep current spring break dates amid Coronavirus

DOWAGIAC — On Monday, Dowagiac Union Schools decided to keep its spring break dates as is. After receiving ...

Education

Community, schools rally to provide free meals to students during school closure

DOWAGIAC — Every morning for the past two years, Kailee Curtis wakes up to work the morning shift ...

Education

Schools closed until April 5 due to coronavirus concerns

Editor’s Note: This post has been updated to include newly released information. SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Around 11 p.m. ...

Education

Dowagiac Art Boosters to offer scholarship opportunities

DOWAGIAC — In a meeting room at ACTION Ministries, 301 Main St., Dowagiac, a group of members from ...

News

Dowagiac Celebration Graduation 2020 to host final fundraiser

DOWAGIAC — Saturday evening, a poker run will be hosted to raise money for Dowagiac Union High School ...

Education

Eddies take home hardware at Cass County spelling competition

DOWAGIAC — Only one word stood between Edwardsburg sixth-grader Nolan Tighe and the title of individual champion at ...

Education

Dowagiac students participate in essay contest

DOWAGIAC — An essay contest encouraging Michigan’s eighth-graders to explore America and its people recently announced three local ...

News

Berrien County Youth Fair celebrates 75 years of tried, true traditions

BERRIEN SPRINGS — For one week during the year, Berrien County comes together. The community celebrates a mutual ...

Education

Dowagiac students gear up for county spelling bee

DOWAGIAC — This week, students will be taking the stage ready to spell. Lewis Cass Intermediate School District ...

Education

Spirit tournament begins today

SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — State Sen. Kim LaSata’s spirit tournament will start today, pitting students, staff and fans of ...

Education

United Way hosting annual Spring into Reading book drive

SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — The month of March means spring is around the corner. It also means United Way ...

Education

Southwest Michigan’s shining stars setting a bright light for the future

While no quantitative studies can prove it, perhaps the question high school seniors are asked the most is, ...

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