Varsity Dutchmen look forward to District play this week
Manchester’s varsity basketball team finished out its regular season last week, playing three games against Conference rivals. Monday, the Dutch faced a 44-33 loss against Addison. “It was a game of missed opportunities,” said head coach Zach Neal. “We continued to get good looks at the basket but couldn’t convert; unfortunately that is how it […]
Photo: Youth Hoops increases basketball excitement
The Manchester Youth Hoops participants including fifth and sixth grade kids, did an organized demonstration during the half time of Monday night’s varsity game against Addison. The program is run by Manchester High School graduate Jake LaCross. “Jake is doing a fantastic job with the kids and they are having a ton of fun,” said […]
Caleb Goodell receives ROTC award
submitted by the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) The AUSA Arsenal of Democracy Chapter is excited to announce the 2021 recipient of the Chapter’s U.S. Army Officer’s Saber: Cadet Caleb Goodell from Western Michigan University. Cadet Goodell is a 2021 Distinguished Military Graduate who will commission from Western Michigan University on May 1 with […]
Community wide garage sale set
The Community-wide garage sale is a “go” for 2021. Last Monday night, Village Council approved the event for Friday and Saturday, July 23-24, from 8 am to 4 pm each day, after a presentation by organizer Kim Strickland. As an exception to the village sign ordinance, sellers may put freestanding signs in front of their […]
Stories of Wil: Receiving Butterflies
submitted by Christie Taylor 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 […]
WCSO: February 2021 police activity report in the village of Manchester
During the month of February 2021 there were 147 calls for service in Manchester Village. During this time, 74 traffic stops were made, resulting in seven citations. Noteworthy events in Manchester Village include: On February 2, a collaboration deputy responded to the 100 block of Torrey Street for a report of a fraud. The victim […]
No doubt: Third surge of COVID has hit Michigan. Can we vaccinate fast enough?
by Mike Wilkinson (Bridge Michigan) Michigan is amid a third substantial wave of coronavirus cases, spurred by the opening of schools, easing of business restrictions, increased travel, and fatigue over the pandemic. The state reported 3,164 new cases on Wednesday — the most since Jan. 19 — and Michigan now has the fourth-highest rate of […]
Michigan communities turn to wetlands to prevent damage during floods
by Lester Graham (Bridge Michigan) Midland and other cities were hit hard by a flood caused by the failure of a weak dam. More than 2,500 homes were damaged. There was an estimated $245 million in property damage. If that flood happened a few years ago, the damage could have been worse. But there’s been […]
Beverage companies want cut of Michigan bottle bill windfall during COVID
By Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) Michigan’s government may receive tens of millions of dollars in extra revenue from the COVID-19 backlog of unreturned bottles and cans. The beverage distributors who handle those containers say they should get some of that cash to reinvest in bottle recycling infrastructure. For the second legislative session running, beverage industry […]
Weekend grass and brush fires result in no-burn order for Manchester area
The warm and breezy spring weather has been a welcome arrival after what may have seemed to some like an endlessly cold winter. But it hasn’t been all good news. The Manchester Township Fire Department responded over the past weekend to at least eight separate grass and field fires within the four covered townships, plus […]
