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Dexter Golfers Off to Red-Hot Start

Dexter Golfers Off to Red-Hot Start

Expectations are high for the Dexter girls’ golf team in 2024 and with a hot start, the Dreadnaughts have their sights set on an improvement of last season’s seventh place finish at the D2 state finals. The Dreadnaughts opened SEC play by dominating a home tri-meet at Hudson Mills Golf Course Thursday. Dexter fired a ...

Dexter Tennis Off to Fast Start

Dexter Tennis Off to Fast Start

The Dexter boys’ tennis team kicked off 2024 with a bang this week by winning four of five matches to start the season. The Dreadnaughts have high hopes for another D2 state tournament run and if the first week of the season is a sign of things to come then the Dreads will be in ...

Doug Marrin

Dexter Township Police Report, July 2024

Dexter Township Police Report, July 2024

In July 2024, Deputies responded to 200 calls for police service in Dexter Township, up from 171 the previous year, a 17% increase. Total calls for 2024 (Jan-Jul) are 1,169, down from 1,173 for the same period last year. Officers conducted 70 traffic stops, up from 48 last year. Forty-four citations were issued. Notable events ...

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Unstoppable: Dexter’s Dreadnaughts and the Legacy of Dreadnoughtus

Unstoppable: Dexter’s Dreadnaughts and the Legacy of Dreadnoughtus

How a prehistoric giant and Dexter’s mascot share a timeless spirit of invincibility. Image: Dall-E Editor’s note: While doing some background checking on an article about a visit to Dinosaur Gardens near Alpena in northern Michigan, I came across “Dreadnoughtus,” the largest land dinosaur, discovered in 2005. Its name means “fears nothing.” I was immediately ...

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City of Dexter Police Report, July 2024

City of Dexter Police Report, July 2024

In July 2024, Deputies responded to 271 calls for police service in the City of Dexter, down from 297 the previous year, a 9% decrease. Total calls for 2024 (Jan-Jul) are 1,911, up from 1,736 for the same period last year, a 10% increase. Officers conducted 145 traffic stops, up from 143 last year. Twenty-seven ...

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Webster Twp Police Report, July 2024

Webster Twp Police Report, July 2024

In July 2024, Deputies responded to 161 calls for police service in Webster Township, down from 179 the previous year, a 10% decrease. Total calls for 2024 (Jan-Jul) are 920, down from 1,053 for the same period last year, a 13% drop. Officers conducted 59 traffic stops, down from 67 last year. Thirty-five citations were ...

Aubree’s annual golf outing has again come through in a big way

Aubree’s annual golf outing has again come through in a big way

Aubree’s Pizzeria and Grill’s recent golf outing was able to raise $11,000 that organizers say will be donated to the Dexter Community Schools Athletic Department. This was the fourth outing for this annual event and each year it’s aimed to help support the Athletic Booster Club of Dexter. This now brings the total donated from ...

Doug Marrin

Dexter-Chelsea Road Construction Nearing Completion

Dexter-Chelsea Road Construction Nearing Completion

Photo: Pictured above is a newly placed pavement markings on Dexter-Chelsea Rd between Dancer Rd and Parker Rd in Lima Township. Photo courtesy of Washtenaw Co Road Commission Community News The asphalt resurfacing project on Dexter-Chelsea Rd between Dancer Rd and Parker Rd in Lima Township is progressing well. During the week of August 19th, ...

Wage increases coming to Dexter Community Schools Bus Drivers, Support Personnel and Administrators

Wage increases coming to Dexter Community Schools Bus Drivers, Support Personnel and Administrators

Support personnel, bus drivers and administrative staff in Dexter Community Schools (DCS) are all starting the new school year with new labor agreements in place. Each group is seeing an increase in wages. The Dexter Community Schools Board of Education approved new agreements the Dexter Educational Support Personnel Association (DESPA), West Washtenaw Bus Drivers and ...

Dexter, Saline and Chelsea Schools Set to Start Another Year of Free Meals

Dexter, Saline and Chelsea Schools Set to Start Another Year of Free Meals

Students in Dexter, Chelsea and Saline will continue to receive free breakfast and lunches this upcoming school year. The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) announced in early August that Michigan’s 1.4 million public school children will continue to have access to nutritious free meals through the Michigan School Meals program in the 2024-2025 school year. The MDE ...

Doug Marrin

Drive-Thru Coffee Shop Proposed for Dexter

Drive-Thru Coffee Shop Proposed for Dexter

Image: Artist rendering by MAH Architectural Group from the City of Dexter packet Dexter Community Development Director Michelle Aniol reported to the City Council at its August 8, 2024, meeting that the Dexter Planning Commission will review a proposed Ziggi’s Coffee drive-thru at the Dexter Crossing Shopping Plaza in a public hearing on September 3, ...

Arbor Hospice’s Barley, BBQ & Beats Returns on Sept. 5

Arbor Hospice’s Barley, BBQ & Beats Returns on Sept. 5

Community event to feature local pit masters, distilleries and musical performances, all to support access to not-for-profit hospice Community News Arbor Hospice’s Barley, BBQ & Beats fundraising event is returning – this time at a new venue. The annual event will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5 at Revel Run, located at 555 ...