April 18, 2025

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Articles for author: Traci Husse

Saline Seeks Volunteers for Civic Committees

The City of Saline is seeking volunteers for open positions on its various boards and commissions. According to the city’s website, the purpose of the groups is to “foster and support the most desirable community, with efficient, high-quality services, striving to exceed our citizens’ expectations.”  The groups meet regularly to provide advisory input to the ...

A photo of two people is Crissy Stratford and her son, Chad.

The Art of Communication

Many readers know that April is Autism Awareness Month. As the annual awareness campaign comes to an end, one local parent of a now-grown autistic son has chosen to share a story she thinks might help other caregivers of autistic children. Professional artist Crissy Stratford’s son Chad was diagnosed with autism at a young age ...

Saline Sets Public Hearing for 2024-2025 Budget

An undated photo of the Saline Municipal Building. Photo courtesy of the City of Saline. At its April 15th meeting, the Saline City Council scheduled the required public hearing related to its proposed budget for the fiscal year 2024-2025. The public hearing is scheduled to take place at 7:00 pm on Monday, May 20, 2024, ...

Chelsea Updates Two City Ordinances

An undated photo of the Chelsea City Offices. Photo courtesy of Doug Marrin. The Chelsea City Council adopted amendments to two existing city ordinances at its April 15, 2024 meeting. Both amendments were enacted in an effort to modernize outdated regulations. After determining that the existing language didn’t permit the use of solar energy systems ...