Obituary: Forest Eugene Walz
Forest Eugene Walz, 95, peacefully passed away on his 95th birthday, Saturday, January 10, 2026. Forest’s family and friends will celebrate his life at Emanuel United Church of Christ on Thursday, January 15, 2026, with a visitation from 10am to 11am, and his funeral service immediately following. Pastor Cheryl Kaiser will officiate. Burial will take […]
WCRC continues forestry work on Grass Lake Road in Sharon Township
from Washtenaw County Road Commission Washtenaw County Road Commission has extended their daytime closure of Grass Lake Rd between Sylvan Rd and M-52 in Sharon Township for forestry work through January 16. However, all dates are tentative and subject to change due to weather conditions. The road will be closed to all through traffic. Lehman […]
Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER — January 2026
The newest edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download it here: 01.1 JAN 2026 TRUM
Public notice: City of Manchester
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMENT PERIOD AND PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF MANCHESTER MASTER PLAN The City of Manchester recently completed an update to its Master Plan. This is a notice of the initiation of the 63-day review period and public hearing for the draft plan in accordance with Section 41 and 43 of the […]
Michigan ‘a pretty sick state’ amid surge of ‘super flu,’ COVID cases
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 Robin Erb, Bridge Michigan Peak flu season may be worse than usual this year, driven in part by a potent new strain of influenza. […]
Before road funding deal, road builder money flowed to Michigan lawmakers
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 — Less than two months before Michigan lawmakers finalized a historic deal to pump as much as $2 […]
Michigan EV fees spike under road funding deal, now nation’s highest
by Kelly House and Jordyn Hermani, Bridge Michigan LANSING — Michigan’s roughly 122,000 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle owners are in for some sticker shock the next time they renew their plates. Their annual vehicle registration fees have skyrocketed to the nation’s highest in 2026, the result of a road funding package passed last fall […]
Woods makes dean’s list at Trine University
submitted by the Woods family Maxwell Woods of Manchester, a Trine University student, earned dean’s list recognition for the fall 2025 semester. Woods is majoring in mechanical engineering. To earn dean’s list honors, Trine University students must complete a minimum of 12 hours and have a grade point average of 3.500–3.749. Trine University, an internationally […]
Michigan House GOP sues to try to block $645M restored after Nessel opinion
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 The Republican-led Michigan House on Friday sued 16 state departments along with a slew of senior officials to try […]
Abuse, neglect common in Michigan nursing homes — and no one is coming to help
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 Robin Erb and Simon D. Schuster, Bridge Michigan The plea was desperate: Help! Lorena Brown gasped for air on Sept. 12, 2022, turning blue, […]
