April 24, 2025

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Chelsea State Bank Announces 2025 Woman of CSB Award

Chelsea State Bank presented the fourth annual Woman of CSB Award to Sue Jacobs, for her longstanding dedication to Chelsea State Bank and for her exemplary philanthropic efforts in the Chelsea Community. “It is with great excitement that we are recognizing Sue Jacobs as the recipient of the 2025 Woman of CSB Award,” said Joanne Rau, ...

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Chelsea Gets Ready for Annual Sounds & Sights Event

The Chelsea Area Chamber of Commerce is hard at work planning for the summer’s best free community event, Sounds & Sights! For the first time ever, all areas of Sounds & Sights, including the Social Commons during the Festival weekend, are now FREE! Live auditions were recently held for Sounds & Sights on Thursday Nights ...

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Rank MI Vote Hosts Chelsea Town Hall on Ranked Choice Voting

On Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM, Rank MI Vote will host a town hall event in Chelsea to educate the public on Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) and its potential to improve Michigan elections. As America faces increasing political division, many voters feel their voices are unheard. This event will present the problems with ...

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History Hounds: Chelsea Senior Center Seeks Early History  

Chelsea Senior Center celebrates 60 years this spring. The activity-driven organization has blossomed from its humble beginnings into a weekday haven for socializing, support, education, movement, services, the arts, volunteering and a whole lot of fun for more than 1,300 seniors in the area.   Sixty years ago, seniors first started gathering at the Korner ...

Matt Rosentreter

City Council Opts-in to Michigan Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund

Michigan’s recently passed law requiring cities to either establish a low-income energy assistance fund or opt-in to the currently existing state fund set a deadline for the decision as April 1. At Chelsea City Council’s March 17 meeting, the council voted to opt-in to the state fund. Concerns were raised by council members about the ...

Chelsea Police Report, February 2025

In February 2025, Officers responded to 337 calls for police service in the City of Chelsea, up from 335 the previous year, a 1% increase. Total calls for 2025 (Jan-Feb) are 671, down from 704 for the same period last year, a 5% decrease. Officers conducted 111 traffic stops, up from 107 last year. Twenty-nine ...

GALLERY: Chelsea Schools Celebrate First-Ever Rock Your Socks Classic Basketball Game

Students from Chelsea and Dexter schools united on the court for a joyful display of inclusion and teamwork Chelsea Schools hosted the first-ever “Rock Your Socks Classic” on Friday, March 21, at the Chelsea High School gymnasium. The Unified basketball game featured student-athletes from Chelsea and Dexter Schools in grades 3-8, bringing together participants with ...

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Chelsea District Library Welcomes Three Award-Winning Authors

Virginia Krueger Chelsea District Library (CDL) is thrilled to announce the 17th Annual Midwest Literary Walk lineup featuring New York Times best-selling authors Shelby Van Pelt, Angie Kim, and Sarah Vowell. Each year, Midwest Literary Walk showcases award-winning authors from around the country at historic venues throughout downtown Chelsea. The authors will read from their ...

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SRSLY Chelsea Announces Melissa Goldstein as New Program Coordinator

SRSLY Chelsea is excited to announce Melissa Goldstein has joined the team as the coalition’s Program Coordinator. Melissa is passionate about supporting youth and families and is excited to work alongside the Chelsea community to promote youth mental health and substance abuse prevention. In this new role, Melissa will be facilitating programs, building partnerships, and ...

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Chelsea Hospital Appoints Five New Members to Board

Chelsea Hospital has appointed five new at-large members to its 16-person board, which is responsible for ensuring alignment with its mission, meeting community needs through strategic planning, oversight of quality and patient safety, approving medical staff appointments, and engaging with the Joint Venture Board in long-term planning. The new board members are Nicholas Angel, community ...

Doug Marrin

Chelsea’s RegenCen Offers Bioidentical Hormones for Healthier Aging

Dr. Gustav Lo explains how bioidentical hormone replacement therapy at RegenCen in Chelsea can help people regain energy, reduce health risks, and feel like themselves again. At RegenCen in Chelsea, Dr. Gustav Lo is at the forefront of regenerative and anti-aging medicine, advocating for bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) as a tool to improve quality ...

Doug Marrin

CPD Weekly Report, 3-18-25

Chelsea Police Department Weekly Press Summary Incident #: 25-817 Location: 1000 block of S. Main Street Date: March 12, 2025 Time: 1:47 pm INFORMATION: While on routine an officer was directed to respond to the 1000 block of S. Main Street to make contact with a complainant regarding a fraud complaint. The complainant, a local ...

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FIA and St. James in Dexter Launch New Scholarship

Faith in Action partners with St. James’ Episcopal Church in Dexter to offer a scholarship helping individuals facing financial hardships achieve their educational goals. Community News Faith in Action is excited to announce a new partnership with St. James’ Episcopal Church in Dexter to provide the St. James’ Morton Cox Legacy Scholarship, an annual educational ...

Doug Marrin

Chelsea’s Annie Capps Honored with Prestigious Spirit of Folk Award

Chelsea musician recognized for her contributions to the folk music community Annie Capps, a pillar of the Michigan folk music scene, has been honored with the 2025 Spirit of Folk Award from Folk Alliance International (FAI). The award, presented by Fiona Prine, recognizes Capps’ dedication to preserving and promoting folk traditions while fostering community within ...