The accident occurred at the intersection of Mast and N. Territorial roads. photo courtesy of the DAFD The Dexter Area Fire Department responds to a rolled over garbage truck that was powered by compressed natural gas. The Sun Times News reached out to DAFD Fire Chief Doug Armstrong after seeing the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office ...
Scio Township closed out 2023 by devoting American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to some important needs. The Scio Township Board made a number of decisions at their Dec. 12 meeting related to using these special funds. The Sun Times News (STN) followed up with township supervisor Will Hathaway on the ARPA decisions. Hathaway said ...
Sylvan Township has a new person helping out as the Planning and Zoning Administrator, but it still needs help in certain areas, specifically on some commissions/boards that need filling. On Dec. 28, to close out 2023, Sylvan Township announced the addition of the new Planning and Zoning Administrator. Scott Pacheco, a native of Chelsea, comes ...
As one of his goals and hopes in being part of the 2023-24 Washtenaw County Youth Commission program, Joseph Brodeur, a sophomore at Chelsea High School, wants to help foster genuine partnerships between adults and youths in his school district. The Youth Commission program, currently in its fourth year, aims to serve in an advisory ...
Scio Township is moving ahead with a strategic planning process that will include input and participation from the Board of Trustees, township staff, board and commission representatives, and the community. To get this going, the Scio Township Board approved the project and authorized township manager Joyce Parker to contract with a consultant to lead the ...
A fatal crash occurred along Huron River Drive early on October 15 after a vehicle struck a tree. The Scio Township Fire Department responded to the scene that Sunday morning around 7:40 a.m. The Sun Times News connected on Oct. 16, with Scio Township Fire Chief Andrew Houde about the crash. Houde said they “were dispatched to an ...
From Saline Area Schools: Since the start of the 2023-2024 school year, the Saline Area Schools Transportation Department has documented 21 bus pass infractions, an average of one per school day, across the District’s 22 bus routes. This problem extends statewide. In a one-day survey conducted by 1,108 Michigan bus drivers in May of 2023, ...
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is hosting an informational meeting about the contamination at the former Silver Lake Grocery. EGLE sent out notification on Oct. 9, to different interested parties, about the “informational public meeting regarding the EGLE-funded cleanup of historical gasoline contamination at the former Silver Lake Grocery (11100 ...
Saline High School has a new team sport that is very modern, unique and electronic. SHS now has an official eSports team that is competing in the Michigan High School eSports League (MHSEL). Esports is electronic sports through organized competitive video gaming. To learn more about this new team, the Sun Times News (STN) connected ...
The signs are around Scio Township. One saying vote yes and another saying no. What’s it about, fire services and taxes? As the Nov. 7 vote approaches, some Scio Township voters are thinking about the fire services question on their ballots. The ballot language reads: Fire Services Improvement and Expansion Operating Question Shall the Township ...
The last line in the Scio Tax Sanity press release reads, “Scio voters should consider the actual costs when they vote this November 7th.” This press release was sent to the Sun Times News (STN) by email on October 6. In its wording it’s dated Sept. 29 and has a title of “Scio’s Community Report ...
In looking over the press release put out by the group, Scio Tax Sanity, the Sun Times News (STN) reached out to Scio Township Fire Chief Andrew Houde to ask him about this since it references something he wrote in a recent township newsletter. Houde said he had seen the press release. He also said, ...
This is a letter to the editor of the Sun Times News dated October 4 and titled: Fire Operations Ballot Questions: From: David Read To: Residents of Scio Township, I am a former Township Trustee, Deputy Clerk, and Chair of the Fire Services Guidance Committee (FSGC) which was convened by the Board in 2022 to ...
From the Webster Township Historical Society: On Sunday, October 22 at 2 p.m., Carol Kappus and the Ann Arbor Harpers will be returning to the Old Town Hall in Historic Webster Village for a benefit concert for the Webster Township Historical Society. Carol and her harpers will provide a program which is sure to infuse the ...
Saline’s William Rogers made good use of the $1,000 Plant Systems SAE grant awarded to him by Bob Evans Restaurants. Rogers, a member of the Saline FFA Chapter in the SWWC (Southwest Washtenaw Consortium) at Saline High School, along with his friend Henry Schriender have used the grant funding to help them successfully start two ...
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