As WAVE prepares for the start of Fiscal Year 2026 on October 1, 2025, several important service updates are coming to their communities. Stockbridge Riders The last day WAVE will provide rides in Stockbridge is Sept. 30, 2025. Beginning Oct.1, 2025, all rides will be provided by CATA Rural Service, funded through the Rural Transportation …
North Star Reach Receives $600,000 Grant
STN Staff
North Star Reach, the ninth U.S. residential camp in the SeriousFun Children’s Network founded by actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, is thrilled to announce that the community has fully unlocked the $600,000 matching grant from The Ted and Jane Von Voigtlander Foundation, raising an incredible $600,000 to double donations supporting transformative, no-cost camp experiences for …
The Encore Musical Theatre’s 17th Main Stage Season Kicks Off October 2-11 with U-M’s She Loves Me
STN Staff
The University of Michigan’s Department of Musical Theatre, nationally ranked among the country’s top musical theatre programs and a pipeline to Broadway, presents the musical, She Loves Me at Encore Musical Theatre in Dexter. She Loves Me follows Georg and Amalia, clerks at Maraczek’s Parfumerie, who bicker constantly at work but, unbeknownst to each other, …
Advisory: Maple Road (Foster) Bridge Reopened
STN Staff
The Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) has reopened the Maple Road (Foster) Bridge following an emergency closure. During the closure, WCRC engineers determined that the bridge’s post-tensioning system had failed due to a broken steel cable. As a result, the bridge’s load rating has been reduced to 5 tons. Motorists are advised that the Maple …
Local Giving Group Prepares Final 2025 Donation
Traci Husse
Every dollar goes to the recipient. The Chelsea area chapter of 100 Women Who Care will hold its third and final Impact Award meeting of 2025 on October 7th at the Chelsea Train Depot. 100 Women Who Care Chelsea Area is a membership organization of local women who increase their charitable impacts to Chelsea-area nonprofits …
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Courageous Books, Courageous Woman
Traci Husse
“We put a lot of thought into what is contained in these walls, and we’re hoping it feels special and it’s what people in our community want–that they can come in and feel like this is a space for them.” Anticipation is building for the opening of Dexter’s new bookstore Courageous Books. The cozy, independently …
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Carr’s Record-Breaking Night Leads Saline to Rout of Dexter
Mike Williamson
It was one for the history books for Saline quarterback Tommy Carr Friday night. Carr set numerous school records and put himself in the MHSAA record books with over 500 yards passing and eight TD passes in the Hornets 61-34 SEC Red showdown rout of Dexter. The eight touchdown passes in a game puts Carr …
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Chelsea Rolls Past Tecumseh
Mike Williamson
A big night my Jax Ichesco and stifling defense led the Chelsea football team to a 35-6 rout of Tecumseh Friday night. Ichesco was in on all five of the Bulldogs scores with four rushing and one passing touchdown on the night. He finished with 141 yards rushing and was 3 of 4 passing for …
42nd Annual Webster Fall Festival
STN Staff
By Thelma Tucker Looking for a fun, family-oriented event to attend this weekend? Look no further than the 42nd Annual Webster Fall Festival! This popular event will take place on Saturday, September 27 from 10am until 5pm on the grounds of Historic Webster Village, located at 5583 Webster Church Rd, Dexter, MI 48130, Admission and …
Breaking Ground Together Event Planned in Dexter
STN Staff
Many Hands Lifesharing Community is inviting the public to its Breaking Ground Together event on Saturday, September 27, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1900 Baker Road in Dexter. The open day will give visitors the chance to walk the trails, enjoy autumn bites, and connect with others who believe in building an …
A Trip to Remember
Lonnie Huhman
It was planned to just be a fun adventure for them on Spring Break. It would end up seeing them bike over 500 miles on a journey that would turn out to be a memory of a lifetime. It was April 1974, when a group of 10 boys, ranging in age from 15 to 16 …
Saline Welcomes New Mural
John Anderson
Volunteers assisted muralist Curtis Wallace for over two weeks. Photo: From left to right, Curtis Wallace and volunteer Donna Johnson, Columbiaville, MI painting on Sept. 12. Photo by John Anderson Can we paint the ground in the Leather Bucket Alley? As Mary Dettling, Executive Director of Saline Main Street, recalled, this was an idea Saline’s …
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Dexter Family Visits 150 National Parks
STN Staff
Dexter residents Brian and Tricia Inniger, along with their daughters Emily and Mary, visited the Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick, MD, marking the family’s 150th National Park site. “We’ve been traveling to parks across the country for years, and every trip brings new adventures: hiking mountain trails, exploring historic battlefields, learning about and encountering wildlife, …
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