Washtenaw County mandate means masks for Manchester Community Schools
Manchester Community Schools started school last Monday with masks optional for everyone and no positive cases of COVID or quarantines on their COVID-19 dashboard. By Thursday, the Washtenaw County Health Department had announced a county-wide masking mandate for K-12 schools and the district had six positive cases and 13 students quarantining. The Washtenaw County Health […]
Funding pledged to bring Broadband access to every home in Washtenaw County
Last Wednesday evening, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners Funding unanimously passed a historic resolution pledging up to $30.5 million dollars for community investments through the Ways and Means Committee. This proposed package leverages $24 million of the $71 million coming to the county through the American Rescue Plan Act. One of the programs it […]
YMCA free kids sports program coming to Manchester
The Sport Port program, powered by Y on the Fly, is a mobile YMCA delivering games, activities and healthy snacks to children and they are coming to Manchester! Trained Y staff will lead sport sampling workshops and facilitate games and free play opportunities for youth for kids aged 5 to 13 on Mondays from 5:15 […]
Public notice: Manchester Community Schools
Notice to Bidders Manchester Community Schools New RTU HVAC Sealed proposals will be received at the Manchester Community Schools — Riverside Intermediate School, 710 E Main Street, Manchester, MI 48158 until Friday, September 17th, 2021 at 2:45 pm. for a general contractor to supply and install a new 25 ton RTU HVAC at Riverside Intermediate […]
Michigan’s largest public companies ‘encouraged’ by second-quarter rebound
By David Wilkins (Bridge Michigan) Michigan’s largest publicly traded companies have mounted a strong comeback since the COVID-19 pandemic sent them reeling last year. The latest corporate financial filings from the state’s biggest employers show their revenues in the second quarter (Q2) of this year rebounded to levels achieved in the same period in 2019 […]
Michigan student test scores slump, as COVID halts slow progress
by Ron French, Tracie Mauriello, Mike Wilkinson (Bridge Michigan) and Koby Levin (Chalkbeat) Test scores in Michigan schools slumped during the past academic year, as educators and students scrambled to adjust amid a once-in-a-century pandemic. Results released Tuesday from the M-STEP, the state’s federally-mandated standardized test given to students in grades 3-7, and similar tests given in grades […]
Memo: Whitmer staff reviews FOIA requests, even though she’s exempt from law
By Jonathan Oosting (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is not subject to the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, but an internal memo shows her legal team is asking to review any communications from her office before they are released to the public by state departments that must follow the law. Whitmer’s spokesperson called the policy […]
MCS only school district in Washtenaw without mask mandate
Two weeks ago when Manchester Community Schools shared their Return to School Plan, Manchester was one of about half of the public school districts in Washtenaw County not requiring masks indoors. At that time, the county’s COVID-19 transmission rate was “Moderate.” Last week, as our county’s COVID-19 transmission level has risen to “High,” things changed […]
St. Mary Church Manchester will offer a series on The Real Presence
submitted by Betty Cummings St Mary Parish is offering a series of six sessions that help explain why Catholics believe the literal understanding of John’s Gospel chapter 6. The “The Real Presence” series dives into Scripture, historical Christianity, and the evidence found through scientific investigation of mysterious appearances of human tissue and blood on a […]
