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A new $1 million endowment gift will help secure the future of the Dowagiac Area History Museum as it prepares for a maj...
09/18/2025

A new $1 million endowment gift will help secure the future of the Dowagiac Area History Museum as it prepares for a major exhibit renovation.

DOWAGIAC — A new $1 million endowment gift will help secure the future of the Dowagiac Area History Museum as it prepares for a major exhibit renovation. The Dowagiac Area History Museum shared updates with its supporters at its annual Keep History Alive fundraising event on Wednesday night. Mayor...

More than 100 guests from Dowagiac and beyond attended the Dowagiac Area History Museum’s annual Keep History Alive Fund...
09/18/2025

More than 100 guests from Dowagiac and beyond attended the Dowagiac Area History Museum’s annual Keep History Alive Fundraiser Wednesday evening at Marion Magnolia Farms.

CASSOPOLIS — More than 100 guests from Dowagiac and beyond attended the Dowagiac Area History Museum’s annual Keep History Alive Fundraiser Wednesday evening at Marion Magnolia Farms. The fundraiser raised approximately $43,000 — surpassing its annual goal — according to museum director Stev...

On Friday, Sept. 12, the doors of St. John’s Lutheran Preschool and Day Care closed its doors for the last time.
09/17/2025

On Friday, Sept. 12, the doors of St. John’s Lutheran Preschool and Day Care closed its doors for the last time.

On Friday, Sept. 12, the doors of St. John’s Lutheran Preschool and Day Care closed its doors for the last time. In 1982, St. John’s started a Lutheran Elementary Grade School, teaching children from kindergarten to 8th Grade, the “4 R’s.” Reading! Writing! Arithmetic! And Religion! We als...

Nearly 600 Cass County households now have access to high-speed internet for the first time, thanks to a collaborative e...
09/17/2025

Nearly 600 Cass County households now have access to high-speed internet for the first time, thanks to a collaborative effort between Cass County, Midwest Energy & Communications and the state of Michigan.

CASS COUNTY — Nearly 600 Cass County households now have access to high-speed internet for the first time, thanks to a collaborative effort between Cass County, Midwest Energy & Communications (MEC), and the state of Michigan. MEC is wrapping up its efforts with the ROBIN (Realizing Opportunity wi...

Southwestern Michigan College music majors were treated Sept. 12 to a guest speaker, trombonist Tim Coffman.
09/16/2025

Southwestern Michigan College music majors were treated Sept. 12 to a guest speaker, trombonist Tim Coffman.

DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College music majors were treated Sept. 12 to a guest speaker, trombonist Tim Coffman. Coffman, a performer and educator in the Chicago area, was in town to perform Sept. 13 at the South Haven Jazz Festival with the Lake Effect Jazz Big Band through a Jupiter Music...

A new space for healing and self-discovery has opened its gates in rural Dowagiac.
09/15/2025

A new space for healing and self-discovery has opened its gates in rural Dowagiac.

DOWAGIAC — A new space for healing and self-discovery has opened its gates in rural Dowagiac. True Nature Integrative Health, a holistic wellness and counseling practice, now operates on a six-acre farm, offering innovative, nature-based care grounded in relational and trauma-informed approaches. ...

The Dowagiac City Council moved Monday to table the approval of an amendment to its ma*****na ordinance that would allow...
09/12/2025

The Dowagiac City Council moved Monday to table the approval of an amendment to its ma*****na ordinance that would allow social consumption of cannabis in designated areas of dispensaries.

DOWAGIAC — The Dowagiac City Council moved Monday to table the approval of an amendment to its ma*****na ordinance that would allow social consumption of cannabis in designated areas of dispensaries. The resolution would have added designated consumption licenses as an authorized permit type and s...

A homeless Dowagiac man who was sentenced to prison in August for violating his probation for second-degree criminal sex...
09/11/2025

A homeless Dowagiac man who was sentenced to prison in August for violating his probation for second-degree criminal sexual conduct was resentenced and given the chance to stay out of prison Thursday in Cass County Circuit Court.

CASSOPOLIS — A homeless Dowagiac man who was sentenced to prison in August for violating his probation for second-degree criminal sexual conduct was resentenced and given the chance to stay out of prison Thursday in Cass County Circuit Court. Trent Aaron Conrad, 23, homeless but formerly of Dowagi...

A new redevelopment project in the City of Dowagiac is moving forward.
09/11/2025

A new redevelopment project in the City of Dowagiac is moving forward.

DOWAGIAC — A new redevelopment project in the City of Dowagiac is moving forward. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation Thursday to announce that the Wounded Minnow building, located at 234 and 236 S. Front St., is one of three redevelopment projects in the sta...

The search for Southwestern Michigan College’s ninth president continues on schedule, the College reported today.
09/11/2025

The search for Southwestern Michigan College’s ninth president continues on schedule, the College reported today.

DOWAGIAC — The search for Southwestern Michigan College’s ninth president continues on schedule, the College reported today. The Board of Trustees and Presidential Search Committee have been evaluating the 128 applications received over a six-week period that ended Aug. 17. At a special public m...

A local historical group invites the community to explore and learn more about what life along the historic Sauk Trail l...
09/10/2025

A local historical group invites the community to explore and learn more about what life along the historic Sauk Trail looked like.

EDWARDSBURG — A local historical group is inviting the community to explore and learn more about what life on the historic Sauk Trail looked like. The Edwardsburg Area Historical Museum, 26818 W. Main St., is gearing up to host its inaugural Sauk Trail Festival: Echoes of Our Past from 10 a.m. to ...

The Beckwith Theatre Co. is gearing up to perform "Murdered To Death," a spoof of classic Agatha Christie stories.
09/08/2025

The Beckwith Theatre Co. is gearing up to perform "Murdered To Death," a spoof of classic Agatha Christie stories.

DOWAGIAC — The Beckwith Theatre Co. is gearing up to perform “Murdered To Death,” a spoof of classic Agatha Christie stories. Directed by Larry Nielsen, production dates are Sept. 26–28 and Oct. 3–5. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m...

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