May 09, 2025

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Washtenaw County Road Commission Advisory

The Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) will invest approximately $ 2.2 million to seal coat around 49 lane miles of pavement across the county during the 2025 construction season. This work is funded by the current Four-Year Countywide Roads and Non-Motorized Millage and the Michigan Transportation Fund (MTF). Seal coating protects roads from wear and ...

Through The Eyes of Our Puppy

By Steve Gwisdalla At the beginning of this year, we rescued a puppy. One of our good friends fostered four pups from a local rescue organization. I made the amazing mistake of going to see them at their home before one of our son’s basketball games. Two weeks later, our pup was home. One of ...

Saline Area Schools Has Picked a New Superintendent

In picking the next Superintendent for Saline Area Schools (SAS), the district is looking to a seasoned and accomplished educator who is expected to bring a broad range of experience to the job. SAS, with consulting help from the Michigan Association of Schools Boards, announced on May 8, the Board of Education, with a 7-0 ...

No Dig, No Mess, No Problem

Grass Lake’s Curtis Rodriguez brings trenchless sewer repair to Washtenaw County If your home was built before 1980, your sewer line could be on borrowed time—and the worst part is, you might not even know it. Fortunately, a high-tech solution is available right here in Washtenaw County, thanks to Curtis Rodriguez, owner of Velocity Master ...

Lodi Township Board Approves 2025 Road Improvements

The Lodi Township Board of Trustees meeting lasted for almost two hours at the township hall on Pleasant Lake Road on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. It wasn’t until the discussion over the need to call a special meeting to discuss an Ethics Policy that disagreements appeared amongst the board members. Trustee Leslie Blackburn, citing board ...

Milan Varsity Boys Basketball has a New Head Coach

Milan Area Schools (MAS) is looking to an alumnus and former player to lead the Varsity Boys Basketball team. In filling a big role at Milan High School, Milan Athletic Director Herb Morelock announced on May 6 that “Milan Area Schools is proud to announce the return of Coach Bill Eaddy as the new Head ...

Dexter School Bond Passes; Pittsfield Voters Approve Millages

Photo: Aerial view of Dexter Community Schools. Courtesy of DCS Unofficial results from the Washtenaw and Livingston county clerks’ offices for Tuesday’s (May 6, 2025) special election show voters approving Dexter Community Schools’ $242 million bond proposal, with 3,461 voting Yes (56.35%) and 2,681 voting No (43.65%). A total of 6,183 ballots were cast out ...

WCC Esports Competing for a Pair of National Championships

Washtenaw Community College (WCC) is vying for a pair of Esports national championships this week. In its first year of eligibility, the WCC Esports program qualified two teams – Counter Strike 2 and Overwatch 2 – for National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC) postseason competition. Both have advanced to the finals of the 16-team, single-elimination tournaments. “The program has built ...

Dexter Golfers Having Strong Week

The Dexter golf team had a successful week with a pair of strong showings at invitationals. The Dreadnaughts finished sixth out of 18 teams at the V.T. Varsity Invitational at Oakland University Monday. Dexter finished with a score of 330 to tie with Troy for sixth in the vent won by Rochester Adams with 295. ...

Chelsea Track and Field Sweeps Adrian

The Chelsea track and field teams came away with big wins Monday night and will head into Thursday’s SEC White finals in Jackson on top of the conference standings. The boys took down Adrian 84-53 in a showdown between two undefeated teams and the girls knocked off Adrian 93-43 to move two points ahead of ...

CPD Weekly Report, 5-6-25

Chelsea Police Department Weekly Press Summary Incident #: 25-1512 Location: 50 block of Butternut Court Date: April 30, 2025 Time: 12:18 pm INFORMATION: While at the Chelsea Police Department, the Investigator was assigned a larceny complaint over the telephone. The complainant stated that sometime between April 23rd and April 30th, an unknown suspect(s) had reportedly ...

Saline Softball Closing in on SEC Red Title

The Saline Softball team moved one step closer to the SEC Red title after a hard-fought doubleheader sweep over second-place Lincoln Monday. The Hornets improved to 14-0 in the Red with five games remaining and hold a 3.5 game lead over Bedford and four games ahead of Lincoln. Saline swept the doubleheader from Lincoln 9-0 ...