Dowling NewsLocal news for Dowling, MI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Mixed media artist shares fabric postcards- January 28, 2008 Shauna Swantek, 33, of Dowling, teaches workshops throughout West Michigan, coaxing people from all walks of life to unleash their creative spirit. via Ann Arbor Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/dowling-mi/2008/01/mixed-media-artist-shares-fabric-postcards?fr... 1 injured in B.C. wreck- January 22, 2008 One person received minor injuries following a traffic accident at about 4 p.m. today. via Battle Creek Enquirerhttp://www.topix.net/city/dowling-mi/2008/01/1-injured-in-b-c-wreck?fromrss=1 Barry County recall fails- January 17, 2008 "A recall is a side of democracy that's not much talked about. It's their right to do it, but it comes at a cost to taxpayers and shouldn't be used for frivolous issues, like one vote on one issue, or for a vendetta" A proposal Tuesday to recall Barry County Commissioner Jeffrey VanNortwick, R-Johnstown Township, failed by a margin of 693 to 435. via Grand Rapids Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/dowling-mi/2008/01/barry-county-recall-fails?fromrss=1 Did the Underground Railroad 'stop' in Dowling- January 10, 2008 "I read another one more along the lines of what Brian's saying: the Underground Railroad did go until about 1865, of course the end of the Civil War , which would put this store at the end of this." It's enough of a legend to make a grown man dig in the dirt. The legend that, beneath the nearly 150-year-old Barry County store that Bruce Campbell and his wife Sandy now own, there is a tunnel leading to the ... via WOOD-TV Grand Rapidshttp://www.topix.net/city/dowling-mi/2008/01/did-the-underground-railroad-stop-in-dowling?... Part of American institution buried in Barry County- January 8, 2008 "We'd heard a few stories about some walls and tunnels and things" In a nearly 150-year-old building, you don't have to look too hard for history. There are pieces of it written on the walls, tucked up in the attic unseen for decades, and buried beneath the floorboards. via WOOD-TV Grand Rapidshttp://www.topix.net/city/dowling-mi/2008/01/part-of-american-institution-buried-in-barry-... |