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 #: 26-0000059 Location: 1400 block of S. Main Street Date: January 5, 2026 Time: 4:16 pm INFORMATION: A walk-in complainant came into the Chelsea Police Department to report that they had recently discovered a fraud had been committed. The investigator arrived and met with the complainant, who stated that they had recently discovered that ...
Thousands of young fish were released into Michigan waters last year as part of a statewide effort to strengthen future fishing opportunities, including a significant stocking close to home in Dexter. According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, more than 648,000 fish were stocked at 76 locations across Michigan during fall 2025, representing seven ...
The annual Dexter Ice Festival will return to downtown Dexter on Saturday, January 17, bringing carved ice sculptures and live demonstrations to Monument Park. The event is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will feature ice sculptures placed throughout Monument Park, along with live carving demonstrations during the day. The festival ...
A global weather pattern that helps shape Michigan’s winters is beginning to weaken. According to a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center, La Niña is expected to transition to neutral conditions by late winter, with a 75 percent chance the shift occurs between January and March. La Niña forms ...
In the spring of 1953, Michigan made a bold branding decision, one that would echo for generations. With a single vote in Lansing, the state officially became “Water Wonderland,” a slogan meant to capture something Michiganders already knew by heart. Water isn’t just scenery here, it’s identity. The Saline Observer’s May 28, 1953, edition reported ...
Michigan transportation planners are asking residents to weigh in on a proposed North–South Passenger Rail service that could possibly one day connect Southeast Michigan with mid-Michigan and the northwest Lower Peninsula. The project is currently in the planning and study phase and is currently exploring the feasibility of a new intercity passenger railway corridor running ...
Chelsea’s Dec. 8 City Council meeting moved briskly through routine approvals before turning to decisions on who steps in when the mayor is absent to how streets, parks, and long-term planning will be handled in the years ahead. Consent Agenda Council unanimously approved the consent agenda, which included prior meeting minutes, payment of city bills, ...
Seventh straight year of billion-dollar support comes with a complicated history For the seventh year in a row, the Michigan Lottery has sent more than $1 billion to public schools, a milestone that would have been hard to imagine when the idea of a state lottery was first debated more than 50 years ago. On ...
On a night that stretched from sewer treatment upgrades to indoor soccer drills, Saline City Council’s December 15 meeting addressed water moving underground, roads holding together, budgets balancing, and space being made for what comes next. Wastewater plant overhaul continues, with major systems coming online Engineers from Tetra Tech presented a status update on the ...
New research and state analysis are reframing Michigan’s groundwater as one interconnected system, large enough to rival a Great Lake. Michiganders know them by heart: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario. Five Great Lakes. Five inland seas. A fifth of the world’s surface fresh water. But according to state scientists, Michigan is anchored by something just ...
Chelsea Police Department Weekly Press Summary Incident #: 25-4993 Location: S. Main Street X I-94 Date: December 31, 2025 Time: 7:37 am INFORMATION: While on routine patrol, officers were dispatched to the 1600 block of S. Main Street for the report of a larceny from an auto complaint. Upon arrival, the officer met with the ...
Photo: A combine harvests winter wheat and transfers the grain to a wagon. Michigan farmers reported record wheat yields this year, outperforming the national average. Photo by William Reagan Michigan wheat farmers quietly did something remarkable this year by harvesting a record crop that averaged about 90 bushels per acre, far above the national average ...
Michigan’s new gas tax is now in effect. Here’s what it will cost you at the pump. Signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in October, the new law scraps Michigan’s sales tax on fuel, raises the state gas tax from 31 to 51 cents per gallon, and directs all fuel tax revenue to roads, with the ...
Photo: Scoville Point on Isle Royale. Photo by Richard Jackson From changes in state law to discoveries buried beneath the Great Lakes, Sun Times News readers showed a clear interest in 2025 for stories that informed, surprised, and connected them to the world beyond their city limits. The year’s most-read articles reflected a wide range ...
Free cures. Fear-based ads. Products marketed as “safe.” If this sounds familiar, you might be surprised these ads ran in Dexter more than 150 years ago. From the Dexter Leader, December 23, 1869 If you think questionable health claims are a modern problem, take a look at a local newspaper from the 1860s. Long before ...
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