Lonnie Huhman is a versatile journalist with a long career in local news. At The Sun Times News, he covers area schools, surrounding townships, and local sports, while also writing profile pieces and reporting on new businesses. His wide-ranging experience allows him to move comfortably between hard news, community features, and in-depth human-interest stories.
With some help from the Educational Foundation of Dexter, the Dexter High School Model United Nations (MUN) Club had the special opportunity to send a delegation of students to the 29th conference of the Model United Nations at the University of Michigan last month. This conference event for high school students welcomed nearly 1,000 delegates from ...
Described as a challenging experience, the Milan Girls Basketball team dropped a difficult one on February 2 to the Carleton Airport Jets by a final score of 103-29. The home game saw the Big Reds struggle to stop the scoring onslaught by Carleton, who had a historic game making it over the century mark. The ...
The Chelsea School District’s Board of Education held a special meeting on February 2 that saw the approval of a resolution setting forth a governing board directive regarding safety and immigration enforcement access within the district. Recent United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in Ypsilanti was cited during the meeting as a motivator ...
The Milan Boys Varsity Swim and Dive team hosted Detroit Country Day on February 3 and brought home the win by a score of 113 to 54. Dan Heikka, Milan’s Varsity Swimming and Diving Head Coach, said they won 7 of the 12 events and “swam very well.” The winners included: Others performing well included: Heikka ...
With Washtenaw County voters approving a new 10-year county-wide millage to fund Career Technical Education (CTE) on November 4, the question now is how this moves forward as taxpayers begin supporting the expansion of CTE learning experiences from preschool through high school graduation. CTE is defined as an educational approach where students learn by doing, combining traditional, ...
The Saline school district held a public hearing at the January 27 board of education meeting about the high school Sex Ed Curriculum update. The current curriculum is outdated and hasn’t been updated in years, so the district is looking to change that. The Sun Times News (STN) followed up with Saline Area Schools (SAS) ...
The Chelsea School District (CSD) sent out word on January 30 that it’s seeking applicants for its Sex Education Advisory Board. CSD said its “accepting applications for two parent/guardian members to serve on the district’s Sex Education Advisory Board (SEAB).” The role of the SEAB is to advise the Chelsea Board of Education “on the ...
The Milan Girls’ had a pair of hard-fought Huron League games this past week that saw them continuing to put in their best efforts against some strong teams. The Milan Girls’ took on New Boston Huron at home on January 26. The final score saw Milan falling 43-21, in a game where they worked hard ...
The Milan Boys Basketball traveled to Riverview Community High School on January 30 to take on the Pirates. It was a game that would see the Big Reds lose, but also see them continuing to improve. The final score was 84-49. Milan’s leading Scorer was Landon Talladay with 19 points and 11 rebounds with Elijah ...
The Saline Area Schools Board of Education approved new contracts with the two union groups at its January 27 board meeting that will see both get increases. The Board of Education voted unanimously to ratify both contracts. The school board approved the Saline Educational Support Personnel Association Collective Bargaining Agreement to take immediate effect and ...
The Scio Township Board of Trustees adopted a code of conduct at its January 27 meeting that will set standards for township officials and staff to follow. The code of conduct was presented by township treasurer Ryan Yaple, who told the Sun Times News (STN) he put forth the code of conduct to set a ...
The Milan Big Reds Girls Varsity Basketball Team suffered a loss at home to New Boston Huron on January 26. With the final score 43-21, Milan worked hard and put forth a strong effort, but it wasn’t enough. Milan was again led in scoring by Emily Bladen with 14 points, which included two 3 pointers. ...
The Milan Swim and Dive Team competed in the Monroe County Meet on January 24, in what was a competitive meet across the boards and lanes. The final team scores were: The Sun Times News connected with Dan Heikka, Milan’s Varsity Swimming and Diving Head Coach, to ask about the meet. “We had over 30 ...
Dexter Community Schools (DCS) Board of Education Trustee Brian Arnold is stepping down from his seat on the school board, leaving a vacancy that’s planned to be filled at the meeting on February 23. DCS sent out word on Jan. 26 that Arnold was resigning from his role. The Sun Times News asked Arnold why ...
Milan’s new Varsity Football Coach wants to build a program that unites the school and town. His name is Cord Trott. He’s a Milan resident and business owner, at MI Customscapes, who brings with him over 15 years of coaching experience with stops in Saline, Tecumseh, Dundee and Sylvania Northview. His hiring was announced ...
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