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Spring Arbor voters will decide fire millage renewal in August primary
SPRING ARBOR, MI – Spring Arbor Township residents will decide if they want to keep fire services running in their area. A renewal of the Spring Arbor Fire Protection Millage is on the Aug. 6 primary election ballot. The millage, which pays for the township’s fire department services and...
Beth and Don DeJonghe selected as 2024 Lenawee County Fair Parade grand marshals
ADRIAN — For the first time in many years, Beth and Don DeJonghe won’t be working at the Lenawee County Fair & Event Grounds during the annual Lenawee County Fair Parade. But that doesn’t mean they’ll necessarily be able to watch the parade in its entirety. That’s because the DeJonghes, who are invested volunteers...
Chelsea Police Report, June 2024
In June 2024, Officers responded to 370 calls for police service in the City of Chelsea, down from 428 the previous year, a 14% decrease. Total calls for 2024 (Jan-Jun) are 2,086, down from 2,542 for the same period last year, an 18% decrease. Officers conducted 112 traffic stops, down...
Chelsea Residents Push Back Against Extending Noise Ordinance Hours
At the July 15, 2024, City Council meeting, Chelsea’s Downtown Development Authority recommended extending the city’s noise ordinance from 10 p.m. to midnight, a move some businesses support but concerns some residents. “This is not just about downtown, this is about the community as a whole (and) providing...
Baseball etched into Tecumseh’s history
Tecumseh has displayed its passion for baseball through the years by putting high school players on course for Minor League Baseball, having a suitable Little League Park for kids to cultivate their passion for baseball and softball and winning high school state titles on the softball diamond. The town’s enthusiasm...
Annual Dam Jam Music Festival returns to Lansing
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Lansing 5:01 is bringing back its annual Dam Jam Music Festival Friday and Saturday at Lansing’s Brenke Fish Ladder. It runs from 6 p.m.- 11 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m.- 11 p.m. Saturday – and it’s free! 6 News anchors Jorma Duran and Megan Viecelli talked with Lansing 5:01 Founder and […]
TimberTown Crunch Time: Sign up to Volunteer
(Chelsea Update would like to thank Shawn Personke for the information in this story.) After two years of planning, it’s crunch time. Go time. Sign up to volunteer time. The rebuild of TimberTown takes place Aug. 6 through 11, and over 400 volunteers are still needed to make this community project a reality.
July 20: Saturday Farmers Market Features Corn, Peaches, Tomatoes and Sunflowers
It’s that time of the summer when the selection and colors of fruits and vegetables and flowers at the farmers markets are growing fast. If you’re shopping for fresh corn and tomatoes, don’t get to the market too late. Peaches and blueberries are also selling briskly. The...
Tickets Available for 5 Healthy Towns Farm to Table 9th Annual Fabulous Feast
(Chelsea Update would like to thank Matt Pegouskie for the information in this story.) You don’t want to miss out on this year’s Farm to Table Fabulous Feast, on Sunday, Aug. 18 at Gordon Hall in Dexter. Tickets are going fast, and this popular event always sells out.
Demolition derby, rodeos and more. Everything you need to know about Fowlerville Fair
FOWLERVILLE — Fowlerville is preparing for six days of summer fun. Sean Oberg serves on the Fowlerville Agricultural Society Board of Directors, which governs the fair. Oberg said the planning for this year’s fair began last summer after the 2023 event. “We do this for the residents of...
More than 1,000 students and families check out Adrian College during 'Sneak Peek Day'
ADRIAN — Adrian College held its annual “Sneak Peek Day” on Friday, July 12, and had more than 1,000 students and family members visit campus to check out accommodations, student life activities and connect with different departments before classes for the 2024-25 school year officially begin on Aug. 26.
'I think we’ve been played': City Council approves revocation of industrial tax abatement
HILLSDALE — After much debate back-and-forth between city staff, the Hillsdale City Council and Drew Homovec, the owner of Corecoyle Composite LLC, a decision was made to pass a resolution asking the Michigan Tax Tribunal to revoke an Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption for Homovec’s business in Hillsdale’s Industrial Drive.
Seth Kordyzon named Onsted's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
ONSTED — No one in Seth Kordyzon’s family had ever played hockey, but that didn’t deter him from putting on the ice skates. “No one in my family had ever played, no one really knew anything about it,” Kordyzon said. “My childhood best friend started a couple of years before me and he got my brother and me started into it.”
100 Years Ago: YMCA boys camp goes on excursion that takes them to Vineyard Lake
100 Years Ago July 19, 1924: The boys camp of the Y. M. C. A. was organized Thursday afternoon when a party of 50, consisting of 40 boys, six leaders, the camp director and cooks, with equipment were transported to Vineyard lake by automobiles furnished by H. M. Judge, Paul Lentz, Harvey Aldrich, H. Clegg, Leon Roberts. A. R. Megary, R. E. Role, Clyde Harris and G. D. Titus, and trucks furnished by the Adrian Knitting Co.,...
WATCH: Lansing School District Board holds meeting amid plans to eliminate K-8 libraries
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Some parents in the Lansing School District are outraged because their children won’t have access to a school library. The school district is building two new elementary schools; neither one has a library or a librarian in the blueprints. More than 100 community members and...
Chelsea Area Historical Society continues Featuring Centennial Businesses
On Monday, August 5, the story of Chelsea State Bank will be told by John Mann. The informative meeting will meet in the Historic Train Depot on Jackson Street beginning at 7 pm. Formed in 1897, Chelsea State Bank has been a steady presence in the landscape of Chelsea’s business...
MSU football commit Bryson Williams shows off in 7 on 7
Bryson Williams was the latest high school prospect to make his commitment to Michigan State. Now, the Spartan fans can see how special and electric of an offensive player they have in Williams. In Orchard Lake St. Mary’s latest 7 on 7 against Belleville, Williams showed off with a nice catch. Watch the video via Kenny Jordan: Michigan State 2025 “ATH” commit Bryson Williams with a nice catch in traffic against Belleville.. Savoury added two more touchdowns in the game as well. pic.twitter.com/PIaFxPvM25 — Kenny Jordan (@Kenny_Jordan5) July 16, 2024 Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes, and opinion. You can also follow Cory Linsner on Twitter @Cory_Linsner
Kenneth Beatty Tabbed as Head Coach of Adrian College eSports
ADRIAN, Mich. – Adrian College Athletic Director, Craig Rainey, announced the hiring of Kenneth Beatty as head coach of the Adrian College eSports program. Beatty returns to Adrian College after graduating in 2012 with a Bachelors of Arts degree in English with a focus in writing. Beatty has been around gaming since he was eight years old and proceeds to gain experience in multiple games and consoles. Beatty has competed in open-world games in addition to first person shooter games, and sports games. The Adrian College eSports program will continue to participate in a wide variety of game modes and...
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