WCSO activity in the City of Manchester for March 2026
from WCSO During March 2026, there were 126 calls for service to the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) in the City of Manchester including 62 calls for traffic enforcement, and deputies conducted criminal investigations. This was a 19% increase compared to the previous year. There was one incident deemed significant for the area. On 3/16/26, […]
WCRC: Roadwork in our area this week
submitted by Washtenaw County Road Commission In Freedom Township this week, Bethel Church Rd will continue to have intermittent lane restrictions between Schneider Rd and Steinbach Rd for drainage work through May 22. In Sharon Township there will be a daytime road closure on May 21 on Grass Lake Rd between Sylvan Rd and M-52 […]
Manchester Community Resource Center moving to Klager Elementary for the summer
submitted by Carol Wotring, Executive Director, Community Resource Center Inc. The Manchester Community Resource Center (CRC) will be temporarily relocating this summer while major renovations take place at our regular home in Riverside Intermediate School. Beginning Tuesday, June 9, CRC will be operating out of Klager Elementary School, 405 Ann Arbor St. Our food pantry […]
Manchester’s DAR Good Citizen Award winner featured on ‘The Lucy Ann Lance Show‘
submitted by Denise Frost, Sarah Caswell Angell Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Lucy Baran, this year’s Manchester Jr/Sr High School National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizen Award winner, was interviewed on The Lucy Ann Lance Show on WLBY 1290 AM on May 6 along with Saline High School’s […]
Photo essay documents Bethel Church major mission project
by Sara Swanson Manchester’s James Hodel recently created a beautiful photo essay documenting a major mission project of Bethel Church. The photo essay can be viewed in its entirety here: Feeding the Homeless-The NOAH Project -Final copy. Bethel United Church of Christ is one of about two dozen southeast Michigan churches that support Detroit’s Networking […]
City Council meeting: Norvell gravel mine, automated water bill, new facade for City Hall, and more
by Marsha Chartrand At its May 4 meeting, Manchester City Council was presented with both new and old issues to follow. Under Public Participation at the April 20 meeting, City resident Rick Finger expressed concern regarding the proposed mining operation near Watkins Lake in Norvell Township. Acknowledging that the project will not directly affect most […]
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 […]
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 […]
Homelessness in Manchester featured in documentary
by Sara Swanson We reported earlier this spring that in February a film crew visited Manchester to film part of a documentary on homelessness in Washtenaw County. The Road Home, directed by Kameron Donald of Breyko and produced by the Ann Arbor Housing Commission, held its premiere on April 23 at the Michigan Theater in […]
Riske to travel to Quebec this June to compete at MARS Bromont CCI
by Sara Swanson The MARS Bromont Rising U25 scholarship program announced last week that Manchester’s Jordan Riske was one of 10 riders selected to receive a $2,500 grant, which will allow her to travel to and compete in the MARS Bromont CCI, an eventing competition in Quebec, Canada, taking place June 4–7, 2026. Riske was […]
