May 18, 2026

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Chelsea City Council Approves Pierce Park Grant Application

At the March 31 special meeting, City Council approved an application on behalf of the city for a $150,000 grant for upkeep, repairs and ADA complicity at Pierce Park. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources offers a Recreation Passport grant that requires the city applying to provide a 25% match for the grant. The total … Read more

Dementia Friendly Saline Announces 2nd Annual Best Life Spring Fair

senior citizens browsing craft tables in a gymnasium

Dementia Friendly Saline will host its 2nd Annual Best Life Spring Fair on Saturday, May 17th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Liberty School in Saline. This free event celebrates people with dementia living their best lives, while providing fun and education to the whole community. The event will feature educational presentations from dementia … Read more

DNR, Michigan National Guard Work Together to Clear Vital Areas

Sawdust was flying at sites across northern Michigan as Department of Natural Resources and Michigan National Guard crews worked together to clear vital areas of trees downed by the massive weekend ice storm. Of the more than 600 service members currently activated, approximately 130 are teamed up with Michigan DNR staff across the 12-county area … Read more

The City of Dexter Celebrates Arbor Day

Wylie Elementary School Students Volunteer to Distribute Free Seedlings The City of Dexter City Council proclaimed April 25, 2025, Arbor Day within the City of Dexter. This year the city, with help from students at Wylie Elementary School, will help distribute 600 free tree seedlings to celebrate Arbor Day. The Arbor Day Celebration is held … Read more

EHM Senior Solutions Announces New President and CEO

EHM Senior Solutions has welcomed Ms. Kari Rennie to the role of President and CEO for EHM Senior Solutions. Kari brings a diverse skillset and strong focus on resident satisfaction, quality of service and employee engagement, and describes herself as an engaged and transparent servant-based leader committed to coaching and mentoring others. With over 15 … Read more

City of Saline and Washtenaw County Treasurer to Host Town Hall

The City of Saline and the Washtenaw County Treasurer’s Office announced a tax and finance town hall scheduled for Thursday, April 17 at 8:30 a.m. The town hall will focus on tax billing, tax payments, property assessments, appeals, and other responsibilities/initiatives which fall within the purview of the City of Saline, or County Treasurer’s Office … Read more

Local College Students Receive High Honors

As we get spring underway it’s a chance to look back over the first half of the school year and hear some of the highlights of local students making the grade in college. The following people from the University of Michigan were recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the … Read more

Middle schooler with Down Syndrome speaks out during Neurodiversity Month

With her red-hair thrown back in enthusiasm, a fifth grader made her way to the podium at the Milan City Council meeting. Winni Russeau can’t vocalize many words, but she’s constantly communicating. When she’s at home her mother says they know what she wants without sign language or her speech generating device, since they know her so well. She often throws her head back to say yes, like she did when her mom asked if she wanted to speak to the council.

A Joyful Noise: How Daycroft Montessori in Ann Arbor Is Rethinking Preschool—and Growing Because of It

When you step into Daycroft Montessori School in Ann Arbor, the first thing you notice is what you don’t hear: chaos. Instead, in classrooms filled with toddlers and young children, there’s a calm hum of focus. Three-year-olds polishing silver cups. Five-year-olds laying out intricate math puzzles. First graders deep into geometry. And teachers? They’re not … Read more

Creekside 6th Grade Ads 

From Chuck Colby, Publisher Since 2021, The Sun Times News has been featuring the work of young graphic artists from Creekside Intermediate in Dexter in our annual Student Ads Edition. Several businesses in the Dexter area sign up each year to have ads created for them, multiple students submit entries for each business, and the … Read more

A State Championship for Dexter’s Unified Basketball Team 

The Unified Basketball Team from Dexter High School (DHS) won the Division Nine State Championship at the state tournament, which was held at Calvin College on March 21. The Dexter team was made up of Chase Biskner, Taymour Zalmout, Bennett Biga, Daniel Xuereb, Braxton Hopkins, Callan Biga and Liam Fealy. They played the team from … Read more

Finding Grace in the Long Goodbye

A local family’s journey through Alzheimer’s reveals the emotional weight of caregiving, love, and the long road of saying goodbye. Photo: Melissa Anne Rogers, son Luke, Jim Rogers. Photo courtesy of Melissa Rogers. The Sun Times News presents The Long Goodbye, a series sharing the journeys of three families who cared for loved ones with … Read more

Care2Cure Expands Services with Pediatric Physical Therapy in Dexter

Photo: Physical Therapist Morgan Jackson with a client. Photo courtesy of Radhika Bhagat Care2Cure Physical Therapy, a locally owned outpatient practice in Dexter, has expanded its offerings to include pediatric physical therapy. The clinic, known for its one-on-one, personalized care, has welcomed pediatric physical therapist Morgan Jackson to the team. Jackson, who earned her Doctorate … Read more

Bridge the B2B Fundraising Challenge: Help Complete the Border-to-Border Trail Connection

The Huron Waterloo Pathways Initiative (HWPI) has announced the official launch of Bridge the B2B: Double your Donation for Dexter’s Trail Connection, a fundraising campaign aimed at raising $250,000 to complete the final trail segment connecting the Border to Border (B2B) Trail into downtown Dexter. The campaign will operate on a peer-to-peer model, where individuals, … Read more

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Bridge the B2B Fundraising Challenge: Help Complete the Border-to-Border Trail Connection

Bridge the B2B Fundraising Challenge: Help Complete the Border-to-Border Trail Connection

The Huron Waterloo Pathways Initiative (HWPI) has announced the official launch of Bridge the B2B: Double your Donation for Dexter’s Trail Connection, a fundraising campaign aimed at raising $250,000 to complete the final trail segment connecting the Border to Border (B2B) Trail into downtown Dexter. The campaign will operate on a peer-to-peer model, where individuals, ...

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