It was planned to just be a fun adventure for them on Spring Break. It would end up seeing them bike over 500 miles on a journey that would turn out to be a memory of a lifetime. It was April 1974, when a group of 10 boys, ranging in age from 15 to 16 ...
Firearm deaths in Washtenaw County rose sharply over the past decade before falling to their lowest level since 2019. The Washtenaw County Health Department released the findings in its 2015–2024 Firearm Death Report, showing trends by age, race, sex, geography, and related arrests. “We are encouraged to see fewer deaths in 2024, which is our ...
The Washtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD) is hosting upcoming information sessions to give voters the opportunity to learn more about the Career Technical Education (CTE) millage proposal on the November 4th ballot. Voters residing in the nine school districts served by the WISD will vote on a 1.0 mill, 10-year Career Technical Education proposal. The ...
Photo: Google Street View The Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) has announced two informational meetings to share details about upcoming corridor improvements at the Island Lake Road (Dexter Main Street) and the Dexter-Chelsea Road intersection, primarily a projected roundabout planned for 2026. The busy intersection is also a choke point for traffic during daily rush ...
We’re now into August and families are thinking about the start of the school year. However, school districts like Chelsea, Dexter, Milan and Saline are still in the dark as to how some things will look this upcoming year. The reason being is that Michigan lawmakers have not yet put together a final budget that ...
“What he did to his neighbors is not a normal or healthy reaction in a free society.” The man behind last year’s string of politically charged vandalism incidents in the Dexter and Chelsea areas pled no contest and was sentenced on July 14th. The investigation moved forward when at least one victim provided police with ...
Dexter unveiled The Gerstner Gate to honor coaches Geoff and Janell Gerstner, whose 20 years of dedication built one of the nation’s most successful high school pole vault programs. By Jude Crittenden Photo: Rainbow over The Gerstner Gate, June 7, 2025. Courtesy Jude Crittendon At the east corner of Dexter High School’s football field, straddling ...
Milan’s recently appointed library board member Kelsey Winter attended her first meeting as a board member on June 24, and approved the library budget. Winter was chosen by the library board from amongst six applicants to fill a vacancy through the end of 2025. It was the beginning of what is gearing up to be a busy season for election officials, candidates and local organizations as they prepare for the Primary Election on Aug. 5. This year voters in Milan, Dexter City, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Township will have a Primary, while those in Saline, Manchester and Chelsea will only vote in the final election on Nov. 4.
With local school boards, such as Saline, Chelsea, Milan and Dexter, passing resolutions in support and now with the Washtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD) Board of Education doing the same it’s looking more likely that a millage vote will be on the November ballot. The ballot question is a 1 mill proposal that if passed ...
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 ...
Dexter Community Schools will implement a no-transport zone starting this fall, requiring 239 students who live within a 1.5-mile radius of their schools to walk, bike or find a ride to school other than the bus. The area ineligible for bus transportation includes Dexter Crossing, Walkabout Creek, Hilltop, Huron Farms and all students in town ...
Construction on Baker Road is staying on schedule and should be finished before school starts. The contractors finished repaving from Grand Street to Main Street on July 24 and spent the week of July 28 working on traffic electrical. Restoration is planned for next week. “Residents should be aware that while the most obvious portion ...
Kentwood Place, a business and 17-unit residential development, is coming to 3165 Baker Rd. and 8200 Forest St. after Dexter City Council approved the plan 4-2 in its meeting on July 22. Applicant for the new development Pamela Byrnes Brown presented its features at a public hearing held by the Dexter Planning Commission on July ...
At its meeting on July 23, Dexter City Council decided to renew its current solid waste disposal ordinance for five years, leaving garbage pickup time at 7 a.m. The city’s original contract with Waste Management said service can’t begin earlier than 7 a.m., but in recent discussions, Waste Management said collection starts prior to then ...
The Saline Area Schools Board of Education May 14 meeting was a memorable one for the Washtenaw United High School Hockey Team. It saw the Saline contingent of the team receive their Varsity Letters. During the meeting, Saline Superintendent Stephen Laatsch introduced the team and their coaches to the school board and gathered public. The ...
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