May 10, 2026

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Frost Advisory Issued Until 9AM for Washtenaw County

Frost Advisory Issued Until 9AM for Washtenaw County

A Frost Advisory has been issued for portions of southeast Michigan, including Midland, Bay, Huron, Saginaw, and surrounding areas, effective from midnight tonight until 9 AM EDT on Friday. Residents should prepare for temperatures as low as 33 degrees, which may result in frost formation and could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. * ...

Karen Lambert

Contract Negotiations Take Center Stage at Milan Seniors for Healthy Living Town Hall

Contract Negotiations Take Center Stage at Milan Seniors for Healthy Living Town Hall

The Milan senior center is getting ready to “bury our hatchet,” said Executive Director MaryAnn Opal at the Oct. 1 townhall meeting with seniors. But, first Opal wanted a chance to share the proposed contract terms with those they will impact the most. Opal, who has spent her career working with aging populations, including as the current director of the Milan Seniors for Healthy Living and years ago as director of the center when it still operated under Milan City, said she saw four possible scenarios:

STN Staff

Upcoming Coffee Hour with Mayor and City Manager

Upcoming Coffee Hour with Mayor and City Manager

Mayor Brian Marl will host a coffee hour Friday, Oct. 17 with City Manager Dan Swallow. “As is my custom, I will provide a City update, discuss several timely issues, including, our proposed town square, Curtiss Mansion and our ongoing investment in City infrastructure,” said Mayor Marl. “Further, I’m delighted that our new City Manager, ...

STN Staff

Eastern Michigan University Celebrates First Graduates of College in Prison Program

Eastern Michigan University Celebrates First Graduates of College in Prison Program

Eastern Michigan University celebrated a groundbreaking milestone: the graduation of the first cohort from its College in Prison program at the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility—the only women’s prison in Michigan. EMU is the first public institution to establish a bachelor’s program for incarcerated women, where 12 students were awarded Bachelor of General Studies degrees, each graduating ...

STN Staff

Chelsea Senior Center Hosts Listening Session on State Plan on Aging

Chelsea Senior Center Hosts Listening Session on State Plan on Aging

Input from Michigan’s Older Adults is Critical to the Development Michigan’s Aging, Community Living, and Supports (ACLS) Bureau is developing Michigan’s State Plan on Aging and wants your feedback on what it’s like to be an older adult living in Michigan. The voices of Michigan’s older adults are essential to inform the goals and objectives ...

Weather Alerts

Frost Advisory Issued Until 9AM for Washtenaw County

Frost Advisory Issued Until 9AM for Washtenaw County

A Frost Advisory has been issued with minor severity for parts of southeast Michigan, including Midland, Bay, Huron, and surrounding counties, effective from midnight tonight until 9 AM EDT Thursday. Residents should expect temperatures as low as 33 degrees, which may lead to frost formation and pose a risk to sensitive outdoor vegetation if not ...

Doug Marrin

50th Anniversary of Edmund Fitzgerald’s Sinking Commemorated by John U. Bacon’s “The Gales of November”

50th Anniversary of Edmund Fitzgerald’s Sinking Commemorated by John U. Bacon’s “The Gales of November”

A three-part series In his forthcoming book The Gales of November, author John U. Bacon explores the unique, often underestimated dangers of the Great Lakes. While many view these inland seas as scenic and benign, Bacon’s work, set against the backdrop of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinking, presents the Great Lakes as a force of nature as formidable as ...

Young Bicyclist Hit by Vehicle in Downtown Chelsea

Young Bicyclist Hit by Vehicle in Downtown Chelsea

The Chelsea Police Department is seeking information about a driver who struck a child with their vehicle in downtown Chelsea on the morning of October 7. Chelsea Police sent out a request for information alert that day giving some of the details of the incident: “On Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at approximately 7:30-7:40 a.m., a ...

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