Yearly Archives: 2025
Labor promised prior to 2022 election to allow the cohort to apply for permanent Resolution of Status visas Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast It would take 100 years for the government to resolve the cases of the 7,000 asylum seekers […]
This blog is now closed Ita Buttrose claims ‘inconsistencies’ in ABC boss David Anderson’s affidavit in Antoinette Lattouf case Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast How will the bulk-billing increase be paid for? There’s been criticism of the opposition that its support of the $8.5bn package hasn’t come with a […]
Opposition leader claims plan to reduce workforce by nearly all jobs added under Labor would save $6bn annually Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Peter Dutton claims the Coalition would pay for a $8.5bn boost to Medicare by cutting thousands of […]
CASSOPOLIS — A Dowagiac man who resisted police during an incident last May in Dowagiac and who then represented himself at a January trial has been sentenced to prison. Scott Robert Allen Scott, Jr., 33, of Dowagiac, was convicted of six felony counts and was sentenced to 46 months to 20 years in prison with […]
EDWARDSBURG — There was a great deal for Brody Schimpa and his Edwardsburg boys’ basketball team to celebrate Friday. Schimpa, the Eddies’ star 6-foot-3 senior, surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his career in leading the Eddies to an easy 56-26 Wolverine Conference win at home over Vicksburg. On the girls side, the Eddies fell just […]
CASSOPOLIS — A Dowagiac man who stabbed three acquaintances last June at a home in Silver Creek Township was sentenced to prison Friday in Cass County Circuit Court. John Henry Coons, 29, of Prairie Ronde in Dowagiac, pleaded guilty to assault with intent to commit murder and was sentenced to 19 years to 50 […]
DOWAGIAC — The potential future home of Dowagiac Union High School’s welding class was a topic of discussion during Monday’s Board of Education meeting at Dowagiac Middle School. Superintendent Greg Blomgren shared that he has been in communication with Ignyte Design, an engineering and architectural firm based out of Grand Rapids, to talk about the […]
NILES – Brandywine school district officials are gearing up for the start of construction for some of the projects being funded by the $22 million bond issue voters approved nearly a year ago. Superintendent Travis Walker gave a brief update about the bond issue at the school board’s Feb. 10 meeting. He reported that […]
NILES — A Berrien County educator known for the positive impact he has in his school and community has been honored with an Excellence in Education award from the Michigan Lottery. The award winner, Dustin Cornelius, is an English and Media Productions teacher at Niles Senior High School. The school is part of Niles Community […]
Dowagiac — 12 local students have been selected for recognition by teachers and faculty for their outstanding performance in school for December and January. Nominated by teachers and faculty from their respective schools in the Dowagiac Union Schools district, Remi Reyna, Alison Zink, Brayden McDonnel, Bailey Yore, Sophia Goins and Robert Wares were acknowledged as […]