May 02, 2026

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Saline Girls Claim D1 District Title

Saline Girls Claim D1 District Title

The Saline girls’ basketball team used a stingy defense and an all-around team effort to claim the D1 district title with a 52-40 win over Dexter Friday night. Saline held Dexter to 19 points in the first half and built a 30-19 lead at the break. The Hornets defense clamped down o the Dreadnaughts in ...

Saline Area Schools Announce Leadership Changes with Familiar Names

Saline Area Schools Announce Leadership Changes with Familiar Names

Saline Area Schools has announced some leadership changes coming up later this summer. On March 6, Saline Superintendent Dr. Rachel Kowalski notified families, students and staff at Heritage and Saline High School about leadership transitions that will take place at the conclusion of the school year. Beginning July 1, Megan DeGrand will serve as Principal ...

Karen Lambert

Middle School Choirs Bring Home Top Ratings from District 12 Festival

Middle School Choirs Bring Home Top Ratings from District 12 Festival

Students from Saline and Milan Middle School choirs performed a diverse repertoire at the District 12 Michigan School Vocal Music Association Junior High and Middle School Choral Festival Thursday March 5, at Belleville High School. Selections ranged from A Patch of Light, a newer composition by Jacob Narverud; to a musical setting of the poem In Flanders ...

Matt Rosentreter

Saline Council Approves Beach Court Construction

Saline Council Approves Beach Court Construction

Saline City Council approved a contract regarding the resurfacing of Beach Ct. and Sauk Trail with Asphalt Specialists LLC. The roads’ quality, measured on a PASER scale, has been rated as the lowest possible score in the last two evaluation cycles. “Beach Court is in, I would say, abysmal shape,” Mayor Brian Marl said. “I ...

Whitmer’s Early Education Plan Could Expand Pre-K Across Local Districts

Whitmer’s Early Education Plan Could Expand Pre-K Across Local Districts

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s call to expand preschool access and strengthen early literacy could bring new opportunities to school districts across the region. In her recent State of the State address, Whitmer emphasized expanding early childhood programs, including the Great Start Readiness Program, which provides free pre-K to eligible families. The proposal is part of a ...

Matt Rosentreter

Saline Council Amends Public Comment Requirements

Saline Council Amends Public Comment Requirements

Saline City Council amended the language regarding restrictions during the first public comment period of each regular meeting at their March 2 meeting. Council meetings have two allotted periods for public comment: one before the meeting’s formal agenda, and one after. Previously, speakers of the first public comment were restricted to topics on the docket ...

Saline Twp. Taking First Steps Toward Development Moratorium

Saline Twp. Taking First Steps Toward Development Moratorium

Saline Township officials are considering a temporary moratorium on certain development proposals as concerns grow about industrial projects affecting the township’s rural landscape. The township is considering this option in response to recent industrial developments that threaten the rural and farm-like landscape such as the rhe recent data center. Township planning consultant Mike Auerbach, from ...

STN Staff

Saline Chamber Announces 2026 Circle of Excellence Award

Saline Chamber Announces 2026 Circle of Excellence Award

The Saline Area Chamber of Commerce (SACC) has announced that the nominations for the 2026 Circle of Excellence Awards are open. Each year, the Circle of Excellence Awards honor community members and businesses that exemplify exceptional service, leadership, innovation, and commitment. These awards highlight those who uphold the highest standards of professional excellence, maintain a ...

SHS Drama Club Sings A Big “Hello Dolly”

SHS Drama Club Sings A Big “Hello Dolly”

The Saline High School Drama Club staged the smash Broadway hit “Hello Dolly” on Feb. 27 – Mar. 1st in the Ellen A. Ewing Performing Arts Center. Hello Dolly first premiered in 1963 at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit, with Carol Channing playing the lead role of Dolly Gallagher Levi. The musical moved to Broadway ...

“Drawn from the Wood”: The Indigenous Roots of Michigan’s Maple Syrup Tradition

“Drawn from the Wood”: The Indigenous Roots of Michigan’s Maple Syrup Tradition

Before Michigan became famous for roadside sugar shacks and amber bottles lining grocery shelves, the sweetness of maple flowed through the forests as a sacred gift. Long before statehood, long before settlers arrived, native families gathered beneath towering maples at winter’s edge, reading the trees the way others read calendars. What many today see as ...

Saline Robotics Team Hosts Cub Scouts

Saline Robotics Team Hosts Cub Scouts

About 60 Cub Scouts and parents filled the Saline Middle School media center Thursday, Feb. 26, as members of the Hornet Hackers robotics middle school team hosted an outreach event featuring a Bristlebot Derby, a robotics room tour and live robot demonstrations. Team members set up race lanes, demonstration areas and information tables before welcoming ...

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