Southwestern Michigan College and Grand Valley State University have partnered to offer bachelor-level classes and degree options at the Dowagiac campus starting this fall.
Cass County
The State of Michigan has allocated approximately $887 million to local governments as part of a 2021 national settlement with manufacturers and distributors of opioid medications accused of downplaying the risks of prescription painkillers. Cass County has been awarded $2.4 million of those funds, and has created an advisory committee to help decide how to spend their portion.
A 55-year-old Osceola resident was transported to the hospital Friday after his vehicle left the roadway and struck […]
A 23-year-old man was killed Saturday in Silver Creek Township when the tractor he was driving lost control and jack-knifed, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.
Four people were taken to the hospital with injuries sustained in a head-on crash on Saturday afternoon in Milton Township.
Southwestern Michigan College announced this week that Tyhe Glenn, a 19-year-old honor student from Benton Harbor, has been selected as a Summer Scholar for Chautauqua’s 150th season. The Chautauqua Institution, located on 2,070 acres, 17 miles northwest of Jamestown, offers a combination of educational and cultural enrichment.
Cass County residents in need of a cost effective way to properly dispose of used tires and hazardous waste are in luck, as the Cass County Used Passenger Tire and Household Hazardous Waste Collection will take place next month.
The Southwestern Michigan College Theatre Department is set to present the classic horror comedy “Little Shop of Horrors!” opening tonight Thursday, March 21, at the Dale A. Lyons Building on the Dowagiac Campus.
As work continues at the Cass County Historic Courthouse, the county goverment recently updated the community on the renovation project’s progress.
Naomi Ludman of Dowagiac writes about a recent interaction she claims to have had with Rep. Tim Walberg regarding social security in this letter to the editor.
The grant was awarded as part of the State Land Bank’s Blight Elimination Program, and will fund two projects: the rehabilitation of the former Cassopolis Village Hall, and the stabilization of two historic buildings that once housed The Tailgater in downtown Marcellus.
The Cass County Democratic Party is hosting a 5K Fun Run/Walk at Fred Russ Forest County Park on April 27.
A 67-year-old Elkhart man has died after a deer — initially struck by another driver traveling in the opposite direction — was propelled into his windshield, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Department.
Two teenagers were involved in a car crash Saturday afternoon near the intersection of M-60 and Shore Acres Road in Penn Township, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office
The Spring Egg-Stravaganza, hosted by Cass County Parks and Recreation, will include a scramble for eggs, games, and more on Saturday, March 23 from noon to 2 p.m
Do you have old medication lying around your house? National Drug Take Back Day is on April 27, and many pharmacies and local stores are open to dispose of unused medications.
One person was injured in a two-vehicle crash in Porter Township Tuesday, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.
A 16-year-old crashed his pickup truck into trees west of the intersection of Miller and Cranberry Roads in Marcellus Township Monday, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.