Written by Michael Mezei The Milan football team kicked off its season in impressive fashion with a 43-0 trouncing of Westfield Prep. Milan struck first on a 3 yard run from junior Elijah Blackmon in the first quarter. The game was a back-and-forth struggle for most of the half. In a key play late in ...
Written by Michael Mezei Milan started the week with a two-match set on August 16. The Big Reds tied Gibraltar Carlson 1-1 with a goal by Hunter Neumann on an assist from Andrew Cruz. Neumann and Cruz are both freshmen. They followed with a 2-1 victory over Cesar Chavez Academy. Fred Brown, a senior leader, ...
After years of investment to rebuild the downtown, Milan DDA director Jes Meingasner said the city’s downtown spaces are mostly full, something that was not the case six years ago. The last available building –containing 25 and 29 W. Main– was purchased by Jack Brown, who plans to renovate. “We’ve been over 80 percent of occupancy for at ...
Some Milan high schoolers took part in what some hope is a new back-to-school tradition. Showing up with hands full of brushes, paint cans and supplies, Milan juniors and seniors transformed their personal parking spots
After a five-year hiatus, a classic fall favorite will be returning to Milan. The Coffee Off, a street fair, coffee tasting, and brewing competition, will return downtown Milan in Tolan Square on Oct 4, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., bringing together coffee lovers, local vendors, and community members for a morning of caffeine and ...
With the start of the school year just around the corner, Milan Area Schools (MAS) made a handful of new hires at the August 13 school board meeting, filling a range of teaching roles across the district. The MAS Board of Education made teacher appointments for an ECSE (Early Childhood Special Education) position, in the ...
As summer 2025 draws closer to autumn, Milan City workers and contractors are nearing completion of major projects, while others are just starting. Here are some updates: Ann Marie and West Michigan Ave: A more than half million dollar project resurfacing Ann Marie Dr. and West Michigan Avenue is mostly complete. The project is awaiting ...
Philanthropy might bring to mind pictures of rich donors bequeathing estates and life savings. However, in Milan right now it looks a lot more like local residents asking the community to support trade scholarships for students or a new roof for a building with a scandalous history. “For years and years we have only offered scholarships focused on one thing, which is going to college,” said Cassie Prior, a Captain for Team Milan and a member of the board of the Greater Milan Area Community Fund, in the kickoff video for the Philanthropy Games. “So many kids are looking into different jobs when they get out—electrician, plumber, cosmetologists and we want to be able to support them as well.”
Milan City Clerk Lavonna Wenzel hastened into the gathering area of The Center waving two sheets in her hands Tuesday evening, just 48 minutes after the election had closed. There community members had a chance to look at the two lists of results – one for Washtenaw County and one for Monroe County – in the city straddling the border
A proposed $1 billion data center just outside of Milan City, could bring in millions in tax revenue in Washtenaw County. However, many Augusta Charter Township residents—who would have the data center in their backyards—have expressed concern it would negatively impact their rural way of life.
An effort to stay the Primary election for the Monroe County Commission District 2 seat failed in court Thursday July 31. From her courtroom in Washtenaw County, Judge Carol Kuhnze said it was in the best interest of residents of Monroe County for the Primary election Tuesday Aug. 5 to continue, even as the decision ...
With a Primary election scheduled for Aug. 5 and three candidates vying to represent County Commission District 2, a Washtenaw County judge has been assigned to determine whether the seat in Monroe County was ever open. In the meantime, Monroe County Clerk Annamarie Osment has been instructed to proceed with the election as normal. “That’s what we ...
A string of developments from Dundee to Saline may soon include three Dunkin’s — formerly Dunkin Donuts — alongside national eateries and new residential units. In Dundee, work is already underway to construct a combined Dunkin’ and Baskin Robbins, alongside a Verizon Wireless. In Milan, Dunkin’ and Jimmy Johns are slated to fill the space once occupied by JR’s Restaurant. Saline approved a new Dunkin’...
Milan Middle School’s new Principal is looking forward to his new role. With a unanimous vote of the Milan Area Schools (MAS) Board of Education, David Middlin was hired during the July 9 school board meeting to fill the vacant leadership position. His start date was effective July 10. Middlin comes on board to take ...
As Milan City Council explores what do with a pioneer building near city hall, a local foundation has offered a $50,000 grant with the hope to get the space called the Community House into use. In 1936, Henry Ford purchased the building—used by Milan pioneers in the 1800s as a flour mill—to store soybeans used to make paint for automobiles. After Ford closed the Milan soybean operation and moved its coil operation to the Ypsilanti plant, the city bought the Ford properties in 1948.
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