A couple of important public hearings are coming up in Scio Township dealing with possible development, residential and commercial. The first hearing is at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23 the Scio Township Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the Conditional Use Application submitted by MGD Holdings LLC, as Blue Zone Hoops, requesting ...
The Bridge to Civility plays an important part in Saline Area Schools. This was highlighted in a recent Superintendent’s Community Message sent out by SAS Superintendent Steve Laatsch. Each week, Laatsch along with the Jackelyn Martin, SAS Executive Director of Communications and Community Relations, visit classrooms around the district. In describing his visit to Liberty ...
To celebrate the upcoming national 4-H week, the Washtenaw County 4-H Office is hosting an open house on October 6th. Open to the public, the open house will be a great chance to for those interested in learning more about this organization that has helped so many. In an announcement to the community, the Washtenaw ...
A candidate forum will give the community a chance to see and get to know better the seven people vying for the four open spots on the Saline Area Schools Board of Education. SAS students are hosting a candidate forum at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 12, in the Liberty School Board room. There are ...
Scio Township Manager Joyce Parker is set to step down from her duties while the township looks ahead to what’s next for this important role inside township hall. At the end of August, the Scio Township Board looked at where things stood with the Interim Township Manager Search. The Sun Times News followed up with ...
When Morgan Marsh, a 2022 graduate of Dexter High School, set out to do her Undergraduate research project, she was motivated in part by what she was learning in her Anthropology courses and a desire to do work that went into a new depth she hadn’t covered before. Now over a year later, this work ...
The Chelsea Animal Recreation Center is offering an all-around quality environment for your favorite canine companion. Located at 1475 South Main Street, the Chelsea Animal Recreation Center opened its doors over the past year to offer the community and area dog owners the option for when they need some help. The Sun Times News connected ...
With a whole new look and feel, the Chelsea Lumber Company is inviting the community to check out the re-opening of its Chelsea Kitchen Design Center. From the floor to the ceiling, everything in their main kitchen showroom has been renovated over the past six months. Now it’s ready for the unveiling. The event is ...
This summer has seen a variety of work being done at buildings around Dexter Community Schools. From Mill Creek to Wylie and the high school, a lot of great improvements are happening. To learn more about these projects, the Sun Times News caught up with Craig McCalla, DCS’s Principal for Operations. McCalla said the projects are ...
The results are in for Saline Area Schools (SAS), and one of the main takeaways indicates that more than 80 percent of respondents – staff, students, and parents/guardians alike – rated the quality of education in the district as “Excellent” or “Good”. The results of Saline’s 2023-24 District Quality survey were presented at the Aug. ...
Milan Area Schools has a new contract with its bus drivers and transportation employees for the 2024-2025 school year. On Aug. 28, the Milan Board of Education met and approved the master agreement with the Milan Area Schools Transportation Association. The updates/changes made to the agreement include an increase in wages. In addressing the agreement, ...
Scio Township will continue to give the Van Curler Preserve the attention it needs. At their Aug. 27 meeting, the Scio Township Board approved devoting up to $20,000 for the proposed 6.5-acre prairie restoration project at the Van Curler Preserve. Work is expected to commence on or before the end of 2025. The Van Curler ...
Two seats on the Dexter Community Schools Board of Education are up for election on November 5. In lead up to this, the school district plans on hosting a candidate forum in September to help voters get to know the candidates. At the Aug. 26 board meeting, DCS Board of Education President Elise Bruderly shared ...
Coinciding with the start of the new school year, the Chelsea School District has officially launched its Strategic Plan and unveiled its re-imagined Portrait of a Graduate logo. The school district updated the community on these two things the week before school began. In a letter to school district families, CSD Superintendent Mike Kapolka said ...
An emergency plan is always a good thing to have in place, especially if you’re a governmental organization like Dexter Township. At their Aug. 20 meeting, the Dexter Township Board of Trustees approved a plan called the Dexter Township Support Emergency Operations Plan. The Purpose section of the plan states: “Dexter Township has elected to ...
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