May 03, 2026

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Doug Marrin

Update on Suspected Human Skull Found at Chelsea Goodwill

Update on Suspected Human Skull Found at Chelsea Goodwill

Background On January 26th, the Chelsea Police Department responded to a call from the local Goodwill store about the discovery of a possible human skull within donated clothing. The skull was collected and transported to the Washtenaw County Medical Examiner’s office. After examining the skull, the Medical Examiner’s office believes that the skull is human ...

Police Investigate an Alleged Assault in Dexter

Police Investigate an Alleged Assault in Dexter

A call to a residence in Dexter has led the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office to forward a case to the prosecutor involving alleged assault and the use of a knife. The Sun Times News was alerted to a possible case involving serious circumstances through the CLEMIS system, which is a Courts and Law Enforcement Management ...

Lonnie Huhman

Milan Girls Basketball gets that Elusive Win

Milan Girls Basketball gets that Elusive Win

After a consecutive loss streak, the Milan Girls Varsity Basketball team earned a hard-fought win over Monroe Jefferson, giving the Lady Big Reds their first win of the season. Playing at home on Feb. 23, Milan beat Jefferson by a final score of 48 to 36. The team brought a good scoring attack to go ...

Heather Finch

Barn Fire Extinguished in Milan Township

Barn Fire Extinguished in Milan Township

Fire crews responded Monday morning, Feb. 23, to a structure fire involving a large barn on Cone Road. The Milan Area Fire Department led the response. Because the rural property does not have fire hydrants, firefighters coordinated a water shuttle operation with assistance from several neighboring departments. Dispatch records and official reports show that mutual ...

Doug Marrin

CPD Weekly Report, Feb. 15-21, 2026

CPD Weekly Report, Feb. 15-21, 2026

Incident #: 26-678 Location: 900 block of N Main Street Date: February 18, 2026 Time: 11:18 pm INFORMATION: While on routine patrol, an officer observed a motorist driving north on N. Main Street. The officer noted that the vehicle was veering from side to side and began drifting towards a vehicle parked on the side ...

Mike Williamson

Dexter Hockey Advances to D2 Regional Final

Dexter Hockey Advances to D2 Regional Final

The Dexter hockey team punched its ticket to the Division 2 Regional Final Saturday afternoon with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Grosse Pointe South in the semifinals at USA Hockey Arena. Dexter built an early cushion and held off a late push by the Blue Devils to earn the win. Jeremy Schroeder led the way ...

Mike Williamson

Dexter Girls’ Roll to Pair of Wins

Dexter Girls’ Roll to Pair of Wins

The Dexter girls’ basketball team rolled to a pair of wins last week, including a 54-29 win over rival Chelsea Friday night. The Chelsea game was tied at seven in the first quarter, when the Dreadnaughts went on an 8-1 run to take a 15-8 lead after one quarter. The Dreadnaughts pushed the lead to ...

Lonnie Huhman

Milan Wrestlers are Headed to States

Milan Wrestlers are Headed to States

Three wrestlers from the Milan Varsity Wrestling team are headed to the State Wrestling Finals, after qualifying in the regionals this past weekend. On the boys’ side heading to the next step are Samir Jomaa, who finished third at 175 pounds, and Patrick McShane who finished fourth at 132, while on the girls’ side Avalynn ...

Lonnie Huhman

Milan Swim and Dive End Regular Season on a Good Note

Milan Swim and Dive End Regular Season on a Good Note

The Milan Boys Varsity Swim and Dive team traveled to Riverview on February 17, for their final regular season meet of the year.  They took on Riverview and Flat Rock and split the contests as they fell to Riverview but cruised by Flat Rock. The scores were: Milan 71 Riverview 111 Milan 133   Flat ...

Mike Williamson

Saline Sends Four Wrestlers to MHSAA Division 1 State Finals

Saline Sends Four Wrestlers to MHSAA Division 1 State Finals

Saline will be well represented at the MHSAA Division 1 Individual State Finals after four Hornets punched their tickets with strong performances at regionals hosted by Saline Saturday. Leading the way was Brice LaFleur (120), who captured a regional title with a dominant run. LaFleur opened with a technical fall in the quarterfinals, followed by ...

Mike Williamson

Dexter’s Dye Qualifies for D1 State Wrestling Finals

Dexter’s Dye Qualifies for D1 State Wrestling Finals

Dexter’s Jasper Dye punched his ticket to the Division 1 state wrestling finals with a fourth-place finish at Saturday’s individual regionals at Saline High School. Dye went 2-2 on the day at 165 pounds to earn one of the four qualifying spots. He opened the tournament with a strong performance, earning a technical fall win ...

Mike Williamson

Beckel, Burk Qualify for D2 State Wrestling Finals

Beckel, Burk Qualify for D2 State Wrestling Finals

Cover- Hunter Burk Chelsea will be represented on the biggest stage next weekend as Collin Beckel and Hunter Burk punched their tickets to the Division 2 state finals with strong performances at regionals at Fowlerville Saturday. Beckel (47-7) came away with a fourth-place finish at 126 pounds. He opened the day with an 8-2 decision ...

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