Cassopolis Vigilant

08/06/2025

Cass County Medical Care Facility Administrator Mercedes Schirripa has been recognized as an outstanding leader in Moody on the Market’s 40 Under 40 recognition.

CASS COUNTY — Cass County Medical Care Facility Administrator Mercedes Schirripa has been recognized as an outstanding leader in Moody on the Market’s 40 Under 40 recognition. The designation, given to 40 young leaders from throughout southwest Michigan each year, recognizes individuals who have...

08/05/2025

United Way of Southwest Michigan is gearing up to ensure that every child in Cass County has the tools they need to succeed for the upcoming school year as part of School Supply Spectacular.

CASS COUNTY — United Way of Southwest Michigan is gearing up to ensure that every child in Cass County has the tools they need to succeed for the upcoming school year as part of School Supply Spectacular. The annual event is back for another year to provide free backpacks filled with essential sch...

08/04/2025

An Indiana teen was hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash Saturday in Volinia Township, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.

VOLINIA TOWNSHIP — An Indiana teen was hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash Saturday in Volinia Township, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Clint Roach reports that at approximately 2:15 p.m., deputies responded to a crash at the intersection of Marcellus Highway and L...

07/29/2025

A feline fiesta took place on the downstairs floor of the Cass County Fair Memorial Building Monday morning.

CASSOPOLIS — A feline fiesta took place on the downstairs floor of the Cass County Fair Memorial Building Monday morning. The county’s top cats competed for treats and trophies in the Cass County Fair Cat Show Monday morning, with Cade Tyrakowski being named Showmanship Grand Champion. The show ...

07/28/2025

The Cass County Fair grandstand came to life with cheering fans Sunday evening as the 2025 fair officially got underway.

For more photos, click here: https://www.leaderpub.com/2025/07/28/2025-cass-county-fair-kicks-off-with-opening-ceremony-parade/

07/23/2025

"Cass is a small village, we always show up for our own. If you’re from here or any part of here, we give love. No one is left behind in a village like this. We show up for each other and we’re going to build and grow together."

CASSOPOLIS — The Cassopolis community is mourning the life of Kollin Grover, a 15-year-old Cassopolis Ross Beatty student who was killed in a crash Friday afternoon. Grover was riding his dirt bike down Mullen Road in Cassopolis when he was struck by a truck traveling east on Hospital Street. He w...

07/21/2025

The Cass County Fairgrounds is buzzing with life once again.

CASSOPOLIS — The Cass County Fairgrounds is buzzing with life once again. Residents from across the county are hard at work preparing for the annual Cass County Fair taking place from Sunday, July 27 to Saturday, Aug. 2. The fair will host many 4-H club competitions, a carnival and grandstand ente...

07/16/2025

Cass Family Clinic hosted a ribbon-cutting event Tuesday for its new Mobile Health Clinic.

CASSOPOLIS — Cass Family Clinic hosted a ribbon-cutting event Tuesday for its new Mobile Health Clinic. The event took place at Cass Family Clinic’s Cassopolis location, 261 M-62 North. A rally supporting the clinic and condemning incoming Medicaid cuts took place at the clinic at the same time....

07/14/2025

Visitors to Cass County over the weekend got a glimpse into history through the Underground Railroad Society of Cass County’s annual Underground Railroad Days.

VANDALIA — Visitors to Cass County over the weekend got a glimpse into history through the Underground Railroad Society of Cass County’s annual Underground Railroad Days. The Village of Vandalia and the Underground Railroad Society of Cass County hosted the annual Underground Railroad Days Satur...

07/07/2025

A beloved summer event returns to Cass County as Underground Railroad Days celebrates its 15th year this weekend.

VANDALIA — A beloved summer event returns to Cass County as Underground Railroad Days celebrates its 15th year this weekend. The collaboration between the Underground Railroad Society of Cass County and the Village of Vandalia combines a festival of family-friendly fun with history and education a...

07/02/2025

Cass County Prosecutor Victor Fitz advises that a jury has convicted a 24-year-old South Bend man for his June 2024 strangulation assault on an ex-girlfriend in her rural home outside of Niles.

CASSOPOLIS — Cass County Prosecutor Victor Fitz advises that a jury has convicted a 24-year-old South Bend man for his June 2024 strangulation assault on an ex-girlfriend in her rural home outside of Niles. In a case that began Tuesday morning and concluded today, the jury deliberated for 45 minut...

06/27/2025

A Cassopolis man is going back to prison after being sentenced for a probation violation Friday in Cass County Circuit Court.

CASSOPOLIS — A Cassopolis man is going back to prison after being sentenced for a probation violation Friday in Cass County Circuit Court. Aaron Timothy Michael Mihm, 35, pleaded guilty to violating his probation from a May, 2023 home invasion conviction as a habitual offender and was sentenced Fr...