Berrien County

Schools offer free summer lunch programs for kids

Local school districts will be offering free lunch programs this summer to area youth.

Dowagiac

New band director takes over at Dowagiac Union Schools

A fresh face awaits the new and returning members of the Dowagiac Union Schools Marching Band as they ...

Dowagiac

School board authorizes pair of bond proposals for November election

District leadership’s plan to renovate the aging school and athletic facilities of Dowagiac Union Schools took a major ...

Dowagiac

Union schools rolling out new technology initiative

For English students of the 21st century, the concept of composing essays and research papers written by the ...

Dowagiac

Union High School Class of 2015 celebrates with commencement

As can be expected from a standout lineman and wrestler, 2015 Dowagiac Union High School Valedictorian Tristan Howard ...

Cassopolis

Commencement ceremonies Sunday in Dowagiac, Cass

The area’s future generation of workers, growers and leaders will begin the next phases of their lives on ...

Dowagiac

Committee preparing to present proposal to school board

The question concerning how the leadership of Dowagiac Union Schools plans to renovate its high school, elementary and ...

Dowagiac

District discusses potential fixes to school buildings

The path that the administration of Dowagiac Union Schools will take to improve its aging school facilities became ...

Dowagiac

Justus Gage writer awarded at ISD event

It’s said that the one of the best ways for a person to kill boredom is to immerse ...

Dowagiac

Alumni to play at next week’s DUHS Band concert

The past and present of the Dowagiac Union High School band are set for a (harmonious) collision next ...

Dowagiac

Sister Lakes students raise money for classmate

Students at Sister Lakes Elementary School got a chance to break the rules a little Friday. Normally instructed ...

Dowagiac

Food services increasing efforts to freshen up lunches

While it may not be the type of classroom children are used to, the cafeterias inside each of ...

Dowagiac

Patrick Hamilton witnessing butterfly transformation

A radical transformation is in progress inside Patrick Hamilton Elementary’s media center. More specifically, the metamorphosis is taking place ...

Dowagiac

Middle Makers mastering science skills one project at a time

With everything from wristwatches to refrigerators containing a microchip these days, computer technology is playing a growing omnipresent ...

Cassopolis

Cass County Conservation District donates trees to elementary students

Many of the things that kids receive from their teachers, such as event flyers, report cards or other ...

Dowagiac

ISD leader presents outlook for year ahead

While everything else on the books checks out, the administration of the Lewis Cass Intermediate School district anticipates ...

Cassopolis

Local high school students learn about business ownership

Judging by the ideas presented to the area professionals lining the hallways, there was no shortage of creativity ...

Cass County

Prosecutor’s office hosts annual drawing contest

Testifying in front of a courtroom of strangers is a trying experience for anyone, especially for a child ...

Dowagiac

Union Schools asking voters to fill out building survey

When it comes to plotting the destiny of the district’s educational facilities, two heads are better than one ...

Columns

Way to go, Chieftains!

For this Starfish story, I would like to highlight Mr. Cornelius, Mr. McCauley, Mr. Klann, Mrs. Gnodtke and ...

Dowagiac

Standout athlete Tristan Howard tops Dowagiac Union’s class of 2015

Whether the venue is the classroom or the field, track or mat, Dowagiac Union High School senior Tristan ...

Dowagiac

Charity-minded student named Union High salutatorian

Dowagiac Union High School senior Kasey Smith is no stranger to going the extra mile when it comes ...

Dowagiac

Dowagiac high school after-school garden club continues to grow

With the exception of a handful of ducks that took up seasonal residence in the pond outside, Dowagiac ...

Dowagiac

Spelling team visits Dowagiac Rotary

The local Rotarians seated inside the Dowagiac Elks Lodge were treated to a miniature rendition of February’s Cass ...

Dowagiac

Dowagiac school district purchases new school bus

While it still bears the same familiar yellow and black hues as its cousins, the newest addition to ...

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