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Dexter Lions Club Offers Early Vision Tests

Dexter Lions Club Offers Early Vision Tests

The Dexter Lions’ KidSight program will offer public walk-in vision screenings on May 17 from 10am – 1pm at 7444 Ann Arbor St Suite F (State Farm Office) for all ages, focusing on children aged six months and older. The Lions Club has already been to three locations this spring screening children for detection of ...

Encore’s Joni Mitchell Tribute Concert Sneaky Good

Encore’s Joni Mitchell Tribute Concert Sneaky Good

Clerno, Dick, and Stevens bring personal style and emotional depth to Mitchell’s music Photo: (L-R) Sarah B. Stevens, Maddie Dick, Zuri Clerno (singing) & Jacob Kerzner (piano). Photo by Steven Sheldon Joni Mitchell can never be confused with The Beatles or Elton John, two earlier tribute concerts at The Encore Musical Theatre Company in 2025. ...

Dexter School Bond Passes; Pittsfield Voters Approve Millages

Dexter School Bond Passes; Pittsfield Voters Approve Millages

Photo: Aerial view of Dexter Community Schools. Courtesy of DCS Unofficial results from the Washtenaw and Livingston county clerks’ offices for Tuesday’s (May 6, 2025) special election show voters approving Dexter Community Schools’ $242 million bond proposal, with 3,461 voting Yes (56.35%) and 2,681 voting No (43.65%). A total of 6,183 ballots were cast out ...

Dexter Golfers Having Strong Week

Dexter Golfers Having Strong Week

The Dexter golf team had a successful week with a pair of strong showings at invitationals. The Dreadnaughts finished sixth out of 18 teams at the V.T. Varsity Invitational at Oakland University Monday. Dexter finished with a score of 330 to tie with Troy for sixth in the vent won by Rochester Adams with 295. ...

Dexter Soccer Snaps Four Game Skid

Dexter Soccer Snaps Four Game Skid

The Dexter girls’ soccer team snapped a four-game losing streak with an 8-0 win over Ypsilanti Lincoln Thursday night. The Dreadnaughts finished the regular season part of SEC Red play with a 3-4 record and will begin the round-robin tournament this week. Kendall Cabana recorded a hat trick of three goals to lead Dreads to ...

Truck Crashes into House in Downtown Dexter

Truck Crashes into House in Downtown Dexter

A single-vehicle crash in downtown Dexter left the front porch of a home damaged, but thankfully there were no reported injuries. The crash happened around 6 p.m. on May 5, at the intersection of Baker Road and Main Street.  The Sun Times News connected with Doug Armstrong, Fire Chief of the Dexter Area Fire Department, ...

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Dexter Community Band Hosts Free Spring Concert May 18

Dexter Community Band Hosts Free Spring Concert May 18

By Todd Nissen The Dexter Community Band will host its summer-themed concert on May 18 at the Dexter High School’s Center for Performing Arts. The performance will feature “Casey at the Bat” and Principal Trumpet Richard Savitski performing an original version of George Gershwin’s “Summertime.” For Savitski, a long-time Dexter resident who has been in the ...

Chuck Colby

Shotgun, Always: A Goodbye to Chester

Shotgun, Always: A Goodbye to Chester

Publisher’s Note: I don’t usually write things this personal. But our editor, Doug Marrin, encouraged me to share this story—he said, “This will resonate with anybody who has lost a pet.” I hope he’s right. Chester was more than a dog. He was part of our story. We never really know how much time we’re ...

A New Residential Proposal Goes to Scio Township

A New Residential Proposal Goes to Scio Township

A developer is hoping Scio Township will rezone a vacant property south of Jackson Road so it can build residential townhome units on it. This new proposal went before the township’s planning commission on April 28. According to the township planner, the applicant, M/I Homes Inc, is requesting a conditional rezoning from the current PUD ...

Scio Township Addressing Dirt Roads in Road Agreement

Scio Township Addressing Dirt Roads in Road Agreement

Looking ahead to improving some roads, Scio Township has inked an agreement with the Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) for a list of projects to do in the upcoming construction season. At its April 22 meeting, the Scio Township Board approved an agreement for its share of the costs at an estimated total amount of ...

Mike Williamson

Dexter Softball Makes it Three Straight Wins

Dexter Softball Makes it Three Straight Wins

The Dexter softball team improved to 7-4 in the SEC Red after a doubleheader sweep of Ann Arbor Skyline Monday. The sweep makes it three straight wins for the Dreads as they improve to 9-4 overall on the season. The Dreadnaughts used a big eight-run second inning to blow the game open and they cruised ...