Dowling News

The following local students have been named to the Spring Arbor University dean's list for the spring 2009 semester: Alyssa Eubank and Brian Roth, both of Battle Creek; Christina Becker of Coldwater; Christina Stiemsma and Katie Stiemsma, both of Dowling, and Michelle Coats of Marshall.

A suspected drunk driver is dead after she smashed her car into a tree. The Barry County Sheriff's Department says it happened early Saturday morning on Orchard Road near Eddy Road.

The thought of a small town Memorial Day parade can bring to mind images of a few tractors, a couple dozen spectators and a fire truck or two.

A family and a community are struggling to accept the news that a 15 year old child is gone.

The Battle Creek Public Schools Board of Education on Monday approved a plan to capture state taxes for college scholarships and grappled with a looming budget deficit.

Need tax holiday instead of bailout After listening to President Obama's inauguration, I e-mailed our senators and congressman the following message, hoping they would finally listen: Dear Senator: I am hoping ...

To everyone who helped on Dec. 19, when my husband Dave injured his leg pushing a young lady out a snowbank at Minges and Watkins roads.

Gigi Lincoln is an icon As a librarian at Tekonsha High School for 35 years, I got to know Gigi Lincoln quite well.

More than $15,700 has been raised so far in the Enquirer's annual Remember-A-Vet campaign.