Giving

2020 grants awarded to area agencies by ‘The Heart of Cook’

BRIDGMAN — “The Heart of Cook” has awarded grants to 35 area nonprofit organizations totaling over $58,000. The ...

Giving

New downtown Niles nonprofit to provide respite for roadies

NILES — When walking by 205 E. Main St. in downtown in recent months, windows with a sign ...

News

United Way looking for stand-by COVID-19 volunteers

SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — With the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, one agency is looking for as many volunteers ...

Business

Anonymous donor, local florist team up to surprise West Woods residents

NILES — Tuesday afternoon, a video from The Flower Cart, a florist in Niles, went up on Facebook ...

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 ...

Business

Shelf Life Bookstore partners with Yarn on Front

NILES — Knitting needles will join rows of new and used books on Sunday. Shelf Life Bookstore, 223 ...

News

Niles photographer launches pet portrait project to aid in bushfire aftermath

NILES — As Shayne Culp watched the months-long bushfires ravage nearly 50 million acres of Australian land, killing ...

Education

Drumathon fundraiser to support Dowagiac school board member suffering from cancer

DOWAGIAC — Community members looking to dance to the beat of their own drum will have a chance ...

Giving

C. Wimberley Feed the Hungry campaign raises $30,000

DOWAGIAC — Inside Vincent J. Jewelers on Monday afternoon, Jim Allen, chairperson of the C. Wimberley Automotive’s Feed ...

Giving

Basketball tournament to honor Buchanan man, fraternity that supported him

BUCHANAN — Avery Brown, of Buchanan, would have turned 30 Feb. 24, but gun violence prevented that from ...

News

Sticky Spoons Jam to host canned food drive for area pantry

NILES — From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, people can celebrate Valentine’s Day weekend by ...

News

Niles Township Fire Department Association hosts pancake breakfast

NILES — As snow pelted down Sunday morning, many local residents put on their coats and hats and ...

News

Dowagiac Honor Credit Union pays it forward

DOWAGIAC — Members of Dowagiac Honor Credit Union helped pay it forward this season in a variety of ...

News

Community supports benefit for Niles High School grad

NILES — When Becky Eaves heard that her childhood friend, Tim Glover, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia ...

Dowagiac Union Education

Saint Francis Outreach backpack program serves its fourth year

DOWAGIAC — Saint Francis Outreach, founded in 2015, is in its fourth year of its backpack program, which ...

Giving

Redbud Ministries, scouts partner, deliver Christmas baskets

BUCHANAN — The mist of Kathy Slucas’ cold breath hit the wintry night air of Dec. 10 every ...

News

Vincent J. Jewelers in Dowagiac taking donations to help food pantry

DOWAGIAC — A small pair of sterling silver ball earrings sit on the counter at Vincent J. Jewelers. ...

News

Four Flags Garden Club members decorate depot for the holidays

NILES — When Niles resident Karen Persa lived in Chicago, she said her heart broke each time beautiful, ...

News

Annual Feed the Hungry campaign starts up

DOWAGIAC — From mid-November until the end of December, a truck and mid-sized SUV are stationed near the ...

News

Young Professionals of Greater Dowagiac Rake a Difference

DOWAGIAC — Members of the Young Professionals of Greater Dowagiac and the team from Shelly Myers and Martha ...

Business

Farm market partners with local organizations, schools to give to those in need

NILES — With the spooky season wrapping up, the Shelton’s Farm Market crew is swapping pumpkins and cornstalks ...

Education

Students, teacher design Niles school pride, career development

NILES — During an Oct. 21 Niles School Board meeting, Superintendent Dan Applegate said the district talked about ...

News

Kiwanis Club to pair children with free pairs of boots

NILES — James Wruck, president of Kiwanis Club of Niles/Southwestern Michigan, has this nickname for his group’s annual ...

Giving

Cass County Tractor Pullers Club donates to help cancer patients

DOWAGIAC — Saturday, downtown Dowagiac was filled with pumpkin carvers, dancers and dogs dressed up in Halloween costumes ...

Giving

Area volunteers get recognition at United Way event

BENTON HARBOR — Jeanne Harris, Larry Sehy, Mark Tumbleson and Shani Zinn have at least two traits in ...

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