May 24, 2025

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Saline Area Schools will be getting New Furniture and a Solar Roof Installation  

Saline Area Schools made some big financial decisions at the April 8 school board meeting, including devoting over one million dollars to the solar roof installation at the high school. The Saline Board of Education approved a number of projects, ranging from new furniture to the solar roof array. Funding comes from the voter approved ...

Saline Softball Splits Season Opening DH

The Saline softball team opened the 2025 season by splitting a doubleheader with Carleton Airport on a cold wet Saturday morning. The Hornets took the opener 6-1. Saline did not take long to get things going with a single by Ashley Malinczak and run-scoring double by Reese Rupert. A pair of walks loaded the basses, ...

Zippy Auto Wash: Locally Owned, Engineered for Clean

When Corey and Michelle Weaver started exploring business ideas in the early 2000s, they were both working full-time and looking for something they could grow on the side. Vending machines, self-storage, even tech stocks were on the table—until they landed on something more hands-on. “Corey has always been obsessed with keeping our cars clean,” Michelle ...

Saline Lacrosse Outlasts Plymouth Salem to Stay Undefeated

By Stacey Page Photo credits amandawalters620 Plymouth, MI – April 4, 2025 – The Saline High School Boys Varsity Lacrosse team overcame an early deficit and a dramatic end to the first half to earn a hard-fought 10-7 road win over Plymouth Salem, improving to 3-0 on the season. Sophomore Nolan Heath led the charge once ...

STN Staff

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Dementia Friendly Saline Announces 2nd Annual Best Life Spring Fair

Dementia Friendly Saline will host its 2nd Annual Best Life Spring Fair on Saturday, May 17th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Liberty School in Saline. This free event celebrates people with dementia living their best lives, while providing fun and education to the whole community. The event will feature educational presentations from dementia ...

STN Staff

EHM Senior Solutions Announces New President and CEO

EHM Senior Solutions has welcomed Ms. Kari Rennie to the role of President and CEO for EHM Senior Solutions. Kari brings a diverse skillset and strong focus on resident satisfaction, quality of service and employee engagement, and describes herself as an engaged and transparent servant-based leader committed to coaching and mentoring others. With over 15 ...

STN Staff

City of Saline and Washtenaw County Treasurer to Host Town Hall

The City of Saline and the Washtenaw County Treasurer’s Office announced a tax and finance town hall scheduled for Thursday, April 17 at 8:30 a.m. The town hall will focus on tax billing, tax payments, property assessments, appeals, and other responsibilities/initiatives which fall within the purview of the City of Saline, or County Treasurer’s Office ...

Finding Grace in the Long Goodbye

A local family’s journey through Alzheimer’s reveals the emotional weight of caregiving, love, and the long road of saying goodbye. Photo: Melissa Anne Rogers, son Luke, Jim Rogers. Photo courtesy of Melissa Rogers. The Sun Times News presents The Long Goodbye, a series sharing the journeys of three families who cared for loved ones with ...

Steven Sheldon

Saline Fire Board Approves Budget and Eyes Fairer Funding

The Saline Area Fire Board backed a $2 million budget and took first steps toward overhauling its decades-old funding formula. The Saline Area Fire Department’s Fire Board met Wednesday at the Saline Fire Station where discussion items included the 2025-26 budget, changing the funding model for fire services and setting priorities for the Fire Board ...

Steven Sheldon

Big Plans, Big Questions: Saline Township Reviews Massive Battery Storage Proposal

Jupiter Energy pitched a $10 million-plus battery project that promises major revenue—but not everyone is ready to flip the switch. Photo: Approximate location of the proposed battery storage facility in Saline Township. Photo: Google Maps. The Saline Township Planning Commission listened to a lengthy presentation from Jupiter Energy about its Voyager Battery Storage Facility at ...

City of Saline Responds to Wastewater Treatment Plant Overflow Following Excess Rainfall

From the City of Saline: Following an extreme weather event, the City of Saline experienced a temporary overflow at its Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). During the storm, Saline received over 1.5 inches of water in under 45 minutes. This high intensity storm produced volumes of water beyond the facility’s current treatment capacity. Despite the rapid ...