The Dexter wrestling team picked up a third-place finish at the Manchester New Years Eve Invitational Wednesday. The Dreadnaughts finished 3-2 on the day. Dexter defeated Adrian Madison 51-23, Jackson Lumen Christi 66-12, an the Chelse B team 78-6. The Dreads fell to eventual champion Chelsea A 58-18 and to D4 second-ranked Manchester 44-33. Jasper ...
Scio Township has extended its township-wide waste hauling contract. Noting that it would be potentially seeking new bids for the next contract in the near future, the township board in the meantime approved a two-year contract extension with Proirity Waste. The extension is for Priority Waste to continue providing for the collection and disposal of ...
Michigan’s new gas tax is now in effect. Here’s what it will cost you at the pump. Signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in October, the new law scraps Michigan’s sales tax on fuel, raises the state gas tax from 31 to 51 cents per gallon, and directs all fuel tax revenue to roads, with the ...
Photo: The intersection of Parker Rd at Shield Rd in Lima & Scio Townships. Photo courtesy of WCRC The Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) has announced an upcoming project at the intersection of Parker Road and Shield Road, located on the border of Lima and Scio Townships. This project, scheduled for the 2026 construction season, ...
Scio Township is giving township firefighter Michael Simpson a helping hand as he looks to earn his college degree. In keeping with township policy and goals, the Scio Township Board at their last meeting in December approved providing educational assistance in the amount of $17,380 for firefighter Simpson. The $17,380 is for two years. The ...
A medical emergency on December 29 saw Dexter Area Firefighters working to revive an individual who arrived at the fire station by vehicle that morning. After hearing varying reports about an emergency at Dexter Area Fire Department’s Station #2, the Sun Times News connected with Dexter Area Fire Chief Doug Armstrong to ask about it. ...
Photo: Scoville Point on Isle Royale. Photo by Richard Jackson From changes in state law to discoveries buried beneath the Great Lakes, Sun Times News readers showed a clear interest in 2025 for stories that informed, surprised, and connected them to the world beyond their city limits. The year’s most-read articles reflected a wide range ...
Free cures. Fear-based ads. Products marketed as “safe.” If this sounds familiar, you might be surprised these ads ran in Dexter more than 150 years ago. From the Dexter Leader, December 23, 1869 If you think questionable health claims are a modern problem, take a look at a local newspaper from the 1860s. Long before ...
Scio Township firefighters found a woman dead inside a residence after responding to a blaze near Wagner Road. The call for the fire came in just after 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec, 28, with a report of active flames in a two-story home. The fire led to multiple fire departments responding. The Sun Times News ...
If you think awkward goodbyes and social anxiety are modern inventions, an old column from The Dexter Leader, December 23, 1869, would like a word. Tucked into the paper under the earnest headline “An Appeal to Young Men,” this late-19th-century advice column offers a surprisingly funny and relatable glimpse into courtship etiquette “back then.” The ...
Webster Township has reduced its number of voting precincts. The township clerk’s office posted a message on December 17 on the township website about the changes. “For these reasons Webster Township has decided to take advantage of this change in election law and reduce our number of precincts from 3 down to 2,” the clerk’s ...
Dexter resident recalls his uncle’s release from a Russian prison camp and the unlikely chain of events that led him home Photos: Farm in Wroclaw, Poland, post 1945. Photo: Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe. Walther Schubert upon entering military service. Courtesy of Paul Schubert. By Paul Schubert Born in 1930, I was a first-generation German-speaking boy whose ...
My friends, we all have it. When we turn off the noise, the videos, the music, the politicians. When we quiet our lives down for a moment, we can hear it. It is always there, but it seems like the world wants us to ignore it, pretend it isn’t there, tell you that you don’t ...
Recently, I volunteered for the Holiday Hustle, a 1-mile walk/run and 5k race in Dexter. It was my first time and lucky for me, they assigned me to traffic detail. I had to stand out by the “Road Closed” sign and remind everyone why the road was closed and try to help them figure out ...
Jeffrey M. Holden, author of “Dead Moose on Isle Royale.” Photo courtesy of Chelsea District Library Chelsea District Library, Dexter District Library, and Serendipity Books are partnering to kick off 2026 with the second annual Neighbors Read. This community read aims to bring together readers from the cities of Dexter and Chelsea and their surrounding ...
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