April 24, 2025

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STN Staff

CDL Honors Dedicated Volunteers at Annual Appreciation Party

Katie Hepler On Saturday, December 7, Chelsea District Library (CDL) staff and volunteers gathered at our annual Volunteer Appreciation Party and presented our 2024 Friend of the Year and 2024 Volunteer of the Year awards. This year, CDL recognized 2024 Friend of the Year Gary Zenz and 2024 Volunteers of the Year Donald and Diane ...

STN Staff

Ballet Chelsea Announces Winter Semester 2 Class Schedule

Ballet Chelsea is excited to announce its Winter Semester 2 class schedule from January 13 through May 17, 2024. The semester features a wide array of classes tailored to dancers of all ages and experience levels, with additional 8-week mini-sessions perfect for those seeking shorter commitments or an introduction to dance. Ballet Chelsea is renowned ...

Sylvan Township is thinking about its Water System and I-94

What’s the feasibility and cost to extend water under 1-94? This is something Sylvan Township wants to better understand, especially looking ahead to potential developments. At their December meeting, the township board had an agenda item to consider how to move forward on figuring this out. The board meeting packet explained: “Gathering data regarding the ...

Doug Marrin

CPD Weekly Summary, 12-10-24

Incident #: 24-4179 Location: 800 block of W. Middle Street Date: December 5, 2024 Time: 3:27 pm INFORMATION: While at the station the investigator received a wire fraud complaint by telephone that reportedly had occurred on October 23, 2024. The complainant stated that he was the Power of Attorney for the complainant and had recently ...

Lonnie Huhman

Chelsea Man Rescued After Crash into Water

It was early on the morning of December 6 when Dominick Myers was driving home at Conway and Sibley roads after work when he hit a patch of black ice. This caused his van to go off the road and overturn into a pond. He said he was able to call 9-1-1 and his wife, ...

Slow Start Dooms Bulldogs in Loss to Pioneer

The Chelsea boys’ basketball team could not overcome a slow start as the Bulldogs fell to Ann Arbor Pioneer 79-65 last week. The loss dropped the Bulldogs to 1-1 on the season. Chelsea struggled in the opening quarter with Pioneer jumping out to a 20-9 lead after one. The offensive struggles continued in the second ...

Chelsea Wrestlers Take Down Tecumseh in Opener

Cover photo provided by Chelsea Wrestling The Chelsea wrestling team opened its season with a strong showing by taking down SEC White rival Tecumseh 47-31 Thursday night. The Bulldogs won eight of 13 matches with one void against the Indians, while seven of the eight wins were pins. Picking up pins for Chelsea were Chase ...

STN Staff

GALLERY: Chelsea’s 2024 Hometown Holiday Light Parade

Chelsea’s annual Hometown Holiday Light Parade brought festive cheer to the streets last night as families and friends gathered to celebrate the season. The parade featured a vibrant display of holiday lights, decorated floats, and vehicles from local organizations and community groups. Santa Claus made a special appearance, waving to excited children as he rode ...

Doug Marrin

Community Development Report Highlights Chelsea’s Growth and Projects

Acting Community Development Director Paul Montagno provided a quarterly report to the Chelsea City Council, spotlighting significant community initiatives, master planning progress, and development updates. Department Updates Montagno emphasized strides in departmental organization by hiring Lisa Freeman as the new planning and zoning technician, streamlining internal procedures and filing systems. “We’ve been working on some ...

STN Staff

The Astor of Chelsea Awards Over $48,000 in Scholarships to Chelsea Families for Educational Care with an Arts Emphasis

The Astor of Chelsea is proud to announce that it has awarded over $48,000 in scholarships to families with children ages birth – five years of age in Chelsea, Michigan. These need-based scholarships were designed to support full-day educational care tuition for local children, helping to make quality early education more accessible to the community. ...

Doug Marrin

Chelsea Police

Chelsea Police Report, October 2024

In October 2024, Officers responded to 474 calls for police service in the City of Chelsea, up from 373 the previous year, a 27% increase. Total calls for 2024 (Jan-Oct) are 3,691, down from 4,330 for the same period last year, a 15% decrease. Officers conducted 106 traffic stops, down from 157 last year. Thirty-two ...