Lonnie Huhman is a versatile journalist with a long career in local news. At The Sun Times News, he covers area schools, surrounding townships, and local sports, while also writing profile pieces and reporting on new businesses. His wide-ranging experience allows him to move comfortably between hard news, community features, and in-depth human-interest stories.
The Chelsea School District is expected to devote $194,628 toward new technology purchases. Introduced at the March 9 school board meeting, the Chelsea school board looked at a recommendation made by Ryan Spencer, the district’s Director of Technology, which will see the purchases of new “iPads for South Meadows 3rd grade students, Beach Middle School ...
The Lyndon Township Board of Trustees put its support behind an application to have a historical marker be placed in recognition of the Wild Goose Country Club and Subdivision. To demonstrate this after the board’s vote at their March 10 meeting, Lyndon Township Supervisor Pam Byrnes wrote up a letter of support for the Historical ...
Bringing home the gold, Will Barhite, a 2021 Chelsea High School graduate, earned a great victory at the recent Big Ten Indoor Championships. Barhite was part of the University of Michigan’s distance medley relay team at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, which was held at the end of February in Indianapolis at the Fall Creek Pavilion. ...
Dexter Township describes it new budget plan as balanced while also delivering some temporary tax relief to its residents. With the approval by the township board at its March 17 meeting, Dexter Township has its budget plan for the new fiscal year that begins next month. The budget has revenues projected at $4,037,160 and operating ...
Zingerman’s Cornman Farms, located not too far from downtown Dexter, announced it will be closing its doors this October following their final events. Since it opened over a decade ago, this historic farm has been a unique venue for weddings and other celebrations. The Sun Times News connected with Tabitha Mason, Managing Partner at Zingerman’s ...
The Lyndon Township Board approved its 2026 Road Work Agreement with Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) at its March 10 meeting. The biggest cost project in the plan at $127,000 is work on Boyce Road from M-52 to the county line. The estimated amount expected to be paid by Lyndon under the agreement is $203,676 ...
The Gelman Plume has finally been added to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). On March 12, the EPA announced it was adding the Gelman Sciences Inc. site to the list of the nation’s most contaminated sites. The agency issued a press release on the announcement. Designation “With this ...
The Milan Boys Swimming and Diving Team ended their season with a trip to Holland for the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) State Finals this past weekend. The Sun Times News connected with Coach Dan Heikka to see how it went. “We swam season best times and competed hard,” Heikka said. Since the formation ...
Scio Township announced it will post $13.2 million in bonds to pay for the cost of acquiring, constructing, furnishing and equipping a new fire station to be located on township-owned land on Wagner Road near Liberty. The township said it posted the bonds on March 12, as it moves forward on this important project that ...
The Chelsea School District (CSD) Board of Education got a preview of the potential plan to build a multi-use fieldhouse facility. At its March 9 meeting, the CSD Board of Education looked over and discussed a recommendation proposal made by district consultant, Clark Construction, about who they think should to take on the Design-Build contract ...
Dexter Community Schools (DCS) is hosting a community conversation related to the recent legislation signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. This past month, Whitmer signed two bipartisan bills that aim to improve focus during class time by minimizing digital distractions. According to the Governor’s Office, the two bills call for Michigan school districts to create action ...
The Saline Area Schools Board of Education approved technology purchases totaling over $900,000 at its March 10 meeting. The school board approved a “request to purchase 1800 iPads for staff and students, 350 Chromebooks and 35 Omen laptops for the C204 computer lab at Saline High School and 2 Cisco 3110 NGFW firewalls to replace ...
Dexter High School will be getting a unique update in its food program that should give students a delicious food option during their days of study and work. To get this new option underway, the Dexter Community Schools Board of Education approved at their March 9 meeting the purchase of fresh personal pizza equipment from ...
Eight students in Dexter Community Schools (DCS) had their artwork selected to be part of the upcoming State Art Show. These students, after being selected as the best in their schools, had their artwork put on display this past month or so as part of the Region 3 Art Show at Washtenaw Community College (WCC). ...
Saline Area Schools has announced some leadership changes coming up later this summer. On March 6, Saline Superintendent Dr. Rachel Kowalski notified families, students and staff at Heritage and Saline High School about leadership transitions that will take place at the conclusion of the school year. Beginning July 1, Megan DeGrand will serve as Principal ...
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