Naming the solar panel walkway was an important decision for Dexter Community Schools and the many students who helped pick it, and that’s why the Board of Education voted to name it for long-time teacher Kate Boynton, who passed away in 2020. DCS announced on June 5, the naming of the walkway. In its announcement, ...
The Session Room has a new owner with a familiar name. On June 4, the Arbor Brewing Company announced that its back, but in a new westside location on Jackson Road in Scio Township. “Yesterday we closed on the purchase of The Session Room on Ann Arbor’s west side and will be reopening today as ...
This year’s Chelsea graduates are leaving the high school a better place. From starting their high school lives dealing with COVID-19 restrictions and Zoom classrooms to ending it before a full house of family and friends at Jerry Niehaus Stadium, the 2024 graduates are a special and unique class. Held on Sunday, June 2, the ...
A lot of eyes in the community have been watching the construction of Woodview Commons, the new mixed-use development that’s heavy on the residential side being built at Jackson and Baker roads. One set of eyes is Dexter Community Schools. Located in Dexter school district boundaries, the development is expected to bring an influx of ...
For townships like Lima Township, the August election is probably just as important as the general one in November. As it stands right now on the list of candidates, Lima Township has only one party on the August 6 Primary ballot, so the outcome for township board will be likely be determined in August after ...
Dexter Township wants to talk with the community about recent legislation impacting solar, wind, and battery storage facilities. In the May edition of Dexter Township’s Monthly Email Update, “In The Loop,” the township says there’s an “important conversation in our township!” “The State of Michigan passed a law, Public Act 233 of 2023, which mandates ...
Rain has extended the N. Territorial Road and Dexter Town Hall Road Safety Project. The work at N. Territorial to cut the hill there and the intersection improvements at Dexter Town Hall have been extended to June 14. The work began at the end of February and was expected to last 10-12 weeks. In an ...
Honored for their excellence both on and off the field, Saline student-athletes Peyton Widen and Jordan Wickham were named as two of eight state winners of the Michigan High School Coaches Association Rich Tompkins Multi-Sport award. At the May 28 Saline Area Schools Board of Education meeting, both were recognized. The Rich Tompkins Multi-Sport Athletic ...
Chickens are now allowed at certain residential homes in Lima Township, as long as you follow the rules set out in the recently updated township ordinance. This issue came to the Sun Times News attention after local author and Lima Township resident Celina Marie Chase contacted us in hope of seeing the Lima Township Board ...
A love for flying led to the Hummel Aircraft Company making Dexter its home. The company came to be in Dexter a few years back after Matt and Laurie Higgins acquired Hummel Aviation in 2021. Both longtime Dexter residents, they are carrying on Hummel’s tradition and are continuing to grow the business by making improvements. ...
Earning their degrees to making the Dean’s and President’s lists, local college students are finding success. Occasionally the Sun Times News recieves updates about local students succeeding at the college and university level. Here are a few recent ones. At Indiana’s Trine University this spring, students completed degrees at the end of the Spring 2024 ...
With a commitment to increasing real-world, skill-based experiences for students, Dexter Community Schools continues to look into introducing new courses at the high school. Two of the latest are Woodshop and Systems of Construction. These probably sound familiar, but they are not currently offered at DHS. However, that might change come next school year. Two ...
Webster Township Hall is getting a new parking lot. After a few decades of use and wear and tear, the parking lot at 5665 Webster Church Road is getting a new look. Earlier this month, Webster Township Supervisor John Kingsley sent out a message to the community: “Webster Township’s recycling dumpsters are being repositioned to ...
The Chelsea School District has its next principal for South Meadows Elementary School. With the retirement of Stacie Battaglia as principal of South Meadows Elementary, the CSD Board of Education approved the administration recommendation to hire Katie Spisich as the new principal. Spisich is a familiar face and knows the school quite well already as ...
The Chelsea School District will soon be looking to fill a new position that will act as the face of the district’s safety and security. CSD Superintendent Michael Kapolka introduced the proposal for the role of Director of Safety and Security at the May 20 school board meeting. Kapolka said this new position comes out ...
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