Small & diverse farms in Washtenaw needed to participate in climate-smart study
from Washtenaw County Conservation District Greetings from the Michigan Climate Smart Farm team! Over the next five years, we’ll be focusing our efforts on small, diverse, and underserved farms in Washtenaw, Lenawee, Monroe, and Wayne counties. We’re still in the discovery phase, with more questions than answers, but we’re making strides every day. Your input […]
Early voting for presidential primary a “resounding success”
by Marsha Chartrand The 2024 Presidential Primary held some new features that Michigan voters, especially Manchester voters, had not experienced in past elections. Of course, one of the big changes to Manchester elections was the division — for the first time since 2010 — of Manchester Township and Manchester City polling places. This caused some […]
Manchester is getting a new nature preserve!
by Sara Swanson The Manchester area will shortly be gaining a new nature preserve! The Iron Creek Preserve will be 79 acres of forest, wetland, and Iron Creek frontage located in the Irish Hills in Manchester Township. Legacy Land Conservancy (Legacy) will be taking possession of the property at the end of next month from Sybil […]
Happy Retirement, Heidi Huber-Stein!
by Melissa Licavoli Manchester Community Schools counselor Heidi Huber-Stein is retiring at the end of this school year. This is an interview with her: How long have you worked at Manchester Community Schools? I worked as a [substitute teacher], paraprofessional, and even taught night school here in Manchester for a couple of years before finding […]
Third annual Title 3 Family Information Night a celebration of student culture
Submitted by Melissa Yekulis On Thursday, February 22, Manchester Community School’s Title 3 Team collaborated with the Manchester District Library’s incredible staff to host the third annual Title 3 Family Information Night. Families were greeted at the library with a large hanging display of the flags representing each of the students’ home countries. During the […]
Claire Reck local history room reopens for public use at the library
submittted by Quintessa Gallinat The Manchester District Library (MDL) is thrilled to announce the official reopening of the Claire Reck Local History Room in a brand new space. Located in a suite on the lower level of City Hall at 912 City Rd, the History Room now offers expanded collection space, work and meeting facilities, […]
Robotics team starts off strong in district competition
submitted by Andy Galicki The Digital Dislocators traveled to Columbia Central High school this weekend for our first district competition. For the first time in team history, we were able to finish qualification matches with a perfect 12-0 record, and were ranked first overall out of 40 teams in attendance. We chose teams 1076 | […]
Free tax options for Manchester-area residents
submitted by Carol Wotring, Community Resource Center The Community Resource Center (CRC) is working with the United Way VITA (volunteer income tax assistance) to offer the “Scan and Go” program (option 3 on the attached handout). This program is open to people with annual income less than $64,000. We have appointments available. People just need […]
Health Department alerts public to Washtenaw measles case
The Washtenaw County Health Department is reporting a case of measles and alerting the public to the possibility of exposure on Friday, March 1, at a local emergency department. The Health Department is working closely with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Trinity Health Ann Arbor to investigate the situation and prevent […]
Lane restrictions on Sharon Valley Rd
from Washtenaw County Road Commission On Monday, March 4, 2024, a contractor for the Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) will continue soil boring on Sharon Valley Rd, over River Raisin, between Sharon Hollow Rd and Meyers Rd in Sharon Township. The road will not be closed to traffic, but delays are likely due to lane […]
