Dowagiac

Locals react to proposed road funding plan, decision left to voters

Working on one hour of sleep after a long night of legislative duties, Rep. Dave Pagel said Friday ...

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Freshmen leaders

High school recognizes students for intangibles While their names may not be at the top of honor roll ...

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District concerned about road legislation

The race to find a solution to Michigan’s ailing roads in Lansing has drawn the attention of citizens ...

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Honored for their service

While the items on the agenda during Monday night’s meeting of the Dowagiac Board of Education were a ...

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Dowagiac Schools receive highest grade in financial audit

In its most recent financial audit, performed for the 2013-14 school year by Maner Costerisan, an independent auditing ...

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The gift of reading

It all began with a photo. A photo on Instagram, to be exact. Around six months ago, a ...

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Local teacher receives award from credit union

One would suspect that Honor Credit Union, as a financial institution, would be all about solid numbers. As ...

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Financial forecast updated

The Dowagiac School District’s financial future for the upcoming year is coming into clearer focus. Financial Director Stacy ...

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More students in school

While students may have enjoyed hearing the news that classes had been canceled Tuesday due to the winter ...

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DUS Foundation helps fund the extras

Each year the Dowagiac Union Schools Foundation awards grants to various educational programs in the Dowagiac Union School ...

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High school recognizes top freshmen students

Dowagiac Union High School’s Youth Experiencing Success program continues to be doing just that. Another batch of new ...

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Wheeling for a cause

Dowagiac Interact Club raises money to eradicate polio When Dowagiac Union High School students shuffled into the lunchroom ...

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Dowagiac high school club collects donations for church food pantry

The trick-or-treaters roaming the streets of Dowagiac last Saturday morning were quite out of the ordinary. Besides being ...

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Newcomers oust incumbents in school board election

Three of the four officers with the Dowagiac Union Schools Board of Education were ousted from their positions ...

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Three school board positions, millage on ballot

Parents and other residents in the Dowagiac Union School District have several decisions in front of them concerning ...

Cass County

Dowagiac district explains revised teacher evaluation process

No matter an individual’s position in the district, from superintendent to director of maintenance, there’s one common goal ...

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Healthy bodies, healthy minds

Union Schools launch new initiative With today’s middle school and high school students living faster paced lives than ever ...

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Sister Lakes Elementary celebrates second-straight Reward School title

Though they’ve barely had the time to let their second straight Reward School title sink in, the students ...

Cass County

Dowagiac to kick off homecoming with parade

The students of Dowagiac Union High School will bring their spin on cities like the Big Apple and ...

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Dowagiac literacy program sees continued success

As the foundation of nearly all of a child’s education, reading is perhaps the most important skill students ...

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Patrick Hamilton named reward school

Board of Education honors Reward School recipients For the staff of Patrick Hamilton Elementary School, their recent designation ...

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Former Kincheloe principal donates new book to school

Dan Smith first came to Kincheloe Elementary School in 1977, fresh out of college. He proceeded to spend ...

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District resumes building tours

Four months and one superintendent later, Dowagiac Union Schools is ready to resume its public tours of its ...

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Back in session

Dowagiac educators focused on student achievement for school year Monday’s afternoon of backyard grilling and outdoor fun gave ...

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School board ratifies new teacher agreements

With the beginning of the fall semester only a few days away, top school administration and teaching staff ...

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