There’s a big need in Washtenaw County that the planners of the Many Hands Lifesharing Community hope to help address with their development. They estimate around 7,000 people in the county have Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (IDD) with at least 1,000 of them being of adult age with parents who are aging. These individuals, their ...
The Milan FFA Chapter has a new learning tool that can fly and will be used in Botany classes. It’s a drone and Milan High School students in FFA recently got to demonstrate it at the Washtenaw Intermediate School District K-12 Career Technical Education summit, which was held last month at Washtenaw Community College. To learn ...
Milan City Council has approved a new contract with Washtenaw County to provide dispatch, continuing an agreement that includes 9 percent annual rate increases. The $85,467 contract, which extends through June 30, 2026, builds on the city’s decision to outsource emergency dispatch services four years ago. At the April 1 meeting, Mayor Ed Kolar acknowledged that the move has been controversial among some residents ...
Police Chief Don Tillery recognized Officer Cody Straits on his promotion at the Milan City Council meeting on April 1.
With her red-hair thrown back in enthusiasm, a fifth grader made her way to the podium at the Milan City Council meeting. Winni Russeau can’t vocalize many words, but she’s constantly communicating. When she’s at home her mother says they know what she wants without sign language or her speech generating device, since they know her so well. She often throws her head back to say yes, like she did when her mom asked if she wanted to speak to the council.
A local family’s journey through Alzheimer’s reveals the emotional weight of caregiving, love, and the long road of saying goodbye. Photo: Melissa Anne Rogers, son Luke, Jim Rogers. Photo courtesy of Melissa Rogers. The Sun Times News presents The Long Goodbye, a series sharing the journeys of three families who cared for loved ones with ...
An important question was being asked at the recent Washtenaw Intermediate School District (ISD)’s Education Summit. “What does the future of applied and experiential learning and workforce development look like in Washtenaw County?” Held on March 18 at Washtenaw Community College’s Morris Lawrence Building, the ISD said the summit “served as a call to action, ...
The filing deadline to run in Milan City elections is April 22, by 4 p.m., and not a minute later, said Milan City Clerk Lavonna Wenzel. Positions will be open for Milan mayor, the library board and Milan city council.
A new dance team in Milan is creating an inclusive space where individuals of all abilities can perform, compete, and grow in confidence. At Dance Xplosion in Milan, a studio focusing on its inclusive approach in the dance community, there is a new program that has been creating a space where dancers of all abilities ...
Amidst festivities to celebrate its ninetieth birthday, Milan Library has decided it needs a mascot. The call for mascot submissions went out at the library's birthday party March 15, alongside speeches from the library board president, a city council member and a speech entered into the Congressional Record. Already the library has compiled a list of more than 50 nominations ...
Milan Area Schools has set a timeline to hire the next Paddock Elementary School Principal. This comes after the recent retirement announcement of longtime principal Sean DeSarbo. During his comments at the end o the March 12 school board meeting, MAS Superintendent Bryan Girbach said the district has received some good feedback and input from ...
For 60 years, Milan Children’s Preschool (MCP) has been a cornerstone of early childhood education in Milan, Michigan. Founded in the fall of 1964, MCP has grown from a small group of dedicated mothers teaching in church basements to a thriving cooperative preschool that continues to enrich young lives and empower families. A Passion for ...
In the shadow of Michigan’s only successful aerial jailbreak, others plotted their own flights to freedom. Image: Newspaper clipping of a scene from the 1975 movie “Breakout,” where Charles Bronson breaks Robert Duvall out of a Mexican prison with a helicopter. The movie was shown in theaters a week before Dale Remling’s escape using a ...
Milan Area Schools (MAS) didn’t have to go too far to find their candidate to be the next Superintendent. MAS Assistant Superintendent Ryan McMahon is now at the top of the list. The Milan Area Schools Board of Education voted unanimously at its March 12 meeting to authorize the Personnel and Leadership Committee to enter ...
After some initial pushback, the largest park in Milan City should see more than $1 million dollars in upgrades this fall, including new pickleball courts, a new basketball court, an additional playground, a zip line, permanent bathrooms and shaded seating near the existing splash pad.
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