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Do you have a special election on May 5th? What to know about the ballot proposals on the May 5th Special Election ballot A small number of Washtenaw County voters have a special election approaching on May 5th, 2026 when Ingham Intermediate School District, Grass Lake Community Schools, and Columbia School District will ask voters ...
Savit will face Eaton County Prosecutor in November Washtenaw County Prosecuting Attorney Eli Savit will represent the Democratic Party in the race for Michigan Attorney General this November. Savit was selected by Democratic Party members at their state nominating convention in Detroit over the weekend. Savit competed against Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald and longtime ...
Governor, US Senator, State Reps, Judges, School Boards and More 2026 is a consequential year for voters across the country, particularly here in Michigan. Open seats include Governor, Attorney General, and Secretary of State as well as one US Senate seat and all US Congressional Representative seats. Voters will also weigh in on State Legislative ...
“I didn’t back down when I was overseas. I’m not going to back down now.” On December 13th Saline Township resident Kathryn Haushalter filed documents with the Washtenaw County Circuit Court requesting she be added as a co-defendent in the lawsuit filed against Saline Township by multiple plaintiffs involved in the development of the data ...
“We can set an example for the rest of the nation on how to build these facilities the right way and grow our economy at the same time.” Yesterday, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued a public comment to the Michigan Public Services Commission (MPSC) in support of data center development in Michigan and specifically the ...
Michigan AG Dana Nessel argues the hearing “would amount to little more than performative listening rather than thorough public scrutiny,” unless the MPSC grants her request for a contested proceeding. MPSC Schedules Public HearingOn November 18th, 2025, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) announced it scheduled a public hearing on DTE’s ex parte request for ...
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 ...
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 ...
Who will fill three open seats after November’s City Council election? Six candidates are vying for three open seats on Saline’s City Council next month. The election is scheduled for Tuesday November 4th, 2025 but early voting has already started. With a wealth of options, Saline voters have their jobs cut out for them. The ...
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 ...
Each quilt includes a label that reads “Made Especially for You by the C.A.A.D.Y. Corner Quilters.” Every Tuesday afternoon at the Chelsea Senior Center, a small group of kindhearted quilters gather together to practice their craft—not for fun or for profit, but to provide a measure of comfort for people in need across Washtenaw County. ...
Every dollar goes to the recipient. The Chelsea area chapter of 100 Women Who Care will hold its third and final Impact Award meeting of 2025 on October 7th at the Chelsea Train Depot. 100 Women Who Care Chelsea Area is a membership organization of local women who increase their charitable impacts to Chelsea-area nonprofits ...
“We put a lot of thought into what is contained in these walls, and we’re hoping it feels special and it’s what people in our community want–that they can come in and feel like this is a space for them.” Anticipation is building for the opening of Dexter’s new bookstore Courageous Books. The cozy, independently ...
“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 ...
“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 ...
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