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Michigan AG’s Office Requests Public Hearings on DTE’s Proposed Data Center Service Contracts

Michigan AG’s Office Requests Public Hearings on DTE’s Proposed Data Center Service Contracts

DTE needs new, $300 million substation to support the data center proposed for Saline Township On November 6, 2025 the office of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a “notice of intervention” with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) in response to DTE’s earlier request to MPSC to fast track approval of its contracts for ...

Food Insecurity Will Soon Intensify for Many Local Families

Food Insecurity Will Soon Intensify for Many Local Families

The USDA says November’s SNAP funds will not be distributed Next month, around 11,000 Washtenaw County households will face increased food insecurity when the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) suspends November payment for its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), as a result of the “ongoing federal government funding lapse.”  About 5,000 of these Washtenaw County ...

Library Hosts Info Night on College Savings Plans

Library Hosts Info Night on College Savings Plans

Only 35% of families use college savings programs. In partnership with the State of Michigan and Chelsea State Bank, the Chelsea District Library (CDL) is offering a free informational session about education savings programs offered by the State of Michigan. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, October 14, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the ...

Saline Alum and Published Author Returns for Release of New Book

Saline Alum and Published Author Returns for Release of New Book

“They’ll recognize some people if they grew up in the 80s, there for sure.” Saline High School graduate (‘93) and novelist Michael MacBride is releasing his latest book, At The Wake, later this month. To commemorate its launch, the author will hold a book signing hosted by Saline’s very own Fine Print Bookshop, on September ...

Dexter Township Offers Second Community Conversation on Immigration

Dexter Township Offers Second Community Conversation on Immigration

“These are the people that are fixing your roofs and cleaning your houses and working in the back of restaurants.” Dexter Township will host a second public conversation focused on immigration on Thursday, July 31 at 6:00 p.m. at Township Hall, 6880 Dexter-Pinckney Road. The event, “Let’s Talk About Immigration: Part 2,” follows an earlier ...

Washtenaw County Receives Immigration Inquiry From the Department of Homeland Security

Washtenaw County Receives Immigration Inquiry From the Department of Homeland Security

Officials are weighing the county’s legal options According to a statement released by Washtenaw County Commissioner Katie Scott, on April 10, 2025, Washtenaw County officials received an immigration enforcement subpoena and a notice of inspection of I-9 forms.  The administrative subpoena, issued by the US Department of Homeland Security, is a formal request for “information, ...

Washtenaw ISD Career Technical Education Summit Unites Education, Industry, and Community Leaders

Washtenaw ISD Career Technical Education Summit Unites Education, Industry, and Community Leaders

An important question was being asked at the recent Washtenaw Intermediate School District (ISD)’s Education Summit. “What does the future of applied and experiential learning and workforce development look like in Washtenaw County?” Held on March 18 at Washtenaw Community College’s Morris Lawrence Building, the ISD said the summit “served as a call to action, ...

American Revolutionary War Soldier Buried in Scio Township Cemetery to be Honored

American Revolutionary War Soldier Buried in Scio Township Cemetery to be Honored

A special service will be held later this spring at an old cemetery in Scio Township that will commemorate the service of a man who made the local area his home after the American Revolutionary War. The local chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Sons of the American Revolution are planning to ...

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