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Doug Marrin

Dexter Council Weighs Annexation Plan Tied to New Municipal Well

Dexter Council Weighs Annexation Plan Tied to New Municipal Well

PHOTO: View looking south from the corner of Wellington and Carrington drives in the Dexter Crossing neighborhood. The proposed development would occupy the open land beyond the pavement, adjacent to this residential area. Photo: Google Street View.  At its Nov. 10 meeting, the Dexter City Council revisited a long-running and often complicated question of whether ...

Doug Marrin

Dexter Council Debates Gazebo Ramp, Sets Path for Main Street Makeover

Dexter Council Debates Gazebo Ramp, Sets Path for Main Street Makeover

The Dexter City Council met on October 27, 2025. The meeting included updates from local agencies, decisions on several motions, and extensive discussion on city infrastructure and public projects. Highlights are as follows: Pre-Arranged Participation Representatives from the Washtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD) presented on the benefits of career and technical education. They discussed sustainable ...

Lonnie Huhman

Dexter Community Schools Updating its Sex Education Curriculum

Dexter Community Schools Updating its Sex Education Curriculum

The Dexter Community Schools (DCS) Board of Education voted to accept the updated sex education curriculum with modifications. The Dexter school board made the decision at their Nov. 10 special meeting, which included a public hearing on the Sex Education Curriculum Update. The Sun Times News followed up with school board president Elise Bruderly about ...

Dexter Area Fire wants to better Connect with the Community

Dexter Area Fire wants to better Connect with the Community

The main goal behind the newly introduced Dexter Area Fire Department (DAFD) program named Community Connect is to better protect residents and businesses in the communities it serves. The DAFD recently announced “the launch of Community Connect, a free, secure, and easy-to-use platform designed to help first responders better protect residents and businesses in the ...

Christa Quinn

Dexter Women’s Swim & Dive Shines at SEC Red Championships

Dexter Women’s Swim & Dive Shines at SEC Red Championships

Photo: Medley Relay State Qualifying Team (L-R) Ganas, McAllister, Smaby, Murillo. Photo by Becky Murillo The Dexter Dreadnaughts capped an impressive showing at the 2025 SEC Red Championships, held November 7–8 at Pioneer High School. Competing against some of the state’s top Division 1 programs, Dexter held their own with standout swims and strong dives ...

Mike Williamson

Dexter Volleyball Falls to Skyline in District Finals

Dexter Volleyball Falls to Skyline in District Finals

Dexter’s remarkable volleyball season ended Wednesday night in the Division 1 district finals as the Dreadnaughts fell to Ann Arbor Skyline in four sets (19-25, 25-18, 19-25, 10-25). The loss capped a stellar 39-8-2 campaign. Three of Dexter’s eight losses this season came against Skyline, one of the state’s top-ranked programs. The Dreadnaughts reached the ...

Lonnie Huhman

What’s Next: Washtenaw County Voters Approve Career Technical Education millage

What’s Next: Washtenaw County Voters Approve Career Technical Education millage

The approval of the countywide Career Technical Education (CTE) millage will eliminate barriers and expand access to purposeful, hands-on, applied and experiential learning in every school district across Washtenaw County, Washtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD) Superintendent Naomi Norman said after voters passed the millage on November 4. “This millage will eliminate barriers and expand access ...

Scio Township Firefighters have a New Contract

Scio Township Firefighters have a New Contract

After a months-long negotiation process, the Scio Township Firefighters Union (IAFF Local 4891) has a new contract with Scio Township. The township board ratified the contract at a special meeting on October 31. The contract is a three-year extension that will see the group getting pay raises. Here’s a look at the newly agreed upon ...

Mike Williamson

Dexter Rolls in Playoff Opener

Dexter Rolls in Playoff Opener

The Dexter football team was running on all cylinders Friday night as the Dreadnaughts rolled past Livonia Franklin 42-7 in the D2 state playoff opener. The game was delayed after first play when a Dreadnaughts player suffered a severe leg injury. He was treated by the training staff and EMT’s and carted off the field. ...

Lonnie Huhman

Scio Township Hires a New Finance Director, Promotes Interagency Collaboration and Says Yes to Frito Lay

Scio Township Hires a New Finance Director, Promotes Interagency Collaboration and Says Yes to Frito Lay

The October 28 Scio Township Board of Trustees meeting had another full agenda with a variety of decisions made, including hiring a new Finance Director; helping to keep a neighborhood’s water and wastewater system fiscally healthy and letting Frito Lay move forward with adding on to a local distribution center. New Finance Director In hiring ...

Matt Rosentreter

Dexter Orthodontics Approved for City-Owned Property Development

Dexter Orthodontics Approved for City-Owned Property Development

Dexter City Council selected Mirlo Real Estate Partners’ proposal for construction of an orthodontic office at the empty lot located at the intersection of Meadow View Drive and Dexter-Ann Arbor Road, commonly referred to as the “MAVD property.” After construction, the facility will be owned and operated by Dr. Brandon Shoukri D.D.S., the current co-owner ...

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