Dowagiac

Dowagiac Interact club creates gift boxes for local Marines

DOWAGIAC — Thanks to the generosity of a community thousands of miles away, a group of U.S. Marines ...

Dowagiac

Volunteer of the Week: Pat O’Keefe, Five Star After School

For the past three years, Pat O’Keefe, 66, of Dowagiac, has served the Five Star after-school program as ...

Buchanan

Wesner Automotive brings community together through giving

BUCHANAN — When walking into Wesner Automotive in Buchanan, one will be met by a sight of dozens, ...

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 ...

Berrien County

Niles Service League adopts 15 local families for the holidays

NILES — Each spring, hundreds of people turn out to race in the Niles Service League’s 5K Color ...

Berrien County

Volunteer of the week: Jerry Seals Redbud Area Ministries

Jerry Seals, of Buchanan, is a volunteer with the Redbud Area Ministries — a nonprofit organization that offers ...

Business

Dowagiac jewelry store raising money for area food pantry

DOWAGIAC — The only thing more brilliant than Vincent J. Jewelers’ selection of diamond-studded rings and sterling silver ...

Dowagiac

Dowagiac group raising money through ornament sales

DOWAGIAC — A local service organization is looking to give people the chance to give a friend, loved ...

Berrien County

Volunteer of the week: Jeffrey Blyveis Cass County Conservation

Jeffrey Blyveis, of Jones, has been a volunteer with the Cass County Conservation district for two and a ...

Giving

Niles Project Connect bridges gap between community’s need and resources

Before the Niles District Library opened their doors last Thursday morning, a line of people had already formed. ...

Dowagiac

Volunteer of the Week: Becky Peters, ACTION Ministries

Becky Peters, of Dowagiac, is a paraprofessional with Justus Gage Elementary who volunteers with ACTION Ministries, a coalition ...

Berrien County

Volunteer of the week: Gerald Feece Greater Niles Senior Center

Gerald Feece, 73, of Niles, has been volunteering as a driver at the Greater Niles Senior Center since ...

Business

Dowagiac business donates to local cancer fundraiser

Thanks to the sales of the bright pink T-shirts Dowagiac’s Randy Melvin and his team at D&R Sports ...

Edwardsburg

Volunteer of the Week: Tanda Stiffler, Edwardsburg Lions Club

Tanda Stiffler believes that community is important. A member of the Edwardsburg Lions Club, along with her husband ...

Dowagiac

Volunteers purchase new equipment, scholarships for hospital

Update: Corrected the new name of the Borgess-Lee Volunteers, as well as the dollar amount of the scholarships the ...

Giving

Volunteer of the Week: Terri Eckstein, Pregnancy Care Center

Terri Eckstein, of Niles, has served as a volunteer at the Pregnancy Care Center for the past three ...

Business

Dowagiac furniture store raising money for breast cancer awareness

The sight of furniture deliverymen pulling their truck into someone’s driveway while sporting neon pink T-shirts would probably ...

Brandywine Education

AT&T Pioneers partner with senator to distribute backpacks to Merritt students

NILES — On Monday morning, at Merritt Elementary school, 60 backpacks, in shades of bright pink, blue and green, ...

Giving

Volunteer of the Week: Bill Teeter, Four Flags Apple Festival

Bill Teeter, of Niles, is a retiree who has served as a volunteer with the Four Flags Apple ...

Buchanan

Volunteer of the Week: Dan Riley, Buchanan Senior Center

Dan Riley, of Buchanan, is a volunteer with the Buchanan Senior Center. For the past six years, Riley ...

Dowagiac

Late First Christian Church member’s donation funds new elevator

While she may no longer be with her beloved congregation in body, the spirit of Sister Lakes’ late ...

Giving

Volunteer of the Week: Will Trepanier, Niles Scream Park

Will Trepanier, of Niles, is an IT manager for an engineering firm and a volunteer at the Niles ...

Cass County

Area agencies offering free services to veterans, homeless

DOWAGIAC — Representatives with more than a dozen different agencies will assemble in Dowagiac next month in order to ...

Dowagiac

Volunteer of the Week: Bob Franz, Dowagiac Optimist Club

Bob Franz, of Dowagiac, is a retired elementary school principal and a longtime member of the Dowagiac Optimist ...

Dowagiac

Volunteer of the Week: Becca Phelps, of Sister Lakes

Becca Phelps, of Sister Lakes, is a Spanish teacher who volunteers her time to a number of different ...

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