May 17, 2026

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LaFontaine Automotive Honor Outstanding Educators with Teacher of the Year Awards

LaFontaine Automotive Group, in proud partnership with the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber, has announced the recipients of the 2025 LaFontaine Teacher of the Year Awards. This initiative honors exceptional educators within the Washtenaw County School District who demonstrate dedication, passion, and heart for their students. This year’s honorees are: Each teacher will receive funding to … Read more

EMU Forensics Team Ranks Third Nationally at Forensics Tournament

By Melissa Thrasher Eastern Michigan University’s (EMU) Forensics team capped off a successful season with a third-place finish at the National Forensics Association National Tournament, held April 17–21, 2025, in Detroit. The team competed against 53 colleges and universities from 23 states, reaffirming its national reputation for excellence in competitive speaking and performance. The team’s performance surpassed … Read more

Milan Area Fire Department Chief Retires after 40 years

Fire Chief Robert Stevens lived just down the street from the Old Milan Fire Barn growing up. He recalls his excitement every time he heard the siren go off.  That feeling never went away for Stevens—though he stepped down April 30, after working at the fire department for more than 40 years. “I knew it … Read more

Federal Immigration Activity in Ypsilanti Prompts Clarification from Sheriff’s Office

May 1, 2025 The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office issued a public statement Wednesday clarifying its non-involvement in recent immigration enforcement activity conducted by federal agents. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrived at the 14A-2 District Court in Ypsilanti between 9:00 and 9:30 a.m. in search of an individual. Agents … Read more

Local Federal Employee Speaks Out on Federal Budget Cuts

Saline councilmember Nicole Rice spoke before the Michigan Senate Labor Committee about the effects of federal budget cuts on local residents at their April 17 meeting. During her speech, she discussed the impacts that the loss of federal funding could have on the people of Michigan if labs and research facilities across the state are … Read more

What a Federal Wolf Bill Could Mean for Michigan’s Pack

Proposed legislation would strip protections and ban court challenges Photos courtesy of Michigan DNR Michigan’s gray wolves are back in the political spotlight. A new bill in Congress—H.R. 845, the Pet and Livestock Protection Act of 2025—would remove federal protections for gray wolves across the lower 48 states. It wouldn’t stop there: the bill also … Read more

Washtenaw County Faces Slower Job Growth and Shrinking Wage Gap, Forecast Shows

University of Michigan’s RSQE releases 2025–2027 economic outlook Photo: Aerial view of downtown Ann Arbor. Source: Wirestock Washtenaw County’s economic engine is expected to downshift over the next three years, according to the April 2025 forecast by the University of Michigan’s Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics (RSQE), a modeling and forecasting unit active since 1952. … Read more

Milan High School’s FFA Succeeds at State Competition

The Milan FFA Chapter performed really well in the recent State Skills Competition. Held in Lansing this past month, high school students from Milan placed in the top 25 percent of the contest where over 2,000 FFA members from around the state competed in different challenges to demonstrate their skills. The Sun Times News followed … Read more

Karen Lambert

Seeing Earth Day from a New Angle

Seeing Earth Day from a New Angle

Crowds came closer to the natural world – some experiencing it from the tree tops – at an Earth Day Celebration on April 27 at Wilson Park.

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