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Sue Kelch

How an Eagle Scout Project Benefits the Whole Community

How an Eagle Scout Project Benefits the Whole Community

Photo: Building the Shaded Bench for the Dog Park. Photo courtesy of the Gallagher family Jack Gallagher, a Senior at Saline High School, recently added a new feature to the Curtiss Dog Park – a shaded bench for dog owners. And although his Eagle Scout project took only two days to complete, the idea took ...

Sue Kelch

Saline Students Volunteer for Leaf Raking and Snow Shoveling

Saline Students Volunteer for Leaf Raking and Snow Shoveling

Photo: Saline High School Students Raking Leaves, Courtesy of Saline Area Senior Center Fall brings colorful leaves and winter brings snowflakes. And while we enjoy the changing seasons, it also is a reminder of routine maintenance required to clear pathways. In fact, some community members may need extra help with maintenance, and hiring a company ...

STN Staff

Chelsea MSPA Call for Artists – Main Street Park Mural

Chelsea MSPA Call for Artists – Main Street Park Mural

Image: Overview of Main Street Park in Chelsea. Courtesy of MSPA The Main Street Park Alliance (MSPA) invites artists to create a mural that embodies the values at the heart of the Main Street Park project: community, growth, hope, wellness, and connection. Located at 500 S. Main Street, a site once defined by abandonment and ...

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Material Girls Hosts 17th Annual Christmas Bazaars in Chelsea

Material Girls Hosts 17th Annual Christmas Bazaars in Chelsea

Material Girls of Chelsea is gearing up for their 17th annual Christmas Bazaars. Operating under the mission of Women Striving to Serve Others, Material Girls focuses on fellowship, support, and offering children, special needs people, and the community unique shopping experiences. Dedicated to providing quality items ranging from $1 to $5, the group ensures children ...

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Chelsea Invited to Honor Veterans at Community Tribute

Chelsea Invited to Honor Veterans at Community Tribute

The Chelsea Senior Center, Chelsea School District, and the City of Chelsea invite the community to come together on Tuesday, November 11 to celebrate and honor those who served our country in the U.S. Armed Forces. These men and women served with honor to support and defend the Constitution and the freedoms we cherish.  The ...

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 ...

Doug Marrin

The Ballad That Immortalized the Edmund Fitzgerald

The Ballad That Immortalized the Edmund Fitzgerald

“The captain wired in, he had water comin’ inAnd the good ship and crew was in perilAnd later that night when his lights went out of sightCame the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” –Gordon Lightfoot, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald In the aftermath of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on November 10, 1975, ...

Doug Marrin

From the Archives: County Business & Chelsea Buzz, 1879

From the Archives: County Business & Chelsea Buzz, 1879

Quirky notes from the Chelsea Herald, Oct. 23, 1879 Washtenaw County’s supervisors had a busy October. They voted to start putting the dog tax right on the assessment roll and told the clerk to go collect a $1,000 pledge for the new courthouse clock. They also tallied up courthouse costs to date: a grand total ...

Doug Marrin

Milan’s Avi Dragun Earns Prestigious EMU Presidential Scholarship

Milan’s Avi Dragun Earns Prestigious EMU Presidential Scholarship

Photo: (L-R) Jaime Williams, Professor Ruth Ann Armitage, and Presidential Scholarship recipient Avi Dragun in Peru. Courtesy of EMU Information provided by Jillian Randall and Melissa Thrasher of EMU Eastern Michigan University has announced that Milan resident Avi Dragun has been named a recipient of the 2025 Presidential Scholarship, one of the university’s most competitive ...

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AAA: Michigan Gas Prices Drop to Lowest Since 2021

AAA: Michigan Gas Prices Drop to Lowest Since 2021

The Michigan state average dropped 13 cents from a week ago Gas prices in Michigan are down 13 cents from last week. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $2.79 per gallon for regular unleaded, which is a new 2025-low. This price is 41 cents less than this time last month and 49 cents less than this time last year. Motorists are paying ...

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