September 02, 2025

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Mike Williamson

Saline Soccer Falls to St. Edwards

Saline Soccer Falls to St. Edwards

Cover- Photo by Dawn McCann The Saline soccer team had an up and down week by going 1-1-1 and improving to 5-1-1 on the season. The Hornets dropped a tough 2-1 decision to St. Edwards (OH) Saturday. Saline went on top in the first half when Augusto Lima de Castro knocked home a pass on ...

Mike Williamson

Saline Volleyball Off to Quick Start

Saline Volleyball Off to Quick Start

The Saline volleyball team got off to a quick start to the 2025 season with a 4-1 record in the opening week. The Hornets opened the season by going 3-1 at the Motor City Power Series. Saline defeated Trenton 25-12, 25-13, Canton 25-10, 25-13, and Sterling Heights Stevenson 25-11, 25-10. The Hornets dropped a hard ...

Mike Williamson

Saline Field Hockey Rolls Past Novi

Saline Field Hockey Rolls Past Novi

The Saline field hockey team scored early and often on its way to a 9-0 mercy shortened win over Novi Thursday. The Hornets scored five times in the first and four in the second to end the game at halftime. Ella Arvai got things going for Saline early with a goal less than two minutes ...

STN Staff

Quilting Season’s August Donation Sale Draws Huge Crowd in Saline

Quilting Season’s August Donation Sale Draws Huge Crowd in Saline

The Quilting Season’s annual August Donation Sale, held on Saturday, August 23, 2025, drew an enthusiastic crowd that filled the parking lot at 7025 E. Michigan Ave. Quilters, crafters, and supporters browsed tables overflowing with fabric, yarn, crafting supplies, and books, all donated by friends and customers to benefit The Quilting Season Charities. “All of ...

STN Staff

Call for Participation in a Community Mural in Saline’s Leather Bucket Alley

Call for Participation in a Community Mural in Saline’s Leather Bucket Alley

The Community is hereby invited to help paint Leather Bucket Alley. Cleaning & prep Sept. 2–3; Community painting Sept. 4–14, 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. daily (weather-dependent) Saline Main Street invites neighbors, families, and friends to help transform Leather Bucket Alley into a vibrant ground mural celebrating our city. Cleaning and surface prep will take place September ...

STN Staff

City of Saline Repairs Well #5, Lifts Irrigation Pause

City of Saline Repairs Well #5, Lifts Irrigation Pause

The City of Saline has announced that Well #5 at the Water Production Plant has been successfully repaired, allowing the city to lift its recent request for residents and businesses to pause irrigation and other non-essential water use. “With the help of the community, we were able to reduce water demand by 20%,” the city ...

Mike Williamson

Saline Clips Rockford in Battle of D1 Powers

Saline Clips Rockford in Battle of D1 Powers

In what many called the MHSAA’s top game of week one, Saline came out on top of a powerful Rockford squad 37-28 Thursday night. Both Saline and Rockford are expected to make long runs in the D1 state playoffs in November, but it was the Hornets that came out on top in a back-and-forth affair ...

Lonnie Huhman

Saline Middle School Re-Opens

Saline Middle School Re-Opens

After some needed remediation work, because mold was discovered in the building, Saline Middle School is getting back in session. Saline Superintendent Rachel Kowalski gave a district update about Saline Middle School (SMS) on Aug. 26: “We are pleased to report that after receiving an analysis of test results and a verbal review with our ...

STN Staff

Saline Mayor Announces Upcoming Senior Conference

Saline Mayor Announces Upcoming Senior Conference

Saline’s Mayor Brian Marl will be hosting his annual senior conference on Sept. 12 at the Saline Area Senior Center, 7190 North Maple Rd., Saline, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. “As the old adage goes – time flies. I can hardly believe this will be my 12th Saline Senior Conference,” said Mayor Marl. “I’m ...

Matt Rosentreter

Discussion of Saline Rec Center Continues in Council

Discussion of Saline Rec Center Continues in Council

Discussion regarding the budget for repairs at the Saline Recreation Center continued at Saline City Council’s Aug 18 meeting. The Rec Center’s HVAC system, which has had a series of breaks and repairs since fall 2023, experienced a critical failure this February. The replacement for the building’s Dectron unit is scheduled for November 2025. In ...

Lonnie Huhman

Saline delays Middle School’s First day

Saline delays Middle School’s First day

With two days before the start of the school year, Saline Area Schools made an emergency announcement to the school district community about the first day for Saline Middle School. On Aug. 22, Saline Area Schools (SAS) notified families of Saline Middle School students that the start of the school year would be delayed. In ...

Matt Rosentreter

Saline Council Updated on Wastewater Treatment Plant Progress

Saline Council Updated on Wastewater Treatment Plant Progress

Tetra Tech’s Sr. Vice President Brian Rubel speaks at the Aug 18 Saline City Council meeting Saline City Council was presented progress updates on the construction of the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) by Brian Rubel, Sr. Vice President from Tetra Tech, the company awarded the contract by council. According to Rubel, construction is primarily following ...