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Cassopolis, Michigan Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello again Cassopolis! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a long-vacant Broadway building is being reborn this summer
  • What investigators revealed about Timothy Johnson’s death near Sister Lakes
  • Cassopolis relatives remember the life of Bradford Walter Bell

Also on today's calendar: Nelson’s Herbs Native Herb Walk/ Herbarium Creation Class and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 79 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 85, low: 62.
  • Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 70 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Downtown Cassopolis redevelopment project nearing completion, adding seven housing units (watershedvoice.com) — Seven new income-restricted apartments and future commercial space are nearly ready at 117 S. Broadway in downtown Cassopolis, turning a long-vacant building into much-needed workforce housing. Backed by state and local blight-elimination funds, the project supports Main Street revitalization and will start publicizing application details once leasing procedures and eligibility rules are finalized.
   

• Cass County Sheriff holds press conference about the death of 24-year-old Timothy Johnson (abc57.com) — Cass County’s sheriff in Cassopolis says the death of 24-year-old Timothy Johnson, found along M-152 near Sister Lakes, is now being investigated as possible vehicular homicide, not yet a confirmed hate crime. Investigators are still seeking video, cell phone data, and the vehicle involved while the family awaits a final autopsy report and an understaffed prosecutor’s office monitors the case.
   

• Bradford Walter Bell (wlen.com) — Family and friends are mourning 75-year-old Bradford Walter Bell, whose son Michael lives in Cassopolis, after Brad passed away June 3 at Henry Ford Hospice House in Jackson. A longtime state mental health and corrections employee and devoted Tigers fan, he later settled in Hudson, where a Celebration of Life at Skip’s Bar will be scheduled.
   

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  • Bell American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Overnight Shift Leader in Edwardsburg. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Dowagiac city council approves over $550,000 for replacement fire truck (wndu.com)
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Ok Cassopolis! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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