The Milan Area Fire Department board moved forward with a revised nearly $1 million budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year on March 19, advancing a staffing plan to continue daytime coverage. “The goal is to improve daytime coverage while maintaining flexibility for larger incidents,” Fire Chief DJ Carpus said during the meeting. The revised proposal …
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Who Are the Apples For?
By Steve Gwisdalla Quick question. What do apple trees eat? Do they grow the apples, so they fall and feed the very tree on which they were just growing? Those who have studied botany will tell you the purpose of a tree’s fruit is to grow and propagate more trees. Biologists will tell you that ...
Dexter’s 1966 UFO Mystery Revisited as Researcher Draws Crowd
UFO researcher and author Ray Szymanski brought Dexter’s most famous mystery back into focus during a two-day presentation at the Dexter District Library marking the 60th anniversary of the 1966 sightings. During that third week in March 1966, a wave of reports across Washtenaw County built toward the now-famous March 20 incident in Dexter Township, ...
Spring Peepers Draw Visitors To Saline River Preserve
About 30 people gathered Saturday March 21 evening at the Leslee Niethammer Saline River Preserve to learn about spring peeper frogs and listen for one of the earliest sounds of spring. The event, hosted by Friends of the Saline River, was led by Josh Kofflin and Amy Tesolin, who guided attendees along damp trails and ...
Washtenaw County Reports Fourth Suspected Measles Case; WCC Issues Campus Notice
Washtenaw County health officials are reporting a fourth suspected measles case tied to the county’s outbreak, with possible exposure locations including two classrooms at Washtenaw Community College and a Ypsilanti Kroger. The Washtenaw County Health Department said the suspected case is a close contact of the original case announced March 11. The newly identified exposure ...
Housing, Energy Costs Lead Discussion at Irwin Coffee Hour in Saline
On Saturday, March 21, State Sen. Jeff Irwin, whose district includes Saline and Milan, met with residents at Brewed Awakenings in Saline for a coffee hour focused on housing, electricity costs and other local and statewide concerns. “It might be housing. It might be electricity rates,” Irwin said when asked what issues people are bringing ...
Milan Arts Project Launches With Music, Theater, Talent Show
Music on the porch in May, a Shakespeare play in August, and a community talent show in January, are among the visions of a new nonprofit, the Milan Arts Project. A group of singers, song writers, performers, writers, plus culinary and visual artists have been meeting since November 2025, sharing ideas of the types of ...
Saline Rec Center Implementation Team Formed
Saline Recreation Center. Photo by Sue Kelch Saline City Council created an implementation team for the Saline Recreation Center at its March 16 meeting. The Center has been a topic of discussion for the council since late 2023, when initial breaks in the building’s HVAC system led to closures and multiple repairs. Another task force ...
New Saline DPW Director Appointed
Saline City Council appointed Brandon McNeil as the new Department of Public Works Director at the March 16 meeting, following the departure of Zach Haapala from the position. “[McNeil] has early career experience as an operator in a large utility system, extensive knowledge of capital planning, asset management programs, with various experience with large capital ...
Lyndon Township Supports Historical Marker Application
The Lyndon Township Board of Trustees put its support behind an application to have a historical marker be placed in recognition of the Wild Goose Country Club and Subdivision. To demonstrate this after the board’s vote at their March 10 meeting, Lyndon Township Supervisor Pam Byrnes wrote up a letter of support for the Historical ...
Local Women Build Connections Across Chelsea, Saline And Milan
In Milan, Jessica Meingasner set out to create something simple: a community event where every family could participate, regardless of cost. That idea grew into the Milan Area Historical Society’s Spooktacular, now drawing hundreds of residents each year for free food, activities and pumpkins. Across Washtenaw County, women like Meingasner are shaping their communities in ...
Milan Considering New Tax to Offer 24-Hour Fire Staffing
Milan officials are considering a one to two mill tax to fund around-the-clock staffing for the fire department. The council could approve the tax or send it to voters to decide. A house fire in Uptown Village on the city’s north side highlighted the issue. The fire occurred on March 6 while the department was on-call. Police ...
Chelsea Grad Part of Winning Big Ten Relay Team
Bringing home the gold, Will Barhite, a 2021 Chelsea High School graduate, earned a great victory at the recent Big Ten Indoor Championships. Barhite was part of the University of Michigan’s distance medley relay team at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, which was held at the end of February in Indianapolis at the Fall Creek Pavilion. ...
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