Manchester’s Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library reaches half eligible children in first 4 months!
Books and reading are essential to the development of young minds. In November, a number of Manchester organizations came together and began accepting applications to have free books mailed to the homes of area children, from birth to age 5 through an international program, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Manchester resident Shannon Brown did much of […]
County transportation meeting set for Wednesday in Sharon Township
When Manchester’s County Commissioner Shannon Beeman was running her campaign in 2018, she continually heard about the need for public transit in our area. “Western Washtenaw County tends to be missing from the table at these discussions,” she said. “I’m working to change that dynamic.” It was with this in mind that Beeman, who represents […]
Bowling team does itself proud
submitted by Tim Stemen This year’s bowling season started last fall, with many question marks upon the departure of graduating seniors Alyvia Hock, Eli Lobbestael and T. J. Rhodes. The outlook for the team was optimistic at best. In the past few months, leading up to this point, coaches Jim Branham, Tracy Sheats, and Jim […]
Hoops wrap up regular season play, look ahead to Districts
The Varsity Dutch basketball team played three games in four days last week, finishing its regular season with an 8-12 record. On Monday, the team traveled to Addison and brought home a well deserved 50-35 win. Senior Tyler Horky scored 21 and sophomore Aiden Kelly chipped in 8 points. Junior Cody Guernsey snagged 10 rebounds […]
SRSLY? Check In With Us
The Manchester Junior/Senior High School “SRSLY? Check in with Us” program meets on the first Thursday of each month. Did you know? According to the Michigan Profile for Healthy Youth (MiPHY 2018), 95 percent of Manchester High School Students have not abused prescription drugs in the past 30 days; and 94 percent of Manchester Middle […]
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update for Washtenaw County
As of March 7, 2020 at 7:15 pm: To date, no cases have been confirmed in Michigan or in Washtenaw County. The criteria for testing have expanded, and testing can now be completed at the state level. Possible cases are being reviewed for testing. Testing is currently only available at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services […]
It Is POSSIBLE Opioid Awareness Campaign Launched by Washtenaw County Health Department
Washtenaw County Health Department’s recently launched It is POSSIBLE campaign tells stories of recovery and provides information on ways to prevent death and overdose from opioid use. The campaign aims to spark hope that both survival and recovery are possible. It is POSSIBLE shares stories of recovery to show that not only is recovery possible, but it […]
Another year, another plan stalls to fix transit in southeast Michigan
By Jonathan Oosting (Bridge) LANSING — A new plan to jumpstart regional transit in Metro Detroit stalled last week in the Michigan House, complicating and perhaps dooming the push for a new ballot proposal this fall. The legislation, celebrated last week by House Speaker Lee Chatfield as a “common ground” approach, would have allowed any […]
Citizenship question is gone, but Michigan immigrants still distrust the Census
By Alexandra Schmidt (Bridge) President Donald Trump’s plans to include a citizenship question on the 2020 U.S. Census have come and gone, but they continue to spark fear among immigrants about what the government will do with information collected in the count. Community advocates say this trepidation could cost vulnerable communities federal funding. “Most people […]
