October 06, 2025

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Articles for author: Lonnie Huhman

Bicyclist Hit in Dexter Township

Bicyclist Hit in Dexter Township

A bicyclist was hit by a vehicle on North Territorial Road on October 4th, the Dexter Area Fire Department (DAFD) said. After hearing reports on local Facebook pages of a bicyclist being hit over the weekend, the Sun Times News followed up with DAFD on the following Monday (Oct. 6) to find out more information ...

Lonnie Huhman

Update on the Crossroads Development in Scio Township

Update on the Crossroads Development in Scio Township

The proposed residential project planned for the southwest corner of W. Liberty and S. Wagner roads is hitting a reset button of sorts. Its planners are looking at air quality testing at the site while also seeking help in making some of its living spaces more affordable. The Crossroads development went back before the Scio ...

Lonnie Huhman

Legislative Posturing Impacting Local Schools

Legislative Posturing Impacting Local Schools

Food has become a hot topic in school districts such as Saline, Dexter, Chelsea and Milan. With the second full month of the school year now underway, Michigan legislators still have not formulated a budget, which was supposed to be in place before the end of summer. This leaves questions, one being whether or not ...

Lonnie Huhman

Pickleball Courts Opening at Hudson Mills

Pickleball Courts Opening at Hudson Mills

Hudson Mills Metropark is set to open its new pickleball courts. The Huron-Clinton Metroparks announced in their September newsletter “an exciting addition to Hudson Mills Metropark will be opening later this fall – 8 pickleball courts!” For those of you who don’t know pickleball is a paddle sport played with a plastic ball and paddles on ...

Lonnie Huhman

Sustainability Fair in Scio Township

Sustainability Fair in Scio Township

The third annual Scio Sustainability Fair is set to take place on Sunday, October 5. The event will have various opportunities. Organizers describe it this way: “Bring the whole family to play Sustainability Bingo for a prize while engaging with local and county organizations to learn innovative ways to live sustainably and take climate action. ...

Lonnie Huhman

Dexter Community Schools Sells its Bonds

Dexter Community Schools Sells its Bonds

Dexter Community Schools took a big step in building and improving its schools and facilities with the sale of the 2025 School Building and Site Bonds. The DCS Board of Education announced on Sept. 23, the “successful sale of its 2025 School Building and Site Bonds, representing the first series of bonds issued under the ...

Lonnie Huhman

New Scio Township Business Features Award-Winning Subs

New Scio Township Business Features Award-Winning Subs

A local family has opened the new Penn Station East Coast Subs on Jackson Road, near Meijer. They said they’re excited to bring something unique and special to the community. “We’re thrilled to bring Penn Station to Ann Arbor (Scio Township),” said co-owner Jeff Van Overmeer. “Our son became hooked on the brand’s quality and flavor while attending Western ...

Lonnie Huhman

Tractor Trailer Crashes hit I-94

Tractor Trailer Crashes hit I-94

An area of I-94 in Washtenaw County, specifically a stretch in the city of Ann Arbor near Scio Township, has seen a spate of vehicles crashes over this past month. The most recent happened on the morning of September 22. According to the Ann Arbor Fire Department, a tractor-trailer crash occurred that morning on eastbound ...

Lonnie Huhman

Chelsea Student Hit by a Vehicle

Chelsea Student Hit by a Vehicle

The police are investigating an incident that happened on the afternoon of September 22, when a Chelsea High School student was struck by a vehicle at the crosswalk on Freer Road. The student suffered minor injuries. Chelsea School District (CSD) Superintendent Michael Kapolka and Doug Whitsel, CSD’s Director of Safety & Security, updated the school ...

Lonnie Huhman

A Trip to Remember

A Trip to Remember

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 ...