News for Dowagiac MI - AmericanTowns.com AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Dowagiac Michigan. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/dowagiac-mi News for Dowagiac MI - AmericanTowns.com 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/dowagiac-mi https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Mon, 29 Apr 2024 05:43:28 -0500 Summer in the City Festival 2022 Enjoy live entertainment at Dowagiac Summer in the City July 15 & 16.  Hosted by the Chamber of Commerce, events get underway at 10 https://www.americantowns.com/news/summer-in-the-city-festival-2022-31356018-dowagiac-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/summer-in-the-city-festival-2022-31356018-dowagiac-mi.html Arts and Entertainment Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Dowagiac Ice Time Festival 2023 Staged in Dowagiac's Central Business District downtown the Ice Time Festival celebrates winter fun.  Watch ice carvers as they create works of https://www.americantowns.com/news/dowagiac-ice-time-festival-2023-31525704-dowagiac-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dowagiac-ice-time-festival-2023-31525704-dowagiac-mi.html Arts and Entertainment Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Summer Festival and BBQ Competition 2023 Downtown Dowagiac just got hotter!  Introducing a new event during our annual summer festival: A barbecue competition will feature an amatuer https://www.americantowns.com/news/summer-festival-and-bbq-competition-2023-31587877-dowagiac-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/summer-festival-and-bbq-competition-2023-31587877-dowagiac-mi.html Arts and Entertainment Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Under The Harvest Moon Festival 2023 Our Celebration is built around a display of vintage farm tractors and an autumn marketplace, featuring vendors of antiques and collectibles, https://www.americantowns.com/news/under-the-harvest-moon-festival-2023-31612880-dowagiac-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/under-the-harvest-moon-festival-2023-31612880-dowagiac-mi.html Arts and Entertainment Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Dowagiac Ice Time Festival 2024 Staged in Dowagiac's Central Business District downtown,  the Ice Time Festival celebrates winter fun.  Watch ice carvers as they create https://www.americantowns.com/news/dowagiac-ice-time-festival-2024-31644122-dowagiac-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dowagiac-ice-time-festival-2024-31644122-dowagiac-mi.html Arts and Entertainment Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Lt. Governor Gilchrist Announces More Than $577,000 in Grants to Support Statewide Electric Vehicle Adoption New grants awarded will be used to implement EV-based services in eight Michigan counties   LANSING, MI – On April 28th, Lieutenant https://www.americantowns.com/news/lt-governor-gilchrist-announces-more-than-577000-in-grants-to-support-statewide-electric-vehicle-adoption-31355044-lansing-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lt-governor-gilchrist-announces-more-than-577000-in-grants-to-support-statewide-electric-vehicle-adoption-31355044-lansing-mi.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Lt. Governor Gilchrist II Celebrates Student Appreciation Week Lansing, MI?–?This week, in recognition of Student Appreciation Week, Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist visited Sexton High School in Lansing and https://www.americantowns.com/news/lt-governor-gilchrist-ii-celebrates-student-appreciation-week-31356237-lansing-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lt-governor-gilchrist-ii-celebrates-student-appreciation-week-31356237-lansing-mi.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Whitmer Signs Executive Directive to Boost Voter Registration Governor speaks at the NAACP’s 67th Freedom Fund Dinner  Detroit, MI – Governor Gretchen Whitmer spoke at the 67th NAACP Freedom https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-whitmer-signs-executive-directive-to-boost-voter-registration-31357002-detroit-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-whitmer-signs-executive-directive-to-boost-voter-registration-31357002-detroit-mi.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Whitmer Announces Major Road Repair Projects Starting This Week in Antrim, Arenac, Calhoun, Charlevoix, Houghton and Saginaw Counties In 2022, Gov. Whitmer is making the largest investment in state roads and bridges in Michigan’s history  LANSING, Mich. https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-whitmer-announces-major-road-repair-projects-starting-this-week-in-antrim-arenac-calhoun-charlevoix-houghton-and-saginaw-counties-31357004-lansing-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-whitmer-announces-major-road-repair-projects-starting-this-week-in-antrim-arenac-calhoun-charlevoix-houghton-and-saginaw-counties-31357004-lansing-mi.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Ralph Rebandt for Michigan Governor News - Roe Vs. Wade Ralph Rebandt for Michigan Governor was greatly encouraged with the news that the U.S. Supreme Court is set to overturn Roe v. Wade. Even though he https://www.americantowns.com/news/ralph-rebandt-for-michigan-governor-news-roe-vs-wade-31359960-lansing-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/ralph-rebandt-for-michigan-governor-news-roe-vs-wade-31359960-lansing-mi.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Whitmer Announces 150 Schools to Receive $10 Million in Total for School Safety Grants to Keep Students Safe in Classrooms Lansing, MI – On May 3rd, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that 150 awards were made to 57 local school districts, 14 intermediate school https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-whitmer-announces-150-schools-to-receive-10-million-in-total-for-school-safety-grants-to-keep-students-safe-in-classrooms-31360018-lansing-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-whitmer-announces-150-schools-to-receive-10-million-in-total-for-school-safety-grants-to-keep-students-safe-in-classrooms-31360018-lansing-mi.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 ICYMI: Gov. Whitmer Presses Forward on Lawsuit to Protect Legal Abortion As U.S. Supreme Court weighs overturning Roe v. Wade and triggering Michigan’s 1931 ban on abortion, Governor Whitmer takes action to protect https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-gov-whitmer-presses-forward-on-lawsuit-to-protect-legal-abortion-31360031-lansing-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-gov-whitmer-presses-forward-on-lawsuit-to-protect-legal-abortion-31360031-lansing-mi.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Whitmer Announces $3 Million Awarded to Expand High-Speed Internet in Eastern Upper Peninsula Lansing, MI -- On May 3rd, Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo to announce that the Department’s https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-whitmer-announces-3-million-awarded-to-expand-highspeed-internet-in-eastern-upper-peninsula-31361084-lansing-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-whitmer-announces-3-million-awarded-to-expand-highspeed-internet-in-eastern-upper-peninsula-31361084-lansing-mi.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Whitmer Joins Governors Calling on Congress to Protect Access to Abortion As Supreme Court weighs overturning Roe, governors call for passage of Women’s Health Protection Act  Lansing, MI — After a draft https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-whitmer-joins-governors-calling-on-congress-to-protect-access-to-abortion-31361099-lansing-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-whitmer-joins-governors-calling-on-congress-to-protect-access-to-abortion-31361099-lansing-mi.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Whitmer Announces First Bridge in Bundling Pilot Project Repaired and Reopened to Traffic in Lapeer Lansing, MI  ­– On May 3rd, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the Bentley Street bridge over Farmers Creek in Lapeer is the first https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-whitmer-announces-first-bridge-in-bundling-pilot-project-repaired-and-reopened-to-traffic-in-lapeer-31361104-lansing-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-whitmer-announces-first-bridge-in-bundling-pilot-project-repaired-and-reopened-to-traffic-in-lapeer-31361104-lansing-mi.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500