Dutchmen end season with a loss; seven receive All-Cascades Conference honors
The varsity Dutchmen hosted the Union City Chargers in the Cascades crossover game on Friday night and came up on the short end of the score, despite some great effort from Manchester’s defense and offense. “Union City played a fabulous game both offensively and defensively on Friday,” said head coach Ben Pack. “They kept our […]
Obituary: Jack Thomas Lockridge
Jack Thomas Lockridge, 80, of Manchester, MI passed away peacefully, October 30, 2021, at his home after a battle with brain cancer, with his loving family by his side. Jack’s family and friends will gather Wednesday, November 3, 2021 from 5 – 8 pm at Eineder Funeral Homes- Manchester Chapel and Thursday, November 4, 2021 […]
Health Department to start J&J and Moderna boosters on Oct. 26
Submitted by Washtenaw County Health Department The Washtenaw County Health Department will begin offering Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster doses starting Tuesday, October 26. The Health Department will not be giving any non-Pfizer boosters before 10/26. COVID-19 vaccines continue to be widely available from local providers and pharmacies. Starting 10/26, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson […]
WWRA Receives Grants, Plans November Foam Collection Weekend
Submitted by Shawn Personke, WWRA PR/Outreach Consultant Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority (WWRA) was awarded two environmental improvement grants from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and the Recycling Partnership. The first grant provided $458,370 to purchase robotic sorting equipment and a new truck to increase processing and collection capacity. The new […]
It’s time for your flu shot!
Submitted by Washtenaw County Health Department Now is the time for everyone six months and older to get vaccinated against flu (influenza). Flu vaccines protect against serious illness and are especially important during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends getting the flu vaccine before the end of October. […]
Stories of Wil: Drum roll, please! Common ground at play
Wil is a 14-year-old boy with Down syndrome. He is the little brother, by 20 months, to twin sisters, Katherine and Elizabeth. Wil’s mom, Christie, knew very little about Down syndrome when Wil was diagnosed shortly after his birth. It didn’t take long for Christie to realize how enriching life with Down syndrome is. Embracing […]
Chamber of Commerce Spotlight: The Sutton Agency
Fun facts about the Sutton Agency: The building was originally the People’s Bank and still has the bank vault in the basement to this day. The building has also been home to a Secretary of State office before Don Sutton opened his insurance agency in 1959. The insurance business was originally family owned (since 1880!), […]
Custer and other Michigan historical markers may get a history update
By Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) The bronze sculpture of George Armstrong Custer — a towering figure in Monroe’s central park — gazes regally from astride a horse, celebrating the town’s most famous former resident as a Civil War hero. Beneath it, a historical marker lauds Custer’s valor at the Battle of Gettysburg, with only a […]
Few third-graders held back by Michigan’s read-or-flunk law, report finds
By Ron French, Tracie Mauriello (Bridge Michigan) Michigan schools cut the “flunk” out of the state’s controversial “read or flunk” law, holding back less than 7 percent of students eligible for retention because of poor reading scores. A report released Monday by researchers at Michigan State University found that Michigan schools planned to retain just 229 […]
Michigan’s balmy October means more mosquitoes, peril for coldwater fish
By Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) Normally this time of year, Dennis Eade would be on a boat in the Pere Marquette River or Grand River, hooking chinook salmon or steelhead as they migrate upstream for the annual fall spawning season. But instead, Eade is still waiting for his fishing buddies to alert him that the […]
