Dowagiac News

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.

A Dowagiac man sentenced to prison Friday in Cass Circuit Court was told he needs help with anger issues.

Posted 4 hours, 48 minutes ago at 8:30 am. Community organizations, school groups and churches that would still like to make arrangements to appear in one of southwestern Michigan's largest holiday events, the Dowagiac Candle-light Christmas Parade, will have until Monday, Nov.

Posted 4 hours, 19 minutes ago at 9:29 am. Dressed in her powder-blue winter coat with matching purse that rivals St.

Several local residents were sentenced recently in Cass County Circuit Court: a John Kindig, 32, 18056 Marcellus Highway, Marcellus, received two years probation plus 120 days jail for possession of methamphetamine and a concurrent 90 days for delivery and manufacture of marijuana and 53 days for possession of marijuana June 17.

Van Buren County: South Haven will have a new mayor, following Tuesday's election.

The Cass County Land Bank Authority has purchased and cleared two lots in the City of Dowagiac.

Even though the weather was bad, I would like to say thanks to all the people who showed a true interest in the future of our city by making the effort to be there.

Though history will record Mayor Donald Lyons' third term as dominated by health care accomplishments - the medical arts building bearing his name where Central Middle School used to stand, a new emergency department across the street at Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital, Forest Glen assisted living and, breaking ground Friday, a $9.5 million skilled ...

Posted 3 hours, 9 minutes ago at 8:15 am. Van Buren-Cass District Health Department has begun its H1N1 flu vaccination clinics by limiting clinics to those individuals considered highest risk.

Violent Crime. DPD & Coloma EMS o/s of assult. Vic choking on blood trouble breathing .

David Groner, 66, faces several drug charges after a search of his Dowagiac home.

Two residents will be appointed to the Dowagiac City Council next month in the wake of dual resignations.

Posted 1 hour, 17 minutes ago at 10:07 am. How many remember when Dowagiac had a Camera Club? And Archie Fleming's Hatchery and Feed Store, which was behind the Fletcher Taxi office on Front Street? Fleming's, being Seventh-day Adventists, sold non-meat products at this food store.

Posted 42 minutes ago at 11:47 am. Deanna Horrell is a 13-year employee at Dowagiac Middle School known to many as the Life Skills teacher at DMS, a sixth and eighth grade curriculum which includes sewing and cooking.

Developers will break ground this month on a new nursing facility in Dowagiac. Ohio-based Atrium Centers, which operates 43 nursing facilities around the country, is behind the project...and the company's Gary Vandenberg says that construction starts October 30th: Listen: Vandenberg says that it will provide about 100 jobs, and care for around 108 ...

Darron Murray, First Ward Dowagiac City Council member, announced Monday he is stepping down effective Nov.

Thanks to the Dowagiac Daily News of Oct. 19 for its complete coverage of the Cass County commissioners meeting.

Posted 6 hours, 42 minutes ago at 8:05 am. By JOHN EBY Dowagiac Daily News CASSOPOLIS - A study committee recommendation for an IC3 training program to certify the computer skills of Cass County's 168 employees in 2010 came before the Board of Commissioners Thursday night.

A Dowagiac man is in critical condition after the car he was driving crashed at County Road 687 and 60th Street in Keeler Township, Mich., near Decatur, on Saturday morning, the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office reported in a news release Saturday.