Photos: Christmas in the Village Parade & visiting with Santa
by Sara Swanson Manchester celebrated Christmas in the Village on Saturday, December 6, 2025, with craft shows, lunches, open houses, and a lighted parade!
Photos: Halloween in Manchester 2025
by Sara Swanson This year’s Halloween was crisp and chilly but beautiful, and there was a huge turnout for trick-or-treating and the fun in Wurster Park!
Photos: I Spy in the Worth Repeating window
by Sara Swanson If you have looked through a Halloween-themed I Spy book and wished you could see one of those spooky rooms in real life, you are in luck! Worth Repeating, located at 110 E Main St, has turned their whole store window into a life-sized I Spy display, complete with the list of […]
Photos: Scarecrows take over Main Street
by Sara Swanson Every October, Manchester’s downtown is taken over by scarecrows, and this year is no exception. Businesses and organizations have decorated light poles with scarecrows ranging from traditional stuffed with straw to skeletons, and from scary to fun! Photos by Sara Swanson.
Photos: 2025 MHS Homecoming Parade
Photos by Sara Swanson Thursday, October 2, Manchester Jr/Sr High School held their homecoming parade down Main Street. The marching band, mountain bike team, equestrian team, cheerleaders, homecoming court, and more participated!
PHOTO: New business in downtown expected today!
by Marsha Chartrand New signage for the front and refurbishing of the old Peoples Bank clock glass has made ready the bank building at 135 E Main for a “soft opening” for Bank Michigan on Monday morning. Rick Northrup, CEO of Bank Michigan, was on the scene from his office in Onsted, and he shared […]
Ribbon-cutting at Luther C. Klager Elementary School
by Sara Swanson On Friday, September 5, Klager Elementary School held a ribbon-cutting ceremony, officially concluding the renovations to the building and the playground that began with a groundbreaking ceremony on May 30 last spring. The renovations were paid for with a bond passed by voters in November of 2023 and included increasing natural lighting; […]
