Public notice: Village of Manchester
ATTENTION VILLAGE OF MANCHESTER RESIDENTS NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing has been scheduled for June 7th, 2021 at the regular Council Meeting at 7:00 PM at the Manchester Village Hall in Council Chambers, 912 City Road, Manchester, Michigan for the purpose of discussing adoption of the 2021/2022 Budget. A copy of the budget is […]
An end in sight? Michigan experts say COVID finally ‘winding down’
Maybe — probably, but not definitely — the COVID-19 pandemic is finally coming to a close, according to those on the front lines of Michigan’s greatest public health battle in more than a century. In Ingham County health officer Linda Vail’s view, the virus linked to 18,815 deaths in Michigan and more than 3.4 million […]
Questions, answers about Michigan’s changing COVID restrictions
by Mike Wilkinson, Jonathan Oosting (Bridge Michigan) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced plans to end restrictions on masks, curfews and businesses Thursday, more than 14 months after the COVID-19 pandemic sidelined Michigan and the nation. Her announcement — made as she spoke, maskless, from a minor league ballpark in Midland — calls for almost immediate changes: […]
Whitmer, Michigan GOP make peace, will negotiate billions in federal stimulus
by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge Michigan) Hours after Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced plans to end COVID-19 restrictions by July 1, she and Republican lawmakers on Thursday agreed to end a stalemate and begin negotiating billions of dollars in federal aid. As part of the deal, Whitmer will withdraw proposed rules from April that would have […]
More than 20,000 Michiganders have applied for federal rent aid since March
by Nushrat Rahman (Bridge Michigan) More than 20,000 Michiganders have applied for help to pay their rent through a federally-funded rent aid program that launched two months ago, reflecting an ongoing need for housing assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rent remains one of the top pandemic-related reasons people call the United Way’s 211 service, right […]
Detroit’s decade of growth has been separate and unequal, new study finds
by Louis Aguilar (Bridge Michigan) The average value of homes owned by white Detroiters is $46,000 more than Black-owned homes and $39,000 higher than those owned by Latinos, a new study by Detroit Future City finds. That’s just one of the stark gaps that have emerged between white people and Black and Latino residents in Detroit, according to […]
55th Annual Manchester River Raisin Canoe/ Kayak Race results
The digital scoreboard with all results is available here. See more photos here! Winners: Single Canoe 1st Christopher Devries 39:41 2nd Shawn Mullaly 43:06 3rd Dennis Kittel 48:54 Comp Canoe 1st Brian Uhr & Ross Kittel 43:49 M-W Canoe 1st Silas Bialecki & Sarah Felder 45:16 2nd Spencer Ruffner & Julie Hewlett 48:49 3rd Patricia […]
Help plant “Happy Little Trees” at Sharon Mills County Park
Would you like to help plant trees at Sharon Mills County Park acquired through a Bob Ross-themed program? Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation will be planting trees obtained through the Happy Little Trees Program, May 22, 2021 from 9 am to noon and May 25, 2021 from 1 to 4 pm at Sharon Mills County […]
12+ Pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic scheduled at Manchester High School
As the COVID-19 vaccine has become widely available including at area pharmacies, the Washtenaw County Health Department is closing the the Pierce Lake Elementary mass-vaccination site in Chelsea on May 25. They are continuing to hold pop-up vaccination clinics in Western Washtenaw, however, including one on Thursday, May 27 from 3 to 6:30 pm at […]
WCRC to dust control unpaved roads in Freedom Twp.
After last week’s heavy presence of Washtenaw County Road Commission’s preventative maintenance chip seal in our area, this week the road work will be much lighter. Primary and local unpaved roads throughout Freedom Township will have intermittent lane closure for dust control applications this week and next week. And Parker Road between Austin Road and […]
