Public Notice: Village of Manchester
VILLAGE OF MANCHESTER WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN Notice of Adoption ORDINANCE No. 303 POULTRY DEFINITION AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 158 AS INCORPORATED IN TITLE IX: PUBLIC SAFETY, CHAPTER 90: ANIMALS, OF MANCHESTER VILLAGE CODE FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESTATING THE DEFINITION OF POULTRY. THE VILLAGE OF MANCHESTER, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN, HEREBY ORDAINS: Section 1. […]
10 years later, Kalamazoo River spill still colors Enbridge pipeline debate
By Kelly House (Bridge) MARSHALL—Dr. Kenneth Kornheiser, a retired Plainwell veterinarian, avid canoeist and longtime river advocate, marks the passing of time since the disastrous Kalamazoo River oil spill by the summers he couldn’t paddle his home river. There were the months following the July 25, 2010 spill, when the river ran black after Enbridge’s Line […]
Battle in Michigan schools over need for standardized tests this year
by Eve Washington, Sophia Yoon (Bridge) Republicans and Democrats are fighting over whether Michigan students should take standardized tests during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. A series of school reopening bills passed by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives in Lansing Wednesday includes a requirement for at least some standardized tests. Those bills now move to the Senate. Bills introduced […]
Michigan closing budget gap with layoffs and cuts to roads, PFAS cleanups
by Riley Beggin, Jonathan Oosting (Bridge) State leaders passed a deal Wednesday and Thursday to cut $2.2 billion from the state’s nearly $60 billion budget to make up for a dramatic loss in revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic. The winners: Schools and local governments, who received a boost through federal money including a one-time payment of $500 […]
Anatomy of a super spreader: Harper’s outbreak a caution for college bars
by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge) As Michigan State University students return to campus this fall, a popular East Lansing restaurant, bar and club hopes to reopen after closing them last month following a COVID-19 outbreak linked to 188 infections. But Harper’s Restaurant and Brewpub owners promise things will look very different: No more dancing, loud music or bar […]
Fact Squad: No, Michigan Gov. Whitmer did not ‘defund the police’
by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge) LANSING — Conservative “news” outlets, Republican activists and a GOP super PAC this week falsely accused Michigan’s Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of attempting to “defund the police” by executive order. The misinformation began spreading Wednesday as Whitmer and GOP legislative leaders rolled out details of a deal to close a $2.2 […]
Business Bridge PPE turns into ‘tremendous’ opportunity for Reed City factory
By Paula Gardner (Bridge) During three shifts a day and sometimes for six days a week, machinery is humming at a small town factory where the pandemic is creating expansion opportunities and jobs. Reed City Group in Osceola County is not the first company to switch gears from fabricating parts for the automotive industry to […]
Manchester pop-up COVID-19 testing site THIS SUNDAY
The Washtenaw County Health Department announced this morning that they will be hosting a pop-up COVID-19 testing at Riverside Intermediate School in Manchester located at 710 East Main, Sunday, July 26, 12:00 - 6:00pm. This site will offer free tests. Anyone with or without symptoms can get tested. Symptoms include: fever higher than 100 degrees, […]
Chip seal begins today on Pleasant Lake Road
On Thursday, July 23, 2020, the Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) will begin a preventative maintenance chip seal project on Pleasant Lake Road between M-52 and Schneider Road in Sharon and Freedom Townships. The road will not be closed to traffic, but delays are likely due to lane restrictions. WCRC encourages motorists, emergency services and others to […]
"Big Hearts for Seniors" event to feature local storyteller
Breeda Miller is still telling stories. And she's loving it. The story she is telling these days (along with five more that she's coaching and coordinating) is brand new and was developed especially for a fund-raising event that has undergone a lot of changes over the last five months ... just like the rest of […]
