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Manchester Masons buy Girl Scout cookies for CRC food pantry

Manchester Masons buy Girl Scout cookies for CRC food pantry

Public invited to Indigenous History of the Manchester Area presentation

Public invited to Indigenous History of the Manchester Area presentation

New house system implemented in Manchester Jr/Sr High School

New house system implemented in Manchester Jr/Sr High School

Lucy Baran recognized with MHS’s DAR Good Citizen Award

Lucy Baran recognized with MHS’s DAR Good Citizen Award

Manchester Voices Indivisible to present A Timely Talk About Our Rights to Protection and Due Process

Manchester Voices Indivisible to present A Timely Talk About Our Rights to Protection and Due Process

Carnival is coming to Klager!

Carnival is coming to Klager!

February MCS board meeting report: Riverside bond project progress, central office moving to HS for summer

February MCS board meeting report: Riverside bond project progress, central office moving to HS for summer

Meet an Olympic National Park Ranger without leaving Manchester!

Meet an Olympic National Park Ranger without leaving Manchester!

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Public invited to Indigenous History of the Manchester Area presentation

Public invited to Indigenous History of the Manchester Area presentation

Manchester Voices Indivisible to present A Timely Talk About Our Rights to Protection and Due Process

Manchester Voices Indivisible to present A Timely Talk About Our Rights to Protection and Due Process

Carnival is coming to Klager!

Carnival is coming to Klager!

Meet an Olympic National Park Ranger without leaving Manchester!

Meet an Olympic National Park Ranger without leaving Manchester!

Sharon Church holding “Messy Church — Easter Surprise” next week

Sharon Church holding “Messy Church — Easter Surprise” next week

Timberdoodle Tumble at Leonard Preserve

Timberdoodle Tumble at Leonard Preserve

4-Corners Protectors gathering this Friday

4-Corners Protectors gathering this Friday

Make your own hand puppet theater at the Library

Make your own hand puppet theater at the Library

Library offers monthly story time for young homeschoolers

Library offers monthly story time for young homeschoolers

Washtenaw County to host 4th Annual Entrepreneurship Summit

Washtenaw County to host 4th Annual Entrepreneurship Summit

Looking for a job? Looking for employees? WCC holding career fair.

Looking for a job? Looking for employees? WCC holding career fair.

Manchester Masons buy Girl Scout cookies for CRC food pantry

Manchester Masons buy Girl Scout cookies for CRC food pantry

submitted by Carol Wotring, Community Resource Center, Executive Director The Manchester Masonic Lodge #148 purchased 40 boxes of assorted Girl Scout cookies and then donated…

New house system implemented in Manchester Jr/Sr High School

New house system implemented in Manchester Jr/Sr High School

submitted by Ioli Nikoletta Papadopoulou, Manchester High School senior Since the beginning of the school…

February MCS board meeting report: Riverside bond project progress, central office moving to HS for summer

February MCS board meeting report: Riverside bond project progress, central office moving to HS for summer

by Melissa Yekulis The monthly school board meeting for Manchester Community Schools was called to…

Chelsea Hospital earns ‘World’s Best Hospitals 2026’ Distinction by ‘Newsweek‘

Chelsea Hospital earns ‘World’s Best Hospitals 2026’ Distinction by ‘Newsweek‘

by Sara Swanson Trinity Health Michigan recently announced that Chelsea Hospital has been recognized as…

Neighbors View all

Lucy Baran recognized with MHS’s DAR Good Citizen Award

Lucy Baran recognized with MHS’s DAR Good Citizen Award

February 2026 MHS Students of the Month

February 2026 MHS Students of the Month

State News View all

How a sword and SWAT standoff sparked fury over Michigan mental health crisis

How a sword and SWAT standoff sparked fury over Michigan mental health crisis

by Lauren Gibbons, Bridge Michigan Ruben Peeler’s downstairs neighbor and landlords knew he needed help — help they couldn’t provide. So…

Gretchen Whitmer’s last State of the State: Literacy, legacy and a Trump thank you

Gretchen Whitmer’s last State of the State: Literacy, legacy and a Trump thank you

by Jordyn Hermani & Lauren Gibbons (Bridge Michigan) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered her eighth and final State of the State address…

Can Michigan block new ICE facilities? How officials are fighting back

Can Michigan block new ICE facilities? How officials are fighting back

by Lauren Gibbons, Bridge Michigan Local, state and federal officials from Michigan say they are exploring “all options” to try to…

WSU appoints interim president to permanent post without interviewing other candidates

WSU appoints interim president to permanent post without interviewing other candidates

by Kim Kozlowski, (Bridge Magazine) Wayne State University interim President Richard Bierschbach became the school’s 14th president on Tuesday after the…

Tears, anger at Michigan hearing on bungled tribal boarding school report

Tears, anger at Michigan hearing on bungled tribal boarding school report

by Ron French, Bridge Michigan A taxpayer-funded report on Michigan’s tribal boarding schools — and the state’s decision to shelve the…

Conservation, research and community collaboration aid in successful 2026 Black Lake sturgeon season

Conservation, research and community collaboration aid in successful 2026 Black Lake sturgeon season

By ANNA IRONSIDE, Capital News Service LANSING — In the early morning hours of Feb. 7, roughly 653 registered anglers from…

Pictures View all

Photo: 2026 Men’s Club skating party

Photo: 2026 Men’s Club skating party

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Public notice: Freedom Township

Public notice: Freedom Township

Freedom Township Notice of Public Hearing/Special Meeting Fiscal Budget 2026-2027 Freedom Township Hall 11508 Pleasant Lake…

Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER — March 2026

Public notice: Freedom Township

Public notice: Community Resource Center

Homefront View all

How to handle winter driving emergencies

How to handle winter driving emergencies

from Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning Despite all your precautions, you find yourself stopped or…

August 2025 Gardening Advice

July 2025 Gardening Advice

June 2025 Gardening Advice

Sports View all

Manchester boys’ basketball secures strong season, sets sights on playoffs!

Manchester boys’ basketball secures strong season, sets sights on playoffs!

submitted by Michael Coltre The Flying Dutchmen boys’ basketball team is in rare air this season.…

Time to register your kids for spring rec soccer

Manchester Youth Wrestling program wraps up early season

Grace Helmke garners 2025 Fall Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference Honor

History View all

Two Manchester Civil War participants earned the Medal of Honor

Two Manchester Civil War participants earned the Medal of Honor

by Marsha Chartrand Two years ago in the Mirror, https://wp.me/p3ZFr0-iQR, we told the story of Manchester’s…

The Phoenix that rose from the ashes and flew again

The history and future of Iron Creek Church

Another find at the Sutton/Kolongowski farmhouse