As lawmakers prep budget, economists warn tariffs may cost Michigan 13,000 jobs
by Jordyn Hermani (Bridge Michigan) Michigan could lose out on 13,000 jobs across the next five years due to auto, steel and aluminum tariffs, economists warned Friday, predicting the state economy may grow nonetheless. Despite the projected tariff impact, which is expected to hit the state’s auto industry particularly hard, Michigan is still on track […]
Town Hall event elicits community comment
by Marsha Chartrand A Town Hall meeting was held at the K-J House on the corner of Main Street and Ann Arbor Hill last Tuesday, May 5. The event, planned by City of Manchester mayor, Pat Vailliencourt, was to inform residents about the possible effects that administration policies may have on aid to area seniors, […]
Save the date for June 21, 2025, Alumni Banquet
by Marsha Chartrand Mark your calendars for the 2025 Manchester Alumni Banquet, scheduled for Saturday, June 21, 2025, at the Manchester Jr/Sr High School Commons. The banquet social hour kicks off at 5pm, with dinner at 6:30pm, followed immediately by the program. This year, attendees will hear responses from the classes celebrating special years, especially […]
Obituary: Melita Vedejs
Melita (Paberzs) Vedejs passed away peacefully in her home in Chelsea, MI on May 11, 2025. She was born on March 14, 1941, in Tukums, Latvia, in the middle of World War II. The Paberzs family of Lina and her 4 children (Father Janis was taken away to dig trenches for the Germans) was fortunate […]
Obituary: Judy Esther Reed
Judy Esther Reed, 86, from Clark Lake, Mich., passed away on Monday, May 12, 2025, surrounded by family at her home. Judy’s family and friends will gather from 2 to 4 pm on Thursday, May 15, 2025, and from 10 to 11am, on Friday, May 16, 2025, at Eineder Funeral Homes — Brooklyn Chapel. Her […]
Michigan voters reject half of school bond requests. Blame the economy?
by Isabel Lohman (Bridge Michigan) Michigan approved nearly $900 million in school bonds Tuesday, while rejecting half of the school bond proposals statewide. Statewide, voters approved 22 of 45 requests, a success rate of 49%, below the 60% passage rate in the May 2024 election and the 62% passage rate in the November election, according to […]
Michigan OKs ‘does with bows’ UP hunting, punts on coyote plan
by Laura Herberg For the first time in a decade, hunters this season will be able to kill antlerless deer with bows throughout the entirety of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Natural Resources Commission approved the “does with bows” change at a meeting Thursday in Lansing. Archery hunting for female and male deer without antlers was prohibited by […]
Liberal judges tighten grip on Michigan Supreme Court as sentencing cases loom
by Lauren Gibbons (Bridge Michigan) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s appointment of Court of Appeals Judge Noah Hood last month to the Michigan Supreme Court solidified the Democratic Party’s near-total majority of nominees to the state’s highest court. In the next few months, the court is expected to consider a docket that is heavy on criminal justice, […]
New bank coming to Manchester
by Marsha Chartrand Bank Michigan has been a cornerstone of community banking for over a century. With locations in Onsted, Brooklyn, and Ann Arbor, Bank Michigan, founded in 1907 as Onsted State Bank (subsequently OSB Community Bank, and now “Bank Michigan” to better reflect its roots and its focus), is excited to announce the opening […]
Photos: Brewery Open House a success despite weather
photos and captions by Marsha Chartrand It seems that even cold and rain in the spring is no deterrent to Manchester when it comes to music, freshly brewed beer, and tacos on the streets of downtown. Manchester Brewing’s block party on Sunday was an unqualified success, according to Jason Cooper, owner. It was a beehive […]
