A bicyclist was hit by a vehicle on North Territorial Road on October 4th, the Dexter Area Fire Department (DAFD) said. After hearing reports on local Facebook pages of a bicyclist being hit over the weekend, the Sun Times News followed up with DAFD on the following Monday (Oct. 6) to find out more information ...
Photo: Photo of the smoke from the 2025 Roscommon County wildfire. Courtesy DNR With fire danger extremely high across much of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula today, firefighters are working near Houghton Lake in Roscommon County to contain a wildfire burning since Sunday afternoon, Oct. 5, near the Roscommon State Forest Area. The fire was reported early ...
The intersection of Jackson and Wagner roads was closed for nearly three hours on October 1, due to a traffic incident involving a Michigan State Police (MSP) vehicle. It was at 8:56 a.m. that Wednesday morning when the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office sent out an alert to “Avoid the area of EB Jackson Rd near ...
PHOTO: Aerial view of the intersection of Scio Church Rd at Zeeb Rd in Lodi and Scio Townships. Courtesy of WCRC The Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) held a virtual informational meeting on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, to outline plans for a new roundabout at the intersection of Scio Church Road and Zeeb Road in Lodi ...
Incident #: 25-3507 Location: 700 block of N. Freer Rd. Date: September 22, 2025 Time: 3:54 pm INFORMATION: While on routine patrol, an officer was dispatched to a car vs. pedestrian crash in which the suspect vehicle had reportedly fled the scene. Upon arrival, the officer made contact with the victim and witnesses, who described ...
The plan for a second fire station in Scio Township comes from the needs to address response times and call volume, according to Scio Township Fire Chief Andrew Houde. “Our southeast sections of the township have a high volume of calls and our longest response times,” Houde said. “This new station should improve response times to ...
Incident #: 25-3472 Location: 1200 block of S. Main Street Date: September 19, 2025 Time: 6:53 pm INFORMATION: While on routine patrol, officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of S. Main Street for the report of a retail fraud in progress. Upon arrival, the officer met with the complainant, who stated that they had ...
The Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) has reopened the Maple Road (Foster) Bridge following an emergency closure. During the closure, WCRC engineers determined that the bridge’s post-tensioning system had failed due to a broken steel cable. As a result, the bridge’s load rating has been reduced to 5 tons. Motorists are advised that the Maple ...
Huron Valley Ambulance (HVA), the nonprofit and community-owned EMS provider serving Washtenaw County, Western Wayne County, and Southeastern Oakland County, has announced its 2025 Star of Life Award recipients. The Star of Life awards, overseen by the American Ambulance Association, recognize Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics, 911 call-takers, dispatchers, and EMS support personnel who demonstrate highly ...
After 34 years as a firefighter for the Milan Area Fire Department, Greg Brierley served his last day on Aug. 30, 2025. His last two shifts he worked alongside his son, Lieutenant Cody Brierley, who has been a firefighter since 2018, a rare treat since their schedules rarely matched up. “They’re peas in a pod, ...
Photo: The planned over-height flashing light system will be placed before the Main St bridge near the fire station. Photo by Doug Marrin One of the major points addressed during the Washtenaw County Road Commission’s (WCRC) recent public meeting on the planned Dexter roundabout was the fate of the narrow 1893 railroad viaduct on Main ...
Image: Schematic of the planned roundabout at Island Lake Rd and Dexter-Chelsea Rd in Dexter. Source: WCRC The Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) held a virtual public meeting on August 26 to outline a major road project at the intersection of Island Lake Road (Main Street) and Dexter-Chelsea Road. The proposal to build a roundabout ...
Incident #: 25-3197 Location: 1100 block of S. Main Street Date: August 28, 2025 Time: 5:11 pm INFORMATION: While on routine patrol, officers responded to the 1100 block of S. Main Street for the report of a felonious assault complaint. Upon arrival, the officer was met by the complainant, who stated that the suspect, driving ...
The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) is seeking information about an armed robbery that took place on August 26 on Dan Hoey Road. According to the WCSO, deputies responded at 11:27 p.m. on the 26th to an apartment complex in the 7600 Block of Dan Hoey Road for an Armed Robbery. “Upon arrival deputies spoke ...
Moving Forward, Public Meeting Scheduled Photo: Pictured is a post-tension system (broken steel cable) on the Maple Road (Foster) Bridge over the Huron River, located between Huron River Drive and Country Club Road in Ann Arbor Township. Courtesy WCRC The Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC), working with our bridge engineering consultants, have completed the design ...
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