Obituary: Janice Johnson
Janice Johnson, 85 of Manchester passed away January 8, 2022 at Henry Ford Allegiance Hospice Home in Jackson. There will be a celebration of life in the spring. She was born on October, 16, 1936, in Jackson, Michigan to Aloysius and Charlotte (Blackman) Patton. Janice married the love of her life, Herbert Johnson, on October […]
Republican or Democratic? What the newly redistricted maps mean for the Manchester area
Last week, just after Christmas, the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission approved new legislative and US Congressional Districts. These new districts are the end result of a process that began in 2018 when statewide voters voted to hand the process of drawing districts over to a non-partisan citizens group instead of the current political party […]
Omicron is here. If you test positive, when can you go back to work?
The highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19 is present both in the State of Michigan and Washtenaw County and both are currently experiencing record numbers of new positive cases. The Washtenaw County Health Department states the everyone should be using layering prevention strategies including wearing a well-fitting mask with multiple layers in indoor public spaces, […]
School violence is rising. Michigan’s OK2SAY tipline can help
by Tracie Mauriello, Chalkbeat Detroit (Bridge Michigan) A Michigan student threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend at school. Another posted on social media that he planned to vandalize cars at the prom and would shoot any “snitches.” Police intervened in both cases before harm was done, thanks to the state’s confidential OK2SAY tipline, which logged 3,742 […]
$1B windfall fuels toxic cleanup of Great Lakes, but uphill battle looms
Kelly House, Michigan Environment Watch (Bridge Michigan) Bruce Yinger barely recognizes today’s Detroit River, its aquamarine depths teeming with perch, walleye and bass, as the lifeless waterway that carried the “dirty dishwater” of his youth. Back then, anglers like Yinger, a Wyandotte resident and member of the Downriver Bass Association, knew they should head to the […]
Michigan teacher: Kids are heroes but something is going to break
by Ron French (Bridge Michigan) It’s been a tough year for Ludington Area Schools’ fifth-grade teacher Ingrid Fournier. She sleeps more. She hikes more. She drinks more. Sometimes, she cries at the wheel of her Toyota RAV 4 as she drives to Foster Elementary in the morning, wondering how many children will be in class […]
Obituary: Karl Bud Jacob
Karl Frederick “Bud” Jacob, Jr., age 48 of Tecumseh passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021. He was born February 14, 1973 in Tecumseh, the son of Karl Frederick and Margaret (Cueny) Jacob, Sr. Bud graduated from the Porter Education Center in Adrian. He was raised in the Catholic Faith. Bud enjoyed time at Goodwill […]
Men’s Club sets up ice rink
The Men’s Club set up the ice rink in Wurster Park on Sunday, Dec. 19. Club president, Andy Mahony, stated, “We are hoping for good weather this year so the community can use the rink this winter. We do ask everyone to stay off the rink as long as the yellow caution tape is up. […]
Four MHS football players earn Academic All State
Four Manchester High School players, Collin Campbell, Bret Harvey, Aiden Kelly, and Max Edwards, have earned Michigan High School Football Coaches Association Academic All State. This award recognizes Senior players that have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 and above.
