Discover the top stories that captivated readers in 2024, from local news to provocative community events. From community highlights to impactful local events, The Sun Times News readers engaged deeply with stories that shaped our locales and state in 2024. These 20 articles, ranging from breaking news to heartbreaking circumstances to provocative local events, captured ...
The more things change, the more they stay the same Author’s note: I like to browse old newspapers. Often, something will catch my attention that connects yesterday with today. These historical parallels remind me that while many things feel unknown today, history tends to follow familiar patterns over time. As the Detroit Free Press reported ...
In an important mid-school year decision, the Milan Area Schools (MAS) Board of Education approved the recommendation made by the high school principal and hired Kristyn Pierfelice as an assistant principal at Milan High School. The decision was made at the Dec. 18 MAS Board of Education meeting. The school board thanked MHS Principal Aaron ...
After serving over three decades in various roles within the school district, Superintendent Bryan Girbach said he will step down in June and retire from Milan Area Schools. The superintendent officially announced his decision during the Dec. 11 school board meeting. He will serve out the school year and retire effective June 30, 2025. Girbach ...
Photo: Wilson Park. Google Streetview The City of Milan is updating its 2025 Master Plan and Parks and Recreation Plan to shape the future of the community and asks for your input. Residents, business owners, students, and visitors are invited to share their vision for Milan’s parks, recreation, land use, development, transportation, and housing through ...
On December 7th and 8th, Christmas on the Farm at the Waterloo Farm Museum transported visitors back in time to experience the charm of a 19th-century holiday celebration. The historic farmstead was beautifully decorated for the season, offering festive tours, live music, homemade treats, and demonstrations of traditional crafts. Families, friends, and history enthusiasts gathered ...
Milan Area Schools has seen a change on the Board of Education with one school board member stepping down and a new one coming in. At the Nov. 13 meeting, Betty Rosen-Leacher announced because of personal reasons she was resigning from her role on the school board. Rosen-Leacher resigned because she and her husband (who ...
Paul Schubert, a 95-year-old Chelsea resident, brings history to life with Immigrants’ Son, a vivid memoir of his German-American boyhood during World War II. Photo: With television still in infancy, families would get their wartime news from the radio. Photo: Flickr, Public Domain A Boyhood Shaped by War ““War! Japanese planes have bombed American ships ...
On December 7, 2024, Milan celebrated its annual Christmas Parade, themed “The Nutcracker,” drawing a large attendance and creating a festive evening for families and friends. The day’s festivities began with the “Can’t Catch Me I’m A Gingerbread Man” Fun Run/Walk from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m., followed by the inaugural “Sugar Plum Tea” at the ...
After a quick 2-0 start, the Milan boys’ basketball team dropped a pair of heartbreaking losses to fall to 2-2 on the season. The Big Reds opened the season with an impressive 62-49 win over Vandercook Lake. Milan started fast with a big 23-7 lead after one quarter. The lead continued to grow in the ...
An agreement for the next building phase of Saline Valley Farms went to the York Township Board before the developer can move forward with constructing more homes. At their November meeting the York Township Board of Trustees reviewed and approved a development agreement for the next phase of Saline Valley Farms II. The Sun Times ...
Washtenaw Sheriff Department hosted Shop With a Cop at Meijer on Dec 3. These events allow children to be paired with a police officer and shop with them, using donated gift cards. Local Milan police officers Seargent Archer and Officer Marshall attended the event. The Milan Police Department thanked the Sheriff’s Department for allowing its ...
Photo: A brand could be applied to hands, cheeks, shoulders, or foreheads, as a way to publically mark the offense. Photo: https://research.colonialwilliamsburg.org Many elected officials are being sworn into office over the next few months, marking their terms’ start with a time-honored tradition. But why do they raise their right hand when taking an oath, and ...
Photo: The 78-acre K. Heath Trust property located at the corner of Cone and Petersburg roads in Milan Township. Photo: Google Streetview. The Monroe County Board of Commissioners is considering applications to include two properties—one in Milan Township and one in Dundee Township—in the Farmland and Open Space Preservation Program. This program, part of Michigan’s ...
The Milan girls’ basketball team kicked off its season in a big way with a 46-6 thrashing of Melvindale Tuesday night. Kaily McDaniel scored night first quarter points to help the Big Reds jump out to an early lead and they never looked back. Emily Bladen got hot in the second with 12 points, including ...
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