WAVE requests additional funding
by Marsha Chartrand Funding is always a concern for transportation programs in the western Washtenaw area, but with recent federal and state cuts coming ever closer to home, the Western Washtenaw Area Value Express (WAVE) finds itself even further in jeopardy as they face the coming year. Marie Gress, executive director of WAVE, visited the […]
Learn to be a prayer warrior
submitted by Corinne Widmayer A new ladies’ Bible study will begin on March 6 at Community Bible Church. The Bible study will meet Thursdays from 12:30pm to 2pm through April 24. Do you desire a more consistent and satisfying prayer life? Join us as we study eight model prayers from the Bible. Learn to be […]
Facing deadline to end DEI, Michigan schools ask crucial question: What is DEI?
by Isabel Lohmann At Warren Consolidated Schools, students who observe Ramadan will soon have the option to spend lunchtime in a different room than the cafeteria while they fast. Superintendent John Bernia thinks that’s an example of being responsive to the cultures of students and their families. But is it an example of diversity, equity […]
After losing in court, Michigan township tries again to block ‘green’ cemetery
by Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) A dispute over “green burial” is escalating in west Michigan, six months after a judge rejected a township’s attempt to ban all cemeteries in hopes of keeping a green cemetery out. Now, officials in Brooks Township, near Newaygo, have enacted a host of new regulations that are impossible for a […]
MSU loses millions in agriculture, higher ed grants as Trump slashes USAID
by Lauren Gibbons (Bridge Magazine) Michigan State University stands to lose as much as $23 million a year in federal grants as a result of President Donald Trump’s steep cuts to the US Agency for International Development. Project leads received a series of termination notices Wednesday for federally funded MSU programs aimed at improving higher […]
City negotiating with garbage and recycling companies for five-year contract
by Marsha Chartrand If the City of Manchester manages to pull off a new garbage and recycling contract, Manchester residents may want to stockpile their pennies to pay the extra cost. Sealed bids were opened at 4pm last Thursday with Clerk Brittany Kuhnle, Manager Michael Sessions, and representatives from LRS in Jackson, Stevens Disposal from […]
Seniors are “showered” with kitchen gifts for new center
by Marsha Chartrand It was a lively and happy day at Manchester United Methodist Church on Saturday as the church threw a kitchen shower for the Manchester Area Senior Citizens to have equipment to start up their new center in April! The MUMC has already provided much support to the seniors as their lunch program […]
Obituary: Ronald M. Punches
Ronald M. Punches, age 78, of Jerome, MI, passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, February 23, 2025, surrounded by his family. Ron was born to Robert and Mae (Uhr) Punches of Manchester, MI, on Feb 16, 1947. Ron married the love of his life, Evelyn (Budlong), on June 20, 1970. She survives. […]
Public notice: City of Manchester
CITY OF MANCHESTER WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN ORDINANCE No. 9 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CITY OF MANCHESTER’S BLIGHT ORDINANCE REGARDING ABANDONED VEHICLES AND PENALTIES FOR BLIGHT. THE CITY OF MANCHESTER, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN, HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO 92.121 (B) (1) OF THE MANCHESTER CODE OF ORDINANCES In any area, except where specifically permitted […]
Michigan standing by DEI in schools despite Trump threat to pull US funding
by Isabel Lohman and Janelle D. James (Bridge Michigan) Michigan isn’t planning to abandon diversity, equity and inclusion programs in K-12 public schools just yet, despite a Trump administration order to get rid of them by the end of the month or risk losing federal funding. In a Friday memo shared by Elon Musk’s Department of Government […]
