The collapse of a portion of the Interstate 5 Bridge in Northwestern Washington State Thursday evening (May 23rd) has prompted the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to review the inventory of similar bridges in Michigan.  According to Nick Schirripa, Communications Representative with MDOT’s Southwest Region office in Kalamazoo, 49 such bridges were identified in Michigan, [...]

Cass County officials are continuing to evaluate the possibilities for the 1899 courthouse in Cassopolis – and air quality could be a factor. For more on the story from John Eby of Leader Publications, click on the following link:  Air quality could impact courthouse plans.

LANSING—Sen. John Proos discussed the career and technical education (CTE) programs that are working in Cass County with the county’s CTE director Mikki Spagnoli at the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday (April 24). Spagnoli was in Lansing for the Michigan Career and Technical Education Programs Lansing Showcase Day. Proos is planning to tour the Cass County [...]

WHAT: The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is holding a public meeting to discuss relocating the historic M-86 bridge, currently over the Prairie River, east of Centreville in St. Joseph County, to Crystal Springs Street over the Dowagiac River south of Dowagiac in Cass County. WHO: MDOT representatives   Cass County Road Commission Pokagon Band [...]

Cass County commissioners are beginning an evaluation of the 1899 courthouse in Cassopolis. For more on the story from John Eby of Leader Publications, click on the following link:  Cass looks at 1899 courthouse fate.

The Cass County Board of Commissioners has joined the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners in approving a shared equalization director. The Cass County action came Thursday evening (February 21) following a similar move by St. Joseph County last Tuesday (February 19). For more on the Cass County action, click on the following link to [...]

Applications are being sought for appointment to the Cass County Economic Development Corporation Board. Interviews will be conducted on Thursday, August 2nd at 6:00 p.m. Applications should be submitted prior to July 24th. Applications are available on the Cass County website at www.casscountymi.org and can be mailed to the County Administrator, 120 N. Broadway, Cassopolis, MI [...]

Renewal of a half-mill tax levy to fund the Drug Enforcement Team will be on the ballot in Cass County on August 7th. For more on the story from John Eby and the Dowagiac Daily News, click on the following link:  Cass drug millage up for renewal Aug. 7

Louis Csokasy, manager of the St. Joseph County Road Commission, is taking an indefinite leave of absence to take on the role of ‘interim administrator’ of Cass County. For more on the story from Jef Rietsma and the Sturgis Journal, click on the following link:  Road commission manager takes leave of absence

Cass County’s economy and its economic development efforts were in the spotlight during a meeting last week in Edwardsburg. To access John Eby’s story on the subject in the Dowagiac Daily News, click on the following link:  Cass jobs picture ‘code red’

Plans for summer construction of broadband infrastructure in Cass County were in the spotlight during a meeting last week at Southwestern Michigan College. Cass County is part of the ‘Southern Corridor’ for a project being advanced by Ann Arbor-based Merit Network. For more on the story from John Eby and the Dowagiac Daily News, click [...]

As reported earlier this week, Cass County voters soundly rejected a proposed one-mill tax levy for roads.  Indications are the defeat won’t be the end of efforts to address the issue. To learn more, click on the following link to access a story by John Eby, managing editor of the Dowagiac Daily News:  Road proponents [...]

Two of the four millage proposals that were on the ballot in Cass County during Tuesday’s (February 28th) election were approved – and the one-mill tax for five years sought by the Cass County Road Commission was NOT one of them. Unofficial results show the ‘Cass County Primary Road Plan’ was overwhelmingly rejected with 4,874 ‘no’ [...]

Michigan’s Presidential Primary Election will take place on Tuesday (February 28th).  Cass County voters will also decide the fate of a one-mill property tax levy for five years – 2012 through 2016 – sought by the Cass County Road Commission to pay for primary roads and streets in the cities and villages. As noted by [...]

Cass County voters will decide the fate of a proposed one-mill, five-year tax levy for roads in balloting on February 28th. The millage proposal was in the spotlight Monday evening (January 23rd) as Cass County Road Commission Manager Louis Csokasy addressed the Dowagiac City Council. For more on the story from John Eby and the [...]

Cass County voters will be asked to approve a one-mill tax levy for roads in balloting on February 28, 2012. That’s the situation following action by the Cass County Board of Commissioners Thursday night (November 17th). For more on the story from John Eby and the Dowagiac Daily News, click on the following link:  Road [...]

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced the awarding of state transportation economic development grants that will help two manufacturing companies expand into west and southwest Michigan and bring 400 new jobs to the state. Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) Category A grants totaling $2,752,000 will leverage more than $23,000,000 in private investment at [...]

Louis Csokasy is managing road commissions in both Cass and St. Joseph counties through a “joint operating agreement.” John Eby, managing editor of the Dowagiac Daily News, has written an interesting profile story regarding Csokasy, his varied background, and his road commission work, particularly in Cass County. To access the story, click on the following [...]

Charles Cleaver, former human services director in St. Joseph County, is now the administrator in neighboring Cass County, a post he’s held since mid-March. John Eby, managing editor of the Dowagiac Daily News, has written an interesting profile piece on Cleaver as he settles into a position he calls “challenging and enjoyable.” To access the [...]

                          The second annual “Underground Railroad Days” began Saturday (July 16th) in Vandalia and will wrap up on Sunday as the community celebrates its heritage as a hub of the famous Underground Railroad (UGRR). Sunday’s activities are slated to run from noon to [...]