Michigan passes $4.2B COVID relief, after Whitmer, GOP play loose with facts
by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — Michigan’s Republican-led Legislature finalized its long-awaited COVID-19 plan last Wednesday, authorizing the state to spend $3.45 billion out of roughly $5 billion in federal funding sent here in December by Congress and former President Donald Trump. Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wanted a $5.6 billion plan and is likely […]
Washtenaw United beats Ann Arbor Pioneer, then Grosse Pointe North in overtime victory
by Sue McDowell, submitted by Washtenaw United Girls HS Ice Hockey Washtenaw United Girls HS Ice Hockey team continued their winning streak Saturday afternoon by beating cross-town rivals, Ann Arbor Pioneer, 3-1 at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube. “Ann Arbor Pioneer’s team is well regarded and this win required a lot of hard work,” said […]
Library extends curbside hours on weekdays
submitted by the Manchester District Library Beginning Monday, March 8, library curbside service hours will extend one hour later on weekdays. New regular hours will be Monday-Friday 11 am-6 pm; Saturday hours remain 10 am-2 pm. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the MDL building remains closed to the public; however, most services — including hold pickups, personalized selections, […]
Letter to the editor: Teacher stunned and hurt by board decision
February 28, 2021 Every day, since Monday, I’ve planned to write this letter; however, my worries over saying “just the right thing,” or being “eloquent and politically correct” get in my way. Also, my feelings/emotions keep changing, as I think I’m going through a rapid fire experience of the stages of grief. I love what […]
WCRC: Seasonal Weight Restrictions going into effect
Seasonal Weight Restrictions will go into effect on Monday, March 1, 2021 at 6 a.m.A subsequent advisory will be issued when the Seasonal Weight Restrictions are suspended. Most of the roadways in Washtenaw County are seasonally restricted. For more information about which roads are impacted, refer to the current WCRC Truck Operator’s Map. For a statewide listing […]
Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – March 2021
The March 2021 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download it here: 3. Mar 2021 pg 1-3 Download the calendar here: 4. Mar Cal. 2021
Stuck at home, Michigan turns to alcohol amid COVID: Sales jump 20 percent
by Mike Wilkinson (Bridge Michigan) Alcohol sales in Michigan surged 20 percent last year, as residents took to drinking while cloistered at home during the coronavirus pandemic, state records show. In a year in which little was normal and stress was plentiful, alcohol may have offered solace from thousands of illnesses, more than 15,400 statewide deaths […]
Lake Superior is warming faster than many of the world’s big lakes
by Lester Graham (Bridge Michigan) The downtown office for the Sault Sainte Marie Tribe of the Chippewa Indians Fisheries Management Program is a simple, small two-story brick building. But you don’t have to guess whether you’re in the right place. Pickup trucks with the tribe’s Natural Resources Services emblem are usually parked at the side […]
COVID reveals Michigan’s internet broadband gap. Will take years to close.
by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge) LANSING—When the COVID-19 pandemic closed Michigan school buildings last March and sent students home for remote learning, Amy Zicafoose and her two children scrambled to find internet access wherever they could. Since broadband is not available at their home in rural Jackson County, they did school work from the car in the […]
White Michigan residents get COVID vaccine at twice rate of African Americans
by Mike Wilkinson (Bridge) White residents in Michigan are twice as likely to have received the coronavirus vaccine as Black residents, according to new data released Tuesday by the state. The data, however, has substantial gaps — the race is unknown for over 40 percent of vaccine recipients. So far, 8 percent of whites residents […]
