May 03, 2026

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Update: Dexter’s Parker Rd & Shield Rd Traffic Signal Project

Update: Dexter’s Parker Rd & Shield Rd Traffic Signal Project

On February 20, 2026, a Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) contractor completed the setting of the strain poles (structural supports) for the three-way traffic signal at the intersection of Parker Rd at Shield Rd in Lima and Scio Townships. On February 25, 2026, the contractor started the overhead traffic signal work. During the week of ...

CPD Weekly Police Report, Feb. 22-28

CPD Weekly Police Report, Feb. 22-28

Incident #: 26-757 Location: 1200 block of S. Main Street Date: February 24, 2026 Time: 9:25 pm INFORMATION: While on routine patrol, an officer was dispatched to the 1200 block of S. Main Street for the report of a retail fraud that had occurred earlier in the evening. Upon arrival, the officer met with the ...

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 ...

Founders’ Vision Lives On at Milan Gala

Founders’ Vision Lives On at Milan Gala

It wasn’t Milan, Italy, but the 2026 Olympics-themed Gala, at the Morris J. Lawrence Building in Ypsilanti brought attendees together in pursuit of a higher purpose. During an evening of dining, dancing and philanthropy, Greater Milan Area Community Fund Chair David Snyder reflected on the endowment’s beginning on May 19, 2005, with just $100. The ...

“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 ...

Sue Kelch

Saline High School Gets Cool and Takes the Polar Plunge

Saline High School Gets Cool and Takes the Polar Plunge

Saline High School took the plunge – Cool Schools Polar Plunge that is – on Thursday morning, February 26. No matter that the temperature was a brisk 23°F (with a feel like 15°F), that did not stop anyone from diving in to support the fundraising drive for the Michigan Special Olympics. These polar plungers are ...

Lonnie Huhman

The Milan Girl Bowlers are State Champs!

The Milan Girl Bowlers are State Champs!

The Milan Girls Varsity Bowling Team is bringing home the trophy after winning the Division 3 State Championship on February 27 in Jackson. The Lady Big Reds were a strong team all season and put it all together in the state finals to bring home the school’s first championship in girls bowling. Going unbeaten in ...

Mike Williamson

Chelsea Wins Fourth Straight D2 District Title

Chelsea Wins Fourth Straight D2 District Title

Another year and another district title for the Chelsea boys basketball team after the Bulldogs pulled away for a 51-45 win over Williamston Friday night. The district title is the fourth straight for Chelsea and they advance to the D2 regional at Fowlerville Tuesday night against I-8 co-champion Marshall (19-4). The Bulldogs fell behind early ...

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