Tick and mosquito season is here—it’s time to fight the bite!
submitted by Beth Ann Hamilton, Washtenaw County Health Department The Washtenaw County Health Department is reminding residents to prevent tick and mosquito bites when enjoying the outdoors. Preventing tick bites is especially important: local cases of Lyme disease continue to increase, and most residents diagnosed with Lyme likely got the disease from ticks here in […]
Klager’s bike-to-school day! (photos)
by Sara Swanson On Wednesday, May 6, Luther C. Klager with support from many facets of the community held its annual bike-to-school day. Organizer Ann Arwin reports that it was well attended and the weather was perfect!
WCRC: Roadwork in our area this week
submitted by Washtenaw County Road Commission In Sharon Township this week, there will be daytime road closures for two culvert replacements. The first is Grass Lake Rd between Sylvan Rd and M-52 through May 15 (this has been extended a second time), and Hashlet Rd between Powers Dr and Grass Lake Rd, beginning Monday, May […]
Public notice: Bridgewater Township
BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING SYNOPSIS 7-May-26 The regular monthly meeting of the Bridgewater Township Board of Trustees was called to order by Supervisor Fromhart at 7:06 p.m. Five board members were present (quorum) with 2 citizens in attendance. Board heard no citizen participation. The board approved the 2-Apr-26 meeting minutes as presented. The board […]
Michigan medical debts, anger soar as hospitals spend billions on expansions
by Robin Erb, Bridge Michigan NEWPORT— A thin white scar runs from just below Debbie Watson’s throat to under her shirt, a reminder of the open heart surgery at 54. The pink at her throat is damaged tissue from her months in a coma when she was 49. Her thumb and forefinger — gone. Amputated […]
Michigan created a buck-centric culture regulators now want to change
by Laura Herberg, Bridge Michigan Elliot Hubbard and his wife own a small hobby farm in Michigan’s Thumb region where Hubbard said “it’s not uncommon to see 30 to 40 does in our fields and a handful of bucks.” The Michigan Department of Natural Resources doesn’t know the ratio of does to bucks in the […]
Public notice: City of Manchester
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMENT PERIOD AND PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF MANCHESTER MASTER PLAN The City of Manchester recently completed an update to its Master Plan. This is a notice of the initiation of the 63-day review period and public hearing for the draft plan in accordance with Section 41 and 43 of the Michigan […]
Michigan Supremes weigh fate of nine blocked bills
by Simon D. Schuster, Bridge Michigan LANSING — Nearly 18 months later, the Michigan Supreme Court is set to decide whether nine bills passed by the Legislature but not immediately sent to the governor’s desk should become law. The nine measures would place corrections officers in the state police pension system, require governments to pay […]
Michigan drug deaths drop; $154M more in opioid-fighting funds on way
by Robin Erb, Bridge Michigan Michigan’s drug deaths are falling to the lowest in more than a decade, according to new federal and state data. The state is finalizing data but — if trends hold — the state will have logged fewer than 1,700 deaths in 2025, down from 1,938 the year before. That’s the […]
Appeals court issues split ruling in Michigan solar permitting suit
by Kelly House, Bridge Michigan A state appeals panel on Thursday upheld the bulk of Michigan’s regulations limiting local control over renewable energy projects, while rejecting narrow aspects that critics had decried as regulatory overreach. The three-judge Michigan Court of Appeals panel ruled that state regulators followed proper legal processes when they set rules to […]
