From veteran advocacy to family-friendly events, local American Legion posts in Dexter, Chelsea, Saline, and Milan remain vital to community life. Photo: Milan Post 235. Source: Google Streetview In remembrance of Memorial Day, The Sun Times News presents a feature of the American Legion. American Legion posts—including those in Dexter, Chelsea, Saline, and Milan—are much ...
Chelsea State Bank has donated $25,000 to the Huron Waterloo Pathways Initiative in support of the “Bridge the B2B” campaign. “Chelsea State Bank fully supports the mission and objectives of the Huron Waterloo Pathways Initiative’s Bridge the B2B campaign, as it focuses on fostering connections within communities, something our community bank deeply values,” said Joanne ...
May 15 is National Peace Officers’ Memorial Day, a day to remember and honor law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. As part of our Police Week 2025 coverage, The Sun Times News honors the local law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. We draw from ...
Election to replace term-limited Dana Nessel set for November 2026 Photo: Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit. Source: Washtenaw.Org Eli Savit, the elected Prosecuting Attorney for Washtenaw County, has announced his candidacy for Michigan Attorney General. The Democrat made the announcement on his campaign website, launching a bid to succeed current Attorney General Dana Nessel, who ...
From training and technology to public expectations, local policing has undergone major shifts In honor of National Police Week (May 11–17), The Sun Times News is reflecting not only on the individuals who serve in uniform but also on how the work of law enforcement has changed in the past decade. While the mission of ...
Approximately 3,000 degrees, certificates to be awarded this year Washtenaw Community College’s (WCC) 2025 Commencement Ceremony will be Saturday, May 17, at Eastern Michigan University’s George Gervin GameAbove Center (formerly the EMU Convocation Center), 799 N. Hewitt Road, Ypsilanti. The ceremony is open to the public and will begin at 9:20 a.m. It will also be livestreamed ...
Elected last year, Sheriff Alysha Dyer finished her first 100 days in office on April 11 and has held to the plans she had proposed during her candidacy, including getting rid of ticket quotas, implementing mental health-focused programs in the Washtenaw County Jail and restructuring evaluation tactics for police officers. “When I started working in ...
The Sun Times News launches a weeklong series spotlighting law enforcement in our communities This week, May 11-17, communities across the country pause to honor the men and women who serve in law enforcement. National Police Week is a time to honor and remember law enforcement officers who gave their lives in the line of ...
The Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) will invest approximately $ 2.2 million to seal coat around 49 lane miles of pavement across the county during the 2025 construction season. This work is funded by the current Four-Year Countywide Roads and Non-Motorized Millage and the Michigan Transportation Fund (MTF). Seal coating protects roads from wear and ...
Grass Lake’s Curtis Rodriguez brings trenchless sewer repair to Washtenaw County If your home was built before 1980, your sewer line could be on borrowed time—and the worst part is, you might not even know it. Fortunately, a high-tech solution is available right here in Washtenaw County, thanks to Curtis Rodriguez, owner of Velocity Master ...
Washtenaw Community College (WCC) is vying for a pair of Esports national championships this week. In its first year of eligibility, the WCC Esports program qualified two teams – Counter Strike 2 and Overwatch 2 – for National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC) postseason competition. Both have advanced to the finals of the 16-team, single-elimination tournaments. “The program has built ...
On Sat, May 10, Washtenaw County residents will be able to donate a bag of nonperishable food during Stamp Out Hunger, the nation’s largest one-day food drive. Residents who would like to participate in the drive can set their nonperishable donations in recycled, unused bags next to their mailboxes in the morning of May 10. Donations ...
Where will they live? Does insurance cover it? Do I have to pay for it? What happens if we can’t afford it? These aren’t questions you really want to ask about your loved ones but most of us will be expected to help with the answers at some point. In the blink of an unexpected ...
By Melissa Thrasher Eastern Michigan University’s (EMU) Forensics team capped off a successful season with a third-place finish at the National Forensics Association National Tournament, held April 17–21, 2025, in Detroit. The team competed against 53 colleges and universities from 23 states, reaffirming its national reputation for excellence in competitive speaking and performance. The team’s performance surpassed ...
May 1, 2025 The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office issued a public statement Wednesday clarifying its non-involvement in recent immigration enforcement activity conducted by federal agents. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrived at the 14A-2 District Court in Ypsilanti between 9:00 and 9:30 a.m. in search of an individual. Agents ...
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