Setting the standard and helping each player flourish, Dexter Varsity Volleyball Coach Erin Penn was named the SEC Red Volleyball Coach of the Year for good reason. Mike Bavineau, Dexter’s Director of Athletics, said Coach Penn “is a tremendous asset to our athletic department and is well deserving of the award.” The SEC Red Division is made … Read more
The Saline–Skyline boys’ water polo co-op wrapped up a milestone season with an eighth-place finish at the Michigan Water Polo Association State Finals, marking just the second State Finals appearance in program history — and the second in as many years. It also capped a season in which the team spent the entire fall ranked … Read more
The Saline girls’ swim and dive team placed seventh overall at the MHSAA Division 1 State Finals, finishing with 107 points. Ann Arbor Pioneer won the meet with 404 points, followed by Jenison with 249 and Northville with 193. Junior Maria Baldwin led the Hornets by earning all-state honors in three events. Baldwin placed 8th … Read more
It sounds like someone made off with some copper pipe from the under construction fire station in downtown Dexter. The incident was reported to police early on the morning of Nov. 21. The new station is currently being built and is located at the same spot as the old station #1, at 8140 Main Street. … Read more
At their Wednesday Nov. 19 meeting, which extended well past 1 a.m., the Washtenaw County Commissioners allocated an annual $128,000 to the Milan Seniors for Healthy Living, hired a new Director of Aging Services to administer the more than $11 million from the Older Persons Millage and granted one-time funding for nutrition programs for seniors.
Photo: Pastor Kimberly Secrist-Ashby and Deputy City Manager Elle Cole Meet at Thorncrest Apartments. Photo by Sue Kelch A wave of sudden eviction notices delivered late on Halloween night has set off an urgent, community-wide effort in Saline to support dozens of Thorncrest apartment residents now facing the possibility of losing their homes. City officials, … Read more
By Barry Lonik Photos by Barry Lonik The Scio Township Land Preservation Program recently closed on a conservation easement purchase from Carol Fletcher. The property is nearly 16 acres in size with frontage on the east side of Zeeb Rd. north of Scio Church Rd. Most of the property is agricultural and it includes an … Read more
Recent recalls from Prime Food Processing LLC underscore the critical need for consumers to be vigilant about food allergens. The company has announced the voluntary recall of 2,243 cases of Lava Bun with Salted Egg Yolk and Lava Bun with Green Tea Flavor due to undeclared milk, which poses a significant risk to those with … Read more
St. James’ Episcopal Church in downtown Dexter invites the community to its 20th Annual Cookie Walk on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 9:30 am until noon at 3279 Broad St. This Cookie Walk began in 2004, organized by Sandy Hansen. It continues to be a fund raiser for St. James’ outreach projects. It has steadily grown … Read more
Chelsea City Council voted at the Nov. 17 meeting to elect Jacqueline Bullerman to fill the vacancy left by former council member Beth Morris’s resignation. Bullerman will finish the remainder of Morris’s original term, which was set to end in November of 2027. Both Bullerman and additional candidate Michael Happy had the chance to speak … Read more
After moving to Lima Twp in the late 2010s, David Lent developed concerns regarding Seitz Drive, one of the primary roads he and other residents in the area take to go to downtown Chelsea. The road, which has received patches over the years as a temporary solution, no longer has lane lines remaining in some … Read more
Dexter student-athlete Claire Dubuque has a sense of pride and excitement after signing with Central Michigan University. As a standout field hockey player on some talented Dexter teams, Dubuque is looking forward to the next level. The Sun Times News caught up with Dubuque to ask her about the signing. “I am so excited that I … Read more
In Tolan Square, a community gathering space in the middle of Milan’s downtown, is a monument with the faces of three city leaders. The last of those, Isabelle Schultz, passed away at age 97 on Nov. 11 at Trinity Health Ann Arbor, the same hospital where she once sat on the Board of Directors when it … Read more
Photo: Eastbound Dexter-Chelsea Road. Google Street View The Washtenaw County Road Commission has put the brakes on a planned road project in Lima Township, citing colder weather that arrived too quickly for the work to be done properly. The project, originally scheduled for late fall, was set to “mill and resurface” Dexter–Chelsea Road between Freer … Read more
As concern grows about online chatbots and mental health, an expert cautions about potential risk to already-vulnerable people, especially teens and young adults Author | Kara Gavin Psychiatrist Stephan Taylor, M.D., has treated patients with psychosis for decades. He’s done research on why people suffer delusions, paranoia, hallucinations and detachment from reality, which can drive … Read more
As concern grows about online chatbots and mental health, an expert cautions about potential risk to already-vulnerable people, especially teens and young adults Author | Kara Gavin Psychiatrist Stephan Taylor, M.D., has treated patients with psychosis for decades. He’s done research on why people suffer delusions, paranoia, hallucinations and detachment from reality, which can drive ...
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