In-person school board meeting TONIGHT
Manchester Community Schools will hold its regular Board of Education meeting in-person tonight, Monday, January 24, at 6 pm in the High School auditorium. Additionally, the school board's organizational meeting will take place before the regular meeting at 5:30 pm. in the auditorium. Both meetings are open to the public. Masks are required.
Washtenaw United takes control with a 5-0 win over Grosse Pointe North
submitted by Adam Winters, Head Coach, Washtenaw United High School Girls' Hockey Washtenaw United’s goaltender, Julia Scarcella (Saline), notched her first shutout of the season with the United’s 5-0 win against Grosse Pointe North Wednesday night at ESH Arena. Washtenaw took the ice prepared to play a competitor with a similar record and with memories […]
Obituary: Howard Lear Badgero
Howard Lear Badgero, 81, of Manchester peacefully passed away January 19, 2022, at home surrounded by his family and friends. Howard’s family and friends will gather on Friday, January 28, 2022 from 4:00 – 8:00 pm at Sharon United Methodist Church – Fellowship Hall at 19980 W. Pleasant Lake Road, Manchester, MI, and Saturday, January […]
Obituary: Ronald G. Driessche
Ronald G. Driessche, 83, died suddenly on January 22, 2022 at his home in Holt, MI. Ron was born November 19, 1938 in Monroe MI, the son of Benjamin and Clara (Hagen) Driessche. He was a storied athlete and graduate of Monroe Catholic Central High School’s class of ‘56. In 1959 he married his high […]
Manchester students named to Albion College Dean's List & as new Fellow
Albion College announced students who were named to the Dean's List or who were named new Albion College Fellows at the end of the fall 2021 semester. Dean's List recognition goes to students with a full-time GPA of 3.5 or better in graded courses, while the honor of Albion College Fellow goes to students who […]
Megan Linski graduates from the University of Iowa
Manchester's Megan Linski was among the nearly 1,800 undergraduate, graduate and professional students conferred their degrees last month at the University of Iowa. Linski was a student in the University College and was awarded was a Bachelor of Applied Studies. Despite the challenges of navigating their college education through a pandemic, Hawkeyes like Linski persisted. […]
Samantha Stockard named to Dean's List at Belmont University
Samantha Stockard of Manchester (48158) qualified for the Fall 2021 Dean's List at Belmont University. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C. Approximately 50 percent of Belmont's 7,076 undergraduate students qualified for the Fall 2021 Dean's […]
How many COVID cases are in Michigan schools? State has no idea anymore
by Ron French, Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) The onslaught of the omicron variant of COVID-19 is crumbling Michigan’s system for reporting outbreaks in schools, making it difficult for parents to know how widespread the virus is in classrooms. Some districts have told parents to work under the assumption that there could be COVID present in all […]
Omicron requires a better mask. How to choose one that’s best for you.
by Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) With the spread of the omicron variant, federal health officials are urging people to wear higher-quality masks — the most effective being N95s, if you can tolerate them, while details are forthcoming on a federal program to make masks available to more Americans. On Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and […]
