Sara Swanson

Freedom Childcare and Preschool participating in National Lutheran Schools Week

Freedom Childcare and Preschool, a ministry of St. Thomas Lutheran Church, will be participating in National Lutheran Schools Week, January 27th through February 2nd. This year’s National theme is Real. Present. God. Psalm 46. They will begin the week in worship at 10 am at St. Thomas, giving thanks for this wonderful opportunity to serve the […]

 Sara Swanson

REBOOT, a course to re-acclimate and spiritually heal military members, coming to Manchester

REBOOT Combat Recovery, a non-profit support system that focuses on healing the spiritual and moral injuries of war is hosting a free 12-week combat trauma recovery course in Manchester starting March 4, 2019, from 6-8 pm on Monday evenings.  Created to aid service members and their families work through their post-traumatic stress and rejoin civilian […]

 Sara Swanson

Crazy Ca$h tickets on sale

Crazy Ca$h tickets are on sale now! This year will be the 20th Annual Crazy Ca$h, Saturday, March 2, 2019 starting at 5 pm, and as in past years will be located at the Borek-Jennings Legacy Event Center on Duncan Street. Tickets are $100 per couple and are available at Andrews Family Chiropractic, Steelegrafix, The Village […]

 Sara Swanson

Kindergarten Information Night

The Manchester Community School District is pleased to announce that planning for the 2019-2020 Kindergarten and Young 5 Kindergarten programs are now under way.  Families of children who will be five years old on or before December 1, 2019, are encouraged to attend a special information night on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 from 6:30 – […]

 Sara Swanson

Photo: Ice rink in Wurster Park

 Sara Swanson

Protect yourself from identity theft

Imagine this: You pull out your debit card to pay for groceries, and your card is declined. Confused, you go to the bank to investigate and learn your checking account balance is zero, and someone purchased thousands of dollars’ worth of electronics online and shipped them to somewhere in California. And then you receive a […]

 Sara Swanson

Free prom dress shop in March

The Manchester Ladies Society will be holding its sixth annual “Free Prom Dress Boutique” on Friday, March 15th from 2:45 to 5 pm in the Manchester High School Library. The Boutique will be open after 5 pm and the next day, Saturday March 16th by appointment for girls unable to attend on Friday. All appointments must be […]

 Sara Swanson

Photo: Kuhls receive “Walter Wolfgang Memorial” Conservation Farmer of the Year Award

 Sara Swanson

Public Notice: Manchester Township

 Sara Swanson

Manchester Market’s closure to leave gap in community

Last Monday, patrons of the Manchester Market, Manchester’s only grocery store, were surprised find a “10% off everything, store closing” sign on the door. The Market, located at 455 W. Main Street, is closing so owners and co-managers, Jerry Dobbs and Jeff Tanner can retire. Dobbs and Tanner have rented the building in which the market is […]