Letter to the editor: Join us for a 4-corners protest
October 31, 2025 Dear community, It’s impossible to comprehend how our country is where it’s at. It’s incomprehensible that so many of us are looking away and moving through life as if this is “normal.” And some are still saying, “Yes, this is what I voted for.” Who are you? And who in this world […]
Public notice: Michigan Public Service Commission
STATE OF MICHIGAN BEFORE THE MICHIGAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ****NOTICE OF HEARING**** AND ****NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT**** REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF WASHTENAW SOLAR ENERGY, LLC NOTICE OF INTENT TO CONSTRUCT A SOLAR ENERGY FACILITY CASE NO. U-21962 • Washtenaw Solar Energy, LLC requests Michigan Public Service Commission for approval of a certificate for siting a solar […]
Public notice: Freedom Township
FREEDOM TOWNSHIP, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING — CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AMENDMENT Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing during a special meeting on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. in the Freedom Township Hall (11508 Pleasant Lake Road) to invite public comment on an application […]
Out of reach: Where do Michigan’s trans youth go for care now?
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here (https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).” by Eli Newman, Bridge Michigan ANN ARBOR — After two of Michigan’s premier hospital systems decided to end gender-affirming care for minors, transgender and nonbinary […]
Michigan lawmakers mull regulating kratom and ‘gas station heroin’ byproduct
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here (https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).” by Robin Erb, Bridge Michigan Michigan lawmakers Thursday debated possible restrictions of kratom, a product largely unregulated now in Michigan. The Michigan Kratom Consumer Protection […]
After long legal battle, Michigan toughens poop patrol at factory farms
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here (https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).” by Kelly House, Bridge Michigan More than five years after first announcing stricter controls on industrial farm pollution in Michigan, state environmental regulators will finally […]
What does the Saline Township data center agreement mean for the Manchester area?
by Sara Swanson News broke early last week that Saline Township, the development firm Related Digital, and three landowners reached an agreement so that a proposed data center could be built. While the data center is being built in Saline Township, this agreement does have some ramifications for the Manchester area. First, data centers require […]
MCS athletic field “M“ built by Manchester students!
by Sara Swanson Even if you haven’t been to a game at the Manchester Community School’s newly renovated athletic stadium, this fall, if you’ve driven down Dutch Drive, you’ve probably noticed the prominent block “M”. The M not only welcomes students to their stadium but was actually built by students as well! Joseph Freeman, who […]
October school board meeting update: board meetings to be recorded again, Klager welcoming therapy dog, state funding in flux
by Melissa Yekulis The latest public school board meeting came to order on Wednesday, October 20, at the Manchester Jr/Sr High School Library. All board members and the superintendent were present for the meeting. The first item of business for consideration was recording the meetings and making them available to the public. The board deferred to […]
Manchester Township board meeting: large donation received to cover cost of new firetruck
by Sybil Kolon All board members were present at the October 14 board meeting. Also present were fire chief Mike Kouba, firefighter Holly Horodeczny, deputy township supervisor Ron Mann, planning commissioner Jim Carpenter, planning consultant Alissa Starling, and a few members of the public. Kouba provided the monthly report for September. There were 51 […]
