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Saline City Council Selects New City Manager

Saline City Council Selects New City Manager

Saline City Council selected candidate Dan Swallow to fill the city manager role at their June 22 meeting. After a multi-month decision process, Swallow was selected from a pool of three finalists in a 4-3 vote. After the departure of the previous City Manager, Deputy Manager Elle Cole took on the position’s responsibilities in the ...

Doug Marrin

Kelly Parkinson Leads Saline’s Allegra to National Printing Award, Honoring Founders’ Legacy

Kelly Parkinson Leads Saline’s Allegra to National Printing Award, Honoring Founders’ Legacy

Photo: Owner Kelly Parkinson (front left) next to Kelly Cashen. Back (L-R) Sherry Cherry, Tammy Smith, and Lyne Losey, Allegra’s client support critical to its success, each with over 20 years of experience in the business. Photo courtesy of Allegra. Kelly Parkinson, owner of Allegra Marketing Print Mail Ann Arbor, recently earned national recognition for ...

Sue Kelch

Saline’s Third Annual Jazz in the Park

Saline’s Third Annual Jazz in the Park

Saline’s Jazz in the Park is back – bigger and better than ever. It will take place at Mill Pond Park, July 19 2-8pm. Mary Dettling, Saline Main Street Director notes, “It has become one of Saline’s signature events, thanks in large part to Diana Morning’s leadership and the dedication of the Arts & Culture ...

History Made!! Saline Softball Wins First State Title

History Made!! Saline Softball Wins First State Title

Photo courtesy of MHSAA The Saline softball team made history Saturday with a 5-2 win over South Lyon Saturday to claim the Hornets first state championship in Hornets history. The win caps off an amazing season for Saline with a final record of 39-3-2. The Hornets got things rolling in the top of the first ...

Community Speaks Out in Support of Elle Cole

Community Speaks Out in Support of Elle Cole

Public discussion around the City Manager position of Saline continued at the city council’s June 9 meeting, where several business owners and residents spoke in support of Acting City Manager Elle Cole. Previous City Manager Colleen O’Toole departed earlier this year, and Deputy City Manager Cole was appointed Acting City Manager until a hiring decision ...

A Vacancy on the Saline Area Schools Board of Education

A Vacancy on the Saline Area Schools Board of Education

The Saline Area Schools Board of Education has an opening. The school district announced on June 11, that it is “seeking a local citizen to serve on the Board of Education until December 2026.” The vacancy came about with the resignation of school board trustee Brad Gerbe, who said on June 10 that he was ...

Saline Soccer Moves on to D1 State Semifinals

Saline Soccer Moves on to D1 State Semifinals

Photos from Saline Athletics The top-ranked Saline girls’ soccer team moved one step closer to a chance at a D1 state title after a pair of impressive wins to claim the regional title last week. The Hornets outscored its two opponents 12-0 on their way to the regional trophy. Saline opened the week by rolling ...

Saline Softball Claims First Regional Title Since 2013

Saline Softball Claims First Regional Title Since 2013

Photo from Saline Athletics The third time was a charm for the Saline softball team, after claiming Saline’s first regional title since 2013 with a 9-3 win over SEC Red rival Bedford Saturday. The Hornets had come up short in their regional title bids the past two seasons but they came through with the trophy ...

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Saline 5th Grade Robotics Team Take First Place in International Competition

Saline 5th Grade Robotics Team Take First Place in International Competition

Last week the Saline Robotics team, RoboHive, earned first place in the On The Spot Challenge, beating 79 other competitors at the Western Edge Open Invitational. They collaborated with their alliance partners, the Oceanic Outlaws from Washington and the Electric Eagles from Colorado, and engineered and programmed a LEGO robot from scratch. “We worked six ...

Saline Area Schools Supports Putting CTE Millage to a Vote

Saline Area Schools Supports Putting CTE Millage to a Vote

Seeing the importance of these educational programs for all students in Washtenaw County, Saline Area Schools Board of Education has put its support behind placing a question to authorize a millage for Career and Technical Education (CTE) to a county-wide vote. The Saline school board voted unanimously at their May 27 meeting to “support the ...