Chickens are now allowed at certain residential homes in Lima Township, as long as you follow the rules set out in the recently updated township ordinance. This issue came to the Sun Times News attention after local author and Lima Township resident Celina Marie Chase contacted us in hope of seeing the Lima Township Board ...
A love for flying led to the Hummel Aircraft Company making Dexter its home. The company came to be in Dexter a few years back after Matt and Laurie Higgins acquired Hummel Aviation in 2021. Both longtime Dexter residents, they are carrying on Hummel’s tradition and are continuing to grow the business by making improvements. ...
Earning their degrees to making the Dean’s and President’s lists, local college students are finding success. Occasionally the Sun Times News recieves updates about local students succeeding at the college and university level. Here are a few recent ones. At Indiana’s Trine University this spring, students completed degrees at the end of the Spring 2024 ...
With a commitment to increasing real-world, skill-based experiences for students, Dexter Community Schools continues to look into introducing new courses at the high school. Two of the latest are Woodshop and Systems of Construction. These probably sound familiar, but they are not currently offered at DHS. However, that might change come next school year. Two ...
Webster Township Hall is getting a new parking lot. After a few decades of use and wear and tear, the parking lot at 5665 Webster Church Road is getting a new look. Earlier this month, Webster Township Supervisor John Kingsley sent out a message to the community: “Webster Township’s recycling dumpsters are being repositioned to ...
The Chelsea School District has its next principal for South Meadows Elementary School. With the retirement of Stacie Battaglia as principal of South Meadows Elementary, the CSD Board of Education approved the administration recommendation to hire Katie Spisich as the new principal. Spisich is a familiar face and knows the school quite well already as ...
The Chelsea School District will soon be looking to fill a new position that will act as the face of the district’s safety and security. CSD Superintendent Michael Kapolka introduced the proposal for the role of Director of Safety and Security at the May 20 school board meeting. Kapolka said this new position comes out ...
Going before school boards around Washtenaw County is a resolution asking districts to support renewal of the Washtenaw Intermediate School District Special Education Millage. This millage renewal is proposed to go before voters county-wide in the November 5 General Election. The Saline, Dexter and Chelsea school boards have all looked at the renewal proposal. The ...
With the cut of the ribbon, the Dexter community took a big step forward in establishing a permanent home for the Dexter Senior Center and creating a Multigenerational Community Center. Dexter Community Schools welcomed the community to a ceremonial ribbon cutting held on the morning of May 20, just outside of the Dexter Wellness Center ...
As a true community undertaking, the fundraising for the project to reimagine TimberTown park continues forward. The current phase of fundraising to help make the rebuild a go is the Picket Legacy Program, which offers the opportunity to be part of the legacy of the park. “By sponsoring a picket for your family, child, parent, ...
It’s a number that will help lead Audrey Gauthier to go down as one of the best softball pitchers in Dexter High School history. The big moment came for Gauthier against Skyline when she collected her 500th career strikeout. A lot of hard work and effort went into it, so for Gauthier it was a ...
The Saline Area Schools Board of Education May 14 meeting was a memorable one for the Washtenaw United High School Hockey Team. It saw the Saline contingent of the team receive their Varsity Letters. During the meeting, Saline Superintendent Stephen Laatsch introduced the team and their coaches to the school board and gathered public. The ...
Saline Area Schools are moving forward with its solar project after the school board approved a plan for a roof-mounted solar array to be installed at Saline Middle School. At its May 14 meeting, the SAS Board of Education approved a recommendation made by school district administration and consultants, Lecole Planners, for the solar installation ...
A lineup including three players from Dexter, the University of Michigan Club Baseball Team won the Regionals this past the weekend and are headed to the World Series tournament. The regional win have led the Michigan team to earn a three seed in the 2024 NCBA Division I World Series Bracket, which is set to ...
For his decades of service, Skip Davis was recognized with a Lifetime Achievement award. From the Vietnam War when he was a 19-year-old serving in the infantry to his present day role as the Scio Township Fire Investigator, Davis has made it his life’s mission to faithfully serve. His service was recently recognized by 1-800-BOARDUP, ...
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