A crowd sits outside the now shuttered McPherson Local during Salty Summer Sounds. Photo courtesy of Saline Main Street. At its April 15 meeting the Saline City Council approved the renewal of a service contract with Saline Main Street (SMS) to provide downtown economic development services for the 2025 fiscal year. According to its website, … Read more
An undated photo of the Chelsea City Offices. Photo courtesy of Doug Marrin. The Chelsea City Council adopted amendments to two existing city ordinances at its April 15, 2024 meeting. Both amendments were enacted in an effort to modernize outdated regulations. After determining that the existing language didn’t permit the use of solar energy systems … Read more
Wastewater Superintendant Jason Freeman presents to the Chelsea City Council at its April 15, 2024 meeting. Photo courtesy of the City of Chelsea. At its April 15, 2024, meeting the Chelsea City Council approved the purchase of recycling bins and dog waste receptacles for use in the city’s most popular public areas. A Washtenaw County … Read more
A look at one of the benches. photo courtesy of the Hot Rods Motorcycle Awareness & Suicide Prevention Foundation Saline Area Schools received a couple of important gifts from the Hot Rods Motorcycle Awareness & Suicide Prevention Foundation. At the April 9 SAS Board of Education meeting, the Hot Rods Motorcycle Awareness & Suicide Prevention … Read more
The SHS Ethics Club with their coach/advisor at the National Competition in North Carolina. photo courtesy of Saline Area Schools The Saline High School Ethics Club turned in its best season since its creation over a decade ago. The SHS Ethics Club won the Michigan’s Ethics Bowl, won in a regional tournament against a school … Read more
photo courtesy of the WCRC webpage Road work has already started in Webster Township, but there’s more to come. At their April 16 meeting, the Webster Township Board approved a few projects to happen this year in partnership with the Washtenaw County Road Commission. Webster Township Supervisor John Kingsley said the board approved three limestone … Read more
STN Staff The Summer Booster Sessions offered by Saline Area Schools in partnership with Saline Community Education are designed to provide additional academic support for students who could benefit from a review of the previous school years’ content. These are refresher/review courses and are not for academic credit. Here are some of the courses listed: … Read more
In March 2024, Deputies responded to 190 calls for police service in Lodi Township, down from 218 the previous year, a 13% decrease. Total calls for 2024 (Jan-Mar) are 681, up from 676 for the same period last year, a 1% increase. Officers conducted 108 traffic stops, up from 99 last year. Forty-four citations were … Read more
In March 2024, Deputies responded to 168 calls for police service in Dexter Township, down from 173 the previous year, a 3% decrease. Total calls for 2024 (Jan-Mar) are 456, down from 507 for the same period last year, a 10% drop. Officers conducted 82 traffic stops, up from 75 last year. Fifteen citations were … Read more
In March 2024, Deputies responded to 101 calls for police service in Webster Township, down from 146 the previous year, a 31% decrease. Total calls for 2024 (Jan-Mar) are 342, down from 385 for the same period last year, an 11% drop. Officers conducted 25 traffic stops, down from 38 last year. No citations were … Read more
The Dexter boys’ lacrosse team made it five straight wins after a pair of SEC White wins earlier this week. The Dreadnaughts traveled to Lincoln Wednesday night and came home with a 15-2 win over the Splitters. Eight different Dreads scored on the night, led by Owen Bibby with three hat trick of three goals. … Read more
Cover- STN File Photo Dexter Track & Field competed against Ann Arbor Skyline and Temperance Bedford on Tuesday at Al Ritt Stadium. The boys split, beating Skyline 88-48, while falling short to Bedford 77-60. The girls beat both teams with a score of 99-38 against Bedford, and 85-52 for Skyline. In the boys’ field events, … Read more
The Dexter boys’ golf team opened SEC play this week and came away with one win in three matches. The Dreadnaughts hosted Chelsea and Ypsilanti Lincoln Tuesday and split the matches. The defeated Lincoln 182-185 and fell to the Bulldogs 156-182. Braden Richards led the Dreads with a round of 40 to finish third overall. … Read more
Courage in Happiness It’s easy to be angry. Don’t agree with something or someone, get mad. Something doesn’t go your way, blow your top. Your lottery ticket did not win again, pound your steering wheel. Anger comes easy to us humans. In my past rant and rave moments, I realize now how easy it was … Read more
A WCSO vehicle blocks Webster Church Road when the intersection at N. Territorial was closed on April 18. photo by Lonnie Huhman Construction crew accidentally causes a pipeline leak shutting down the area at N. Territorial and Webster Church roads. It was just around 12:22 p.m. on April 18, when the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office … Read more
A WCSO vehicle blocks Webster Church Road when the intersection at N. Territorial was closed on April 18. photo by Lonnie Huhman Construction crew accidentally causes a pipeline leak shutting down the area at N. Territorial and Webster Church roads. It was just around 12:22 p.m. on April 18, when the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office ...
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