“He practiced with a rifle every day since he drew the tag.” A remarkable story of dedication, skill, and a little luck concluded earlier in January when 12-year-old Milan resident Dean Wojtowicz traveled to northern Michigan with his family to pick something he’d left there after a 2023 hunting trip. Back on October 1, 2023, ...
How a Passion for Conservation Turned Dreams Into Over 10,000 Acres of Protected Land Barry Lonik has been at the forefront of Washtenaw County’s unparalleled land preservation efforts for over 30 years. Lonik started what is now called Legacy Land Conservancy (originally the Potawatomi Community Land Trust) and led that organization for ten years. During ...
Art created by students in Dexter Community Schools will again be part of the Michigan Art Education Association Region 3 Art Show. Every school in DCS, from Anchor and Beacon to Wylie, Creekside, Mill Creek and the high school, will have students participating in the show. It will be open to the public starting Saturday, ...
The city of Ann Arbor owns land in Scio Township that it wants to annex and then sell to an affordable housing development. The land is on Maple Road and its part of an overall agreement between the two communities that goes back years ago. Ann Arbor went to the Scio Township Board at their ...
Community members of Milan Area Schools (MAS), your input is important, especially as the school district looks to fill the important position of Superintendent. With current MAS Superintendent Bryan Girbach announcing last month that he is retiring from Milan Area Schools on June 30, 2025, the Board of Education has announced the replacement process moving ...
When Sydney Clark walked into the Washtenaw United Hockey team’s lockeroom for the first time she knew the team would be unforgettable and that the bond they had would be irreplaceable. That was their inaugural season back in 2020. Now four years later, Clark is helping to lead this year’s team as a captain. The ...
In less than two years, the Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor’s Thrift Sale will celebrate its 100th anniversary. What began in 1927 as a three-day rummage sale has grown into a beloved weekly event, now held at the Kiwanis Center on 100 N. Staebler Road in Scio Township. Dubbed “The Grandaddy of All Garage Sales,” ...
Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission (WCPARC) is excited to announce two recent awards given to Director Coy Vaughn, recognizing his leadership at the County. The first award was given by County Administrator Greg Dill at the annual Washtenaw County awards recognition luncheon. The event, held on December 11, 2024, in Ann Arbor, acknowledges staff ...
Community news The Encore Musical Theatre Company is thrilled to kick off 2025 with a heartfelt tribute to one of the most iconic bands in music history: The Beatles. Performances will take place January 23-26, 2025, on the Maas stage. The Beatles—comprised of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr—rose to fame in ...
U-M Professor Rogério M. Pinto’s installation at Duderstadt Center ignites conversations on skin color and societal biases. Community News Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, Prof. Rogério M. Pinto of the U-M School of Social Work opens his mixed-media art installation Colorism at U-M’s Duderstadt Center Gallery, 2281 Bonisteel Blvd., Room 1019, Ann Arbor. Colorism remains on view through March 13, ...
$320,000 will be available for mini grants that will address the root causes of racism, poverty, and trauma. The Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development’s (OCED) New Human Services Partnership (NHSP) will award eight grants of $40,000 each to eight local community organizations through the Mini-Grant Program. Organizations responding to the request for ...
The Webster Township Farmland and Open Space Preservation Program recently closed on a conservation easement purchase from the Heller family. The property is just over 71 acres in size with frontage on the north side of Gregory Rd. east of Vaughn Rd. It features prime and locally important agricultural soils along with 28 acres of ...
The new Director of Safety and Security for Saline has a range of knowledge and previous work in jobs that should help him in his new role with the school district. This role is new for Saline. Bringing with him such past experiences as overseeing the multi-jurisdictional SWAT and Negotiations Team for Washtenaw County, implementing ...
Elle Cole will serve as Acting City Manager while the city works to identify a new permanent manager The City of Saline has announced a change in leadership as City Manager Colleen O’Toole prepares to leave her position at the end of January. While O’Toole remains in her role for the next few weeks, the ...
Like Saline schools, Dexter, Chelsea and Milan also said they were not impacted by the PowerSchool data breach. The Sun Times News asked Dexter Community Schools Superintendent Chris Timmis about the breach that reportedly happened in December to PowerSchool, which is a cloud-based K-12 software provider. It’s been reported that a compromised credential was used ...
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