April 15, 2025

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STN Staff

Milan Chamber Hosts AI Seminar

Milan Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a class for business owners and others interested in how to best utilize AI for marketing. The event will be on Thurs, March 13 at 6pm at 3 E Main Street, Milan. Founder of PlusCode Web Design Dave Baldwin will be presenting. According to Milan Chamber’s Facebook ...

Milan Middle Schoolers Named Local Winners in America & Me Essay Contest

Hugo Gutierrez, Mason Martin and Franklin Barker, all eighth-graders from Milan Middle School, were honored as the local winners for the 56th annual America & Me Essay contest. The contest, which is sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance, encourages young people to write about their Michigan heroes, especially those individuals who have made a difference in ...

Steven Sheldon

Milan High School Gets Heavenly Applause From Dr. Seuss

Milan High School will open the curtain on the whimsical Suessical – The Musical in the Dennis McComb Performing Arts Center, an 840-seat auditorium in Milan High School. Suessical – The Musical has three performances this weekend, 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday. There is a 7 p.m. ...

Cassidy Jenkins

Annual Student-Staff Basketball Game Unites Milan Community for a Fun-Filled PTO Fundraiser

The much-anticipated annual student-staff basketball game took place on Thursday, February 27th, at Symons Elementary. Doors opened at 5:00 PM, with the game starting at 5:30 PM. This engaging event featured a friendly competition between teachers and staff from Paddock Elementary and PECC against their counterparts from Symons Elementary. The game served as a fundraiser ...

Milan City’s First Cannabis Retailer Opens

Milan City’s first recreational marijuana retailer, JARS Milan Cannabis, opened Feb. 20, after a lengthy process that led to the business obtaining a city permit.  Four applicants contended for the two spots. Green Ink 420 obtained the other permit and is building by Love’s gas station, near the Plank Road Exit, possibly opening later this ...

Flight, Space and Rockets Pay a Visit to a School in Milan

Students at Symons Elementary School had a unique educational experience recently after an alumnus of Milan Area Schools paid a visit along with some friends. This wasn’t the first time this former student did this, but it was the first time he brought a team from the Aerospace Engineering program from the University of Michigan. ...

Milan Bowling Teams Qualify for D3 State Final

The Milan boys’ and girls’ bowling teams had record setting weekends after both squads earned second-place finishes and moved on to the D3 state finals next week. The Big Reds also had three record-setting performances and two regional champions to add three athletes to the individual state finals. The boys’ rolled a team score of ...

Mr. DeSarbo Announces his Retirement from Milan Area Schools

After 30 years in education and the last 16 as Principal of Paddock Elementary School, Sean DeSarbo announced he will be retiring next month. DeSarbo addressed his decision in a letter to Paddock families that was dated Feb. 11. His letter opens with, “After 30 incredible years in the Michigan public school system (the last ...

STN Staff

MHS Productions Presents Seussical the Musical

Come join Milan High School Productions as they premier “Seussical the Musical!” Directed by Jason and Becky Berry, this musical adaptation of some of your favorite Dr. Seuss stories will take you from The Jungle of Nool to Whoville and back again. The cast follows Horton and Jojo as they navigate worlds where they don’t ...