Doug Marrin is the Managing Editor of The Sun Times News, overseeing editorial operations and working closely with writers on assignments, coverage planning, and story development. He writes extensively on local government, state government, and statewide issues, and also contributes in-depth reporting on local history. His work focuses on providing clear context and helping readers understand how public decisions and past events shape their community.
Incident #: 25-3693 Location: 1500 block of S. Main Street Date: October 4, 2025 Time: 7:55 pm INFORMATION: While on routine patrol, officers were dispatched to the 1500 block of S. Main Street for a report of an attempt to pass counterfeit currency. Upon arrival, the officers were met by the complainant, who stated that ...
Photo: Louis Elbel conducting the Michigan Marching Band in “The Victors,” 1958. Source: Wikipedia The thunderous march of “The Victors” has become one of college football’s most recognizable sounds for more than a century, but its composition traces back to a frustrated U-M student with its first performance under the baton of John Philip Sousa. ...
PHOTO: Aerial view of the intersection of Scio Church Rd at Zeeb Rd in Lodi and Scio Townships. Courtesy of WCRC The Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) held a virtual informational meeting on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, to outline plans for a new roundabout at the intersection of Scio Church Road and Zeeb Road in Lodi ...
As the 50th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald’s sinking approaches, John U. Bacon’s new book revisits Captain Ernest McSorley and the tragedy that claimed 29 lives. By Doug Marrin On November 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior in a powerful storm, taking with it 29 men and cementing its place in Great ...
Incident #: 25-3507 Location: 700 block of N. Freer Rd. Date: September 22, 2025 Time: 3:54 pm INFORMATION: While on routine patrol, an officer was dispatched to a car vs. pedestrian crash in which the suspect vehicle had reportedly fled the scene. Upon arrival, the officer made contact with the victim and witnesses, who described ...
Photo: Ruby Bogdasarian led Saline in the sweep of Jackson and Ypsilanti. Photo by Mike Williamson The Saline girls’ golf team came home with a fourth place finish out of 16 teams at the Grass Lake Invitational Thursday. The Hornets finished with a team score of 428 in the Invite won by Napoleon with 418. ...
Photos by Nick Hiser The last time something strange appeared in the sky over Dexter Township was in March 1966, when it was declared to be “swamp gas.” This morning, residents once again looked up to find a curious shape floating above. The balloon was the Zozobra, explained Andy Baird, CEO of Cameron Balloons in ...
PHOTO: View looking south from the corner of Wellington and Carrington drives in the Dexter Crossing neighborhood. The proposed development would occupy the open land beyond the pavement, adjacent to this residential area. Photo: Google Street View. The Dexter City Council this week considered a resolution to support the annexation of 45 acres of land ...
Incident #: 25-3472 Location: 1200 block of S. Main Street Date: September 19, 2025 Time: 6:53 pm INFORMATION: While on routine patrol, officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of S. Main Street for the report of a retail fraud in progress. Upon arrival, the officer met with the complainant, who stated that they had ...
Firearm deaths in Washtenaw County rose sharply over the past decade before falling to their lowest level since 2019. The Washtenaw County Health Department released the findings in its 2015–2024 Firearm Death Report, showing trends by age, race, sex, geography, and related arrests. “We are encouraged to see fewer deaths in 2024, which is our ...
Photo: Chelsea resident Ben Seymour stands beside a slide from his presentation on Little Diomede Island, highlighting the 1907 schoolhouse. Seymour recently won the Alaska Historical Society’s Emerging Scholar Award and will present his research later this month in Fairbanks. Photo by Elizabeth Seymour When Chelsea resident Ben Seymour stepped up to the microphone at ...
Photo by akiyoko Michigan residents continue to face some of the nation’s longest power outages and highest electricity costs, according to the 2025 Utility Performance Report. Reliability – Michigan Among the Worst Michigan ranked second-worst in the nation for outage duration in 2023, according to the Citizens’ Utility Board 2025 Utility Performance Report. While the ...
Photo: Chelsea council candidates (L-R) Sam Angus, Tony Iannelli, Bill O’Reilly, and Felix Stump at the Sept. 8, 2025, candidate forum in council chambers. Photo: city video screenshot. With Chelsea facing questions of growth, stability, and community identity, four candidates for City Council shared their visions for the city in a Sept. 8, 2025, forum ...
Photo: Site of the former Cassidy Lake correctional facility on Waterloo Road. Google Street View. The future of Cassidy Lake in the Waterloo State Recreation Area has become the center of a growing debate, as community advocates push for a world-class disc golf course and multi-use trails while state officials lean toward modest improvements like ...
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