“The Road Home,” featuring our home, Manchester, Michigan
by Colleen A. Schoenfeld On February 13 a film crew from Breyko LLC was set up in the Manchester City Hall lobby to film an interview with our County Commissioner Shannon Beeman for an upcoming documentary called The Road Home. Residents entering to pay their utility and property tax bills sure were surprised to walk […]
Manchester Farmers Market adding a Sunday market for 2026!
by Sara Swanson The Manchester Farmers Market is adding a second day! The 2026 farmers market season will include a Sunday market on the gazebo side of Wurster Park with vendors lining the south sidewalk from 10am to 2pm in addition to the long-running Thursday market from 3 to 6pm, which will remain on Adrian […]
Manchester area scores very high on the Opportunity Index, with some caveats
by Sara Swanson In March, the Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development (OCED) launched the 2025 Opportunity Index, which uses current data to measure the access to opportunity across the county, along with an interactive map. Washtenaw, divided by census tracts, means the Manchester area has been separated out and can be assessed […]
March school board meeting: 2 teachers retiring, Riverside bond work decisions continue
by Melissa Yekulis The monthly School Board meeting for Manchester Community Schools was called to order at 6pm on Monday, March 16. All board members were present at the meeting. The meeting began with the approval of the agenda. The agenda was approved unanimously. This month introduced a change in procedure with the introduction of […]
Free seeds available at the Seed Library!
by Sara Swanson, Manchester Seed Library volunteer It’s Seed Library time! The Manchester Seed Library is once again set up for self-service in the vestibule of the Manchester District Library (MDL), available whenever the library is open: Monday through Thursday, 10am to 8pm; Friday, 10am to 6pm; and Saturday, 10am to 2pm. The MDL is […]
The Enduring Dumpling at the Shakespeare Club
submitted by Joan Gaughan, Shakespeare Club Dumplings can hardly be called haute cuisine. Nor would one readily associate Shakespeare with dumplings but, as Franci van der Schalie pointed out in her presentation to the Club on March 10, dumplings were no doubt a staple of Shakespeare’s audiences and perhaps even of the Bard himself. The […]
State Parks Association recognizes WCPRC & Sen. Sue Shink
submitted by Ann M. Ziolkowski, Communications Manager, Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission At the recent mParks Annual Conference & Trade Show in Lansing, the Michigan Recreation and Park Association recognized outstanding leadership and innovation in parks and recreation across the state, honoring both Senator Sue Shink and the Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission […]
WCSO activity in the City of Manchester for February 2026
compiled by Marsha Chartrand The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) provided the following information to the Manchester City Council at its March 16 meeting regarding police services under the collaboration between the city and Lodi Township. During the month of February 2026, there were 130 calls for service, a 20% increase over 2025. There were […]
Another Washtenaw measles case suspected
submitted by Susan Ringler-Cerniglia, Washtenaw County Health Department Washtenaw County Health Department is reporting a fourth suspect case of measles in Washtenaw County and announcing new exposure locations related to this case. The new suspect case was a close contact of the first case announced March 11. This suspect case has symptoms consistent with measles and known exposure, but measles has […]
WCRC replacing culverts on Trolz Rd & Schmitz Rd this week
submitted by Washtenaw County Road Commission On Monday, March 23, 2026, the Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) will perform a culvert replacement on Trolz Rd between Sharon Hollow Rd and Sylvan Rd in Sharon Township. The culvert replacement is expected to take approximately two days to complete. On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, WCRC will perform […]
