Dowagiac News

Posted 3 hours, 20 minutes ago at 2:42 pm. Miss Teen Blossomtime royalty include: first runner-up, Allie Schoenleber, of Niles; Miss Teen Blossomtime Katelyn Lee, a freshman at Union High School; second runner-up, Kiersten Knight, of Hartford, who attends Watervliet Middle School; and Miss Congeniality Serina French, of Benton Harbor, who attends ...

The Minority Coalition of Cass County was awarded $15,000 for "Sanctuary and Deliverance in Cass County" by the Michigan Humanities Council.

Due to the lack of funding, the Dowagiac School Board has some tough decisions to make about the future of Dowagiac Schools.

Posted 19 minutes ago at 12:21 pm. I'd first like to thank everyone who took the time to respond to my recent mailing that went to every registered voter in Dowagiac who voted in the last city election, which was in 2007 I sent out just over 450 cards and had a response rate of over 7 percent, which is outstanding for this type of mailing.

Kincheloe third grader Jonathan Stockwell, Patrick Hamilton fourth grader Faith Huling, Dowagiac Middle School eighth grader Robert Owen, Sister Lakes kindergartner Pedro Brito, Union High senior Emily Means and Justus Gage fourth grader McKenzie Cross were honored as October Citizens of the Month Monday night at Kincheloe Elementary School.

Posted 3 hours, 12 minutes ago at 6:00 am. Southwestern Michigan College is hosting the 43rd annual Turkey Trot Nov.

Posted 4 hours, 48 minutes ago at 12:42 pm. Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 It may be mid-November, but the Christmas season is in full swing in southwest lower Michigan.

Dowagiac coaches Bryan Henry and Curtis Partee were honored by the Wolverine Conference Wednesday night at Western Michigan University.

How did Amelia Earhart die? No one knows but it turns out efforts to solve the mystery are ongoing and a Dowagiac resident may play a key part should it be solved.

Posted 34 minutes ago at 4:17 pm. Fall is in full swing and winter is creeping upon us, so get out and enjoy all of your parks, walking trails, events and outdoor activities in Berrien and Cass counties.

Fabian Wesaw was found guilty as charged Thursday by a Cass County Jury for resisting Dowagiac Police Department officers when they were investigating a domestic violence complaint.

Posted 3 hours, 14 minutes ago at 10:07 am. The Dowagiac USTA Junior Tennis team split a pair of matches this past weekend.

Posted 2 hours, 16 minutes ago at 11:05 am. Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 We joke that nothing happens anywhere in the world that there is not a Dowagiac person around, if only they can be found.

It takes a lot of prep work to serve 300 people. Students in the Healthy Lifestyle class at Dowagiac Union High School learned just that this week.

Posted 3 hours, 26 minutes ago at 9:18 am. Megan Corey slices a pumpkin pie Wednesday at Kurt Vonneguta s 87th birthday party.

Round Oak Restaurant filled up Wednesday evening for a reading by 1997 Union High School graduate Anthony Squiers.

Posted 2 hours, 32 minutes ago at 9:24 am. Two separate incidents of graffiti at Dowagiac Middle School Monday indicated a bomb would be in the grades 6-8 building today.

The "Energizer Bunny", Wiley Coyote and Superman?, none of these fictional characters represent the robust and age-defying character of Niles' Bob Root, who probably has achieved more success in the sport of track and field than most individuals in his 75 years.

Posted 4 hours, 43 minutes ago at 8:35 am. By JOHN EBY Dowagiac Daily News CASSOPOLIS - Commissioner Minnie Warren, D-Pokagon Township, Thursday night responded to an article in the Oct.

Posted 2 hours, 59 minutes ago at 10:19 am. By JOHN EBY Dowagiac Daily News CASSOPOLIS - "Unrest" postponed action Thursday night on requiring IC3 computer certification for 168 Cass County employees in 2010.