WCHD Covid-19 vaccine: New scheduling process & expanded statewide eligibility
submitted by Washtenaw County Health Department Statewide vaccine eligibility expanded last week, and Washtenaw County Health Department is also beginning a new scheduling process. The new process will allow online, self-scheduling for the mass vaccination sites in Ypsilanti and Chelsea. As before, the Health Department will provide phone scheduling for those who need it. Individuals […]
Public notice: Manchester Township & Bridgewater Township
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION FOR THE SPECIAL MAY ELECTION FOR THE CLINTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2021, LENAWEE and WASHTENAW COUNTIES, MICHIGAN TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS who reside within the Clinton Community Schools District. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any qualified elector who is not already registered, may register to vote at […]
Michigan GOP unveils election reforms. Most would make voting harder.
by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — Senate Republicans on Wednesday introduced a sweeping election reform plan that proposes strict photo identification rules for Michigan voters, new limits on absentee ballot drop boxes, and a ban on prepaid return postage. Critics lambasted the package as a “voter suppression” effort that will make it harder to […]
Health care reforms could cut Michigan costs for insulin, cancer treatment
by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán (Bridge Michigan) The Michigan House passed a broad package of health reform bills Wednesday aimed at saving Michigan residents money and making it easier to see a doctor online. The 15-bill package received bipartisan support in the House and won praise from groups such as the Michigan League for Public Policy and […]
Michigan’s plan to get more resistant residents to take COVID vaccine
by Ted Roelofs (Bridge Michigan) A recent Michigan poll was the latest red flag: Republicans and backers of former President Trump appear to be the biggest roadblock to getting Michigan to herd immunity from COVID-19. Public service announcements by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer aren’t likely to change minds. Ditto for the PSAs by former presidents, whether […]
Manchester Township approves Run Manchester route & Night Hawks ride; State approves Oak Grove transfer to Township
submitted by Sybil Kolon, Community Reporter Corps The March 16 Manchester Township board meeting was held in person with all board members present. Also present were fire chief Bill Scully, Zoning Administrator Carl Macomber, Village President Pat Vailliencourt, and other members of the public. Scully provided the fire department’s monthly report. There were 43 calls […]
St. Joe’s Chelsea partnered with CRC to vaccinate Manchester seniors
In coordination with the Washtenaw County Health Department and other leading community organizations, St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea continues to promote COVID-19 vaccination efforts across the county, including the proactive outreach to local community organizations to help identify those local residents most vulnerable. One organization they partnered with was the Manchester Community Resource Center (CRC). With […]
Obituary: Nellie Lou Kothe
Nellie Lou Kothe, 77, passed away peacefully, Monday, March 15, 2021 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Chelsea. She was born on June 17, 1943 in Jackson, Michigan to Ernest and Viola (VanLanningham) Tingley. Nellie married, Nelson Kothe, on April 1, 2002, in Manchester, Michigan. She will be remembered as being an amazing seamstress. Nellie’s greatest […]
SUMC members collect cans & bottles to build 2 wells in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Manchester resident Shirley Disch, walks with a group every Monday and Friday. One Friday, the walk took them down Logan Road. When she got home, she enlisted the help of her husband, Dave Disch as a driver and headed back to Logan where she picked up over 100 bottles and cans. Dave sent us a […]
Local government boards may continue to meet virtually; most are choosing not to
Manchester’s school board, Village Council, and the surrounding township boards have been meeting remotely for most of the pandemic, either over Zoom, Google Meet, or using a call-in system. The amendment to Michigan’s Act 276 of 1976, the Open Meetings Act, allowing public bodies to meet entirely remotely, will expire at the end of March. […]
