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 Marsha Chartrand

High School bands prepare for festival season

March is always a busy month for the Manchester High School music programs. With Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA) festival competitions scheduled March 13 and 14, and Solo and Ensemble festival the following weekend, the bands have been honing their skills and are preparing for a home stage concert tomorrow night at 7 p.m. […]

 Fritz Swanson

Austin Road Closed Heading Towards Saline – March 2 through late August

The Washtenaw County Road Commission is closing Austin Road between Grass Road and Schill Road in Saline Township for two bridge replacements. This closure will last from March 2 through late August. This will affect traffic travelling directly between Manchester and Saline. The bridge replacements are on Austin Road over the Saline River, and also […]

 Fritz Swanson

Natalie Horning of Manchester Wins Dairy Scholarship, One of Sixteen Youth Named Michigan Dairy Ambassadors

    East Lansing, Mich. – Natalie Horning of Manchester was one of sixteen youth who kicked off a year of dairy promotion and outreach as Michigan dairy ambassadors during the Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference (GLRDC) that took place in Frankenmuth, Michigan, Feb. 5–7. Horning was also awarded a scholarship worth $1,500. Eleven high […]

 Sara Swanson

Updated: Emergency Power Outage to Hit Village Beginning at 11am

Updated 4:30pm: According to Consumers Energy, the outage effects a total of 935 electric customer. The area effected is bordered by Easudes Road to the north, Wellwood Road to the south, Adrian Road to the east and Case Road to the west. Updated 3:30pm:  The emergency power outage originally thought to only effect the Village is actually effecting a much larger […]

 Ray Berg

Manchester Retail Study Available for Viewing

In December, the Manchester Downtown Development Authority completed a Retail Market Analysis for the village, prepared by the Gibbs Planning Group. This study demonstrated the potential for significant additions to the current retail market within the Village, and the potential for growth if we can capture some of the retail spending “leakage” now going to […]

 Sara Swanson

REALLY COLD: 15 to 25 Degrees Below Zero Wind Chill Forecast for Tonight

There is a wind chill advisory in effect from midnight tonight to noon Monday. Wind chill values are forecast to fall between minus 15 F and minus 25 F tonight through Monday morning. The coldest readings are expected between 4 am and 9 am. Bitterly cold wind chills will lead to frostbite in 30 minutes or less. Prolonged exposure to […]

 Sara Swanson

Manchester Community Schools Canceled for Friday, February 20th, 2015

SCHOOL IS CLOSED Friday, February 20, 2015 due to sustained severe wind chill

 Fritz Swanson

Manchester Community Schools Canceled for Thursday, February 19th, 2015

Manchester Community Schools is canceled for Thursday, February 19th, 2015 because of the Wind Chill.

 Sara Swanson

Updated: 15 to 24 Degrees Below Zero Wind Chill Advisory Issued

Thursday Update: A Wind Chill Advisory is now in effect until 10 am tomorrow (Friday). Northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph this afternoon with temps in the low single digits will hold wind chills around 15 degrees below zero. The coldest wind chills of 15 to 20 degrees below zero are forecast to occur between 6 PM and […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Fund-Raiser Set to Benefit PLI Residents

Last Sunday night, the historic Pleasant Lake Inn burned to the ground. In addition to being a popular local roadhouse and music venue, the building also housed 10 residents of the adjacent apartments who lost everything in the blaze that quickly consumed the entire building. To help these local residents, the Village Tap will host […]