Bridge nearing completion & other road work this week
Parker Road between Weber Road and Pleasant Lake Road in Freedom Township will have intermittent lane closures starting Monday June 3. Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) will begin a limestone resurfacing project that is expected to take approximately two weeks. However, all dates are tentative and subject to change due to weather conditions. The road […]
100 years of women’s suffrage
June 5, 1919, 100 years ago this Wednesday, United States Congress passed the National Suffrage Amendment which eventually became the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting women the right to vote. On June 10th, 1919, 100 years ago next Monday, Michigan ratified the amendment. Michigan was one of the first three states in the […]
Click It or Ticket Campaign 2019
submitted by Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office As the Memorial Day and July 4th Holidays approach, the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office is reminding drivers of the importance of seat belt use. This annual campaign is part of the National Click It or Ticket high-visibility enforcement crackdown which runs from May 24 to June 2, 2019. The […]
Shared-use trail progressing
Work on the shared-use trail that eventually will extend east-to-west through the village has been seeing a lot of activity over the past two weeks. Excavation is nearly complete and layers of crushed limestone have been placed on much of the surface from the River Ridge condos east of Hibbard Street, and extending west to […]
Cityhood Committee hears more questions than comments, prepares for upcoming meeting with Township(s)
Last Tuesday at 7 pm, the Village’s Citizens Advisory Committee investigating cityhood held a public hearing to gather comments and hear attendees’ feelings on the Village of Manchester potentially becoming a city. Gathering public input is one of the committee’s directives and something which will feature in their eventual recommendation to the Village Council whether […]
TOPS Success
submitted by Ruth VanBogelen The local TOPS chapter has some wonderful news to share. One of our members had the 2nd highest weight loss in 2018 of all TOPS chapters in Michigan for a weight loss division 4. So who was the winner and what is TOPS? TOPS stands for Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Tamara Denby […]
Lehman Road closed due to deterioration of culvert
Washtenaw County Road Commision (WCRC) closed Lehman Road over the Mill Creek Tributary, between Sylvan Road and M-52, in Sharon Township last Thursday, May 23 because of extensive structural deterioration of the cross road culvert. WCRC decided to close this structure during a recent bridge inspection. The detour for this closure will utilize Sylvan Road to […]
Road work this week
Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is planning to begin work this week on an asphalt overlay and pavement repairs on M-52 running from US 12, just south of the Washtenaw/Lenawee County line, to Austin Road. Work is scheduled between 9 am and 8 pm daily and has a final completion date anticipated to be June […]
53rd Annual River Raisin Canoe & Kayak Race results & photos
When you participate in the River Raisin Canoe & Kayak Race, you usually expect to get wet, one way or another. It’s part of the plan. So Sunday’s downpour at the finish line didn’t dampen the spirits of the 100+ participants who paddled about 65 canoes and kayaks down the stretch of the “World’s Crookedest […]
2019 Gazebo lineup finalized
There will be eight summer evenings filled with music at the Wurster Park Gazebo as the summer 2019 Gazebo Concert Series begins its 31st year. June 13, 7 pm, will bring Gemini, some of Michigan’s premier children’s performers, to the gazebo. This popular duo has been a perennial favorite at many gazebo concerts in the […]
