Public notice: Manchester Township
MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING DATA CENTER MORATORIUM Ordinance No. 116 Notice of Adoption Please take notice that on October 14, 2025, the Township Board of Manchester Township adopted Ordinance No. 116, which imposes a two-year moratorium on the permitting, consideration, approval, location, erection, construction, and/or installation of Data Centers in the Township […]
Tiny Michigan town hopes to stop data center with ballot initiative
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Michigan’s bipartisan budget deal aims to ‘protect’ Medicaid. Here’s how
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here (https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).” by Simon D. Schuster, Bridge Michigan LANSING — Michigan officials are attempting to head off a multibillion-dollar loss in Medicaid funding as insurer and hospital […]
Michigan National Guard troops headed south to assist border patrol
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here (https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).” by Lauren Gibbons, Bridge Michigan Roughly 120 Michigan National Guard troops are being deployed to the US southern border amid a federal crackdown in illegal […]
Watkins Lake State Park home to a rediscovered piece of the Great Depression
by Sara Swanson You probably know that Manchester Township along with neighboring Norvell Township is home to Watkins Lake State Park and County Preserve, Michigan’s 103rd state park as well as the first state park in Michigan to be jointly managed with a county recreation agency. What you might not know is that the park […]
Seniors settling in to the new Manchester Senior Center!
by Sara Swanson Last week, Patricia Vailliencourt, on behalf of the Manchester Senior Citizens Council, was excited to announce that the Manchester Senior Center is now open Monday, 9am to 9pm, and Tuesday through Thursday, 9am to 4pm. They are closed on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Vailliencourt stated, “We love to have drop-ins just to […]
Beth Heuser honored for Pleasant Lake advocacy
submitted by Carol Westfall At its annual Pleasant Lake Property Owners’ Association (PLPOA) meeting in Freedom Township on October 12, 2025, PLPOA President Beth Heuser was recognized for her 25 years of Pleasant Lake advocacy. The approximately 40 attendees gave her a standing ovation, understanding that Beth’s volunteer efforts and leadership throughout these years have […]
’The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Dinner & Movie Night
submitted by Jacquelyn Steele, Manchester Senior Citizens Council Everyone is invited to a dinner and movie night fundraiser on Halloween, October 31, after trick-or-treating, at Manchester Senior Center, 912 City Rd (enter from rear parking lot). The dinner menu includes sloppy joe’s, mac ’n’ cheese, salad, corn parfait, and punch. The meal starts at 7pm […]
Community Bible Church holding Trunk or Treat
submitted by Diane Clark, Community Bible Church Community Bible Church, located at 8400 Sharon Hollow Rd, is having Trunk or Treat on Wednesday, October 29, from 5pm to 6pm. If you would like to have a car or truck in the mix, organizers ask that you please be in the parking lot by 4:45pm and […]
Legacy Land Conservancy appeals rescindment of funding
by Sara Swanson We reported in June that the federal government rescinded Legacy Land Conservancy’s $24.6 million Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) award–funds that Legacy and their partners would have used to protect more than 4,000 acres of farmland and forest in southeast Michigan. On Sept. 22, several Legacy staff and one of their attorneys […]
