News

El Amigo Pepe wins first place in chili crawl

The Hunter Ice Festival came to a close Sunday.

Education

Jumping with Jill to engage Brandywine elementary students in exercise with dance

Exercise does not have to be a daily grind of pumping iron at the gym or running monotonous ...

News

Human Trafficking Task Force to present at library

Human trafficking is an issue that communities across the U.S. battle.

Cass County

Sheriff’s office to host free snowmobile safety class

While the spring-like rain showers that pelted the area Monday may suggest otherwise, there is still plenty of ...

Dowagiac

Dowagiac Project Graduation team hosting dodgeball fundraiser

Local students and parents will be ducking and weaving for a good cause next month.

Berrien County

Crime Stoppers seek art vandals

The Berrien County Sheriff’s Department is seeking information from the public about a malicious destruction of property and ...

Dowagiac

Dowagiac District Library events

The Dowagiac District Library will host a variety of events and activities for readers of all ages. The ...

Cass County

COA events

The Cass County COA has planned a number of activities for next week at its Dowagiac location, Front ...

Berrien County

Purdue Club seeks scholarship applicants in Berrien, Cass and Van Buren counties

The Purdue Alumni Club of Southwest Michigan is seeking scholarship applicants for the academic scholarship program for 2018 ...

News

Business booms as customers flock to downtown Niles

Downtown Niles bustled with life throughout the weekend as people toured the streets for the 14th annual Hunter ...

Dowagiac

2018 Dogwood Festival to focus on music

The city’s largest celebration of the fine arts will return later this year, with a greater emphasis on ...

News

What’s inside Ultra Camp?

Most offices cannot boast of a 35-foot tall climbing wall, trampoline and room exclusively for laser tag, but ...

Dowagiac

Local alpaca business offering deals for Valentine’s Day

With the most romantic day of the year only a few weeks away, one of the community’s most ...

Cass County

Administrator accuses commissioner of bullying

Whatever positive momentum Cass County officials have attempted to create in recent months was thrown into peril Thursday, ...

Cass County

Judge throws out SMC case against part-time student employment retirement payments

Southwestern Michigan College’s litigation against a state-mandated employee retirement policy suffered a powerful setback last week, when a ...

Cass County

Man sentenced for theft at local auto store

A Niles man who committed more than $3,000 worth of fraudulent activity was sentenced to time served during ...

Cass County

Man arrested following Dowagiac drug bust

A man is in police custody after members of the county drug task force discovered a methamphetamine lab ...

Cass County

Cassopolis teen injured in two-vehicle accident

A 17-year-old Cassopolis teenager was hospitalized after the vehicle he was riding in collided with a box truck ...

Berrien County

St. Joseph man dies in car versus pedestrian accident

A 21-year-old St. Joseph resident was pronounced dead at the scene of a car versus pedestrian accident that ...

Dowagiac

Dowagiac police log — Jan. 18

Jan. 18 8:43 a.m. — Dowagiac Police Department, general assistance 10:40 a.m. — 500 block of Orchard, fraud ...

Community News

What’s happening at the Niles District Library?

The Niles District Library seeks to build a community of lifelong learners who want to make Niles their ...

Berrien County

Regina Ciaravino selected to work for Berrien Community Foundation

The Berrien Community Foundation welcomed Regina Ciaravino to the team as Community Engagement Coordinator.

Dowagiac

SMC spring lecture series leads off with presentation by doo-wop pioneer

Southwestern Michigan College’s spring Academic Speaker Series leads off with doo-wop pioneers The Spaniels, who will speak Wednesday, ...

News

Texas ice sculptor shares passion for visiting Niles for annual event

Those wondering how a Texas resident finds a passion for carving sculptures from ice need only to ask ...

Dowagiac

Local librarians show off interlibrary catalog

With thousands of books, movies and audio recordings between the two county libraries, patrons of the Dowagiac District ...

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