Michigan takes steps to boost bed capacity for kids in mental health crisis
by Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) Staffing shortages have helped shrink the number of residential spaces available to children and adolescents in severe mental-health crisis in Michigan’s foster and juvenile justice systems. What was at one point 800 slots for young people in distress has shrunk to fewer than 500 spaces, largely due to the lack […]
FARM Science Lab visits Riverside School
by Marsha Chartrand Last Monday and Tuesday, students at Riverside Intermediate School learned more about how their food is raised as each classroom in turn visited the Michigan Farm Bureau Food, Agriculture & Resources in Motion (FARM) Science Lab. Equipped with the latest teaching technologies and STEM-based lessons to increase agricultural awareness, this amazing mobile […]
Klager kids welcome grandparents to brunch
by Marsha Chartrand Klager Elementary School students invited their grandparents (and some great-grandparents, too!) for a brunch and celebration last Wednesday. Guests got a glimpse of a typical school day in their grandchild’s classroom, got a photo taken with their Klager kid, played games, were served breakfast of their choice at Klager’s Epic Eatery, and […]
Obituary: David Edward Hoeft
David Edward Hoeft of Manchester, age 96, died Monday, November 28, 2022 at Cambrian Assisted Living in Tecumseh. He was born May 16, 1926 in Belleville, Michigan, the son of William Rudolph and Bertha Ann (Kromrie) Hoeft. David graduated from Lincoln Consolidated High School in 1944. He farmed all of his life, including dairy from […]
WCSO: October 2022 report of police services in the village
submitted by Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office During the month of October, there were 197 calls for service. During that time, 104 traffic stops were made resulting in 81 citations. This is a significant increase from September, when there were 175 calls for service, 101 traffic stops made, and 25 citations written. Sgt. Joel Gebauer explained […]
Scientists warn of health impacts as Great Lakes plastic pollution grows
by Irving Mejia-Hilario,(Bridge Michigan) As a lifelong West Michigan resident and avid beach walker whose hometown draws its drinking water from Lake Michigan, Arthur Hirsch has always loved spending time along the Great Lakes. That’s how he spotted something worrying in the water three summers ago. Thousands of plastic pellets littered the beach’s sandy shore, […]
Give thanks: No fall wave of COVID in Michigan
by Mike Wilkinson (Bridge Michigan) As Michigan and the nation are just weeks from beginning the fourth year of COVID-19, the signs are remarkably positive, according to new state data release Monday and Tuesday: For the first time since July, Michigan hospitals are treating fewer than 1,000 COVID-19 positive patients. New confirmed cases fell this […]
Lame Duck? Michigan session could be super lame this year
by Tracie Mauriello, Chalkbeat Detroit (for Bridge Michigan) After the last midterm election, Michigan lawmakers voted on 300 bills and ended the term with an exhausting 21-hour day as Republicans looked to push through controversial legislation before Democrat Gretchen Whitmer took office. Don’t expect the next few weeks to look anything like that. Lawmakers may gather during […]
Alumni Field meeting elicits plenty of community ideas
by Marsha Chartrand It’s been the site of the Manchester Community Fair for 77 years; the Manchester Chicken Broil for 69. It currently welcomes little ones for youth soccer on the weekends. According to legend, the location hosted Bob Seger long before he led the Silver Bullet Band. A lot has happened at Alumni Memorial […]
