WCRC continues forestry work on Grass Lake Road in Sharon Township
from Washtenaw County Road Commission Washtenaw County Road Commission has extended their daytime closure of Grass Lake Rd between Sylvan Rd and M-52 in Sharon Township for forestry work through January 16. However, all dates are tentative and subject to change due to weather conditions. The road will be closed to all through traffic. Lehman […]
Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER 鈥 January 2026
The newest edition of Manchester Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download it here: 01.1 JAN 2026 TRUM
Public notice: City of Manchester
聽 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMENT PERIOD AND PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF MANCHESTER MASTER PLAN聽 The City of Manchester recently completed an update to its Master Plan. This is a notice of the initiation of the 63-day review period and public hearing for the draft plan in accordance with Section 41 and 43 of the […]
Michigan 鈥榓 pretty sick state鈥 amid surge of 鈥榮uper flu,鈥 COVID cases
Editor note: This story was originally published by聽Bridge Michigan聽(bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter聽here聽(https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).鈥澛 by Robin Erb, Bridge Michigan聽 Peak flu season may be worse than usual this year, driven in part by a potent new strain of influenza. […]
Before road funding deal, road builder money flowed to Michigan lawmakers
Editor note: This story was originally published by聽Bridge Michigan聽(bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter聽here聽(https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).鈥澛 by Simon D. Schuster, Bridge Michigan聽 LANSING 鈥 Less than two months before Michigan lawmakers finalized a historic deal to pump as much as $2 […]
Michigan EV fees spike under road funding deal, now nation highest
by Kelly House and Jordyn Hermani, Bridge Michigan聽 LANSING 鈥 Michigan roughly 122,000 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle owners are in for some sticker shock the next time they renew their plates. Their annual vehicle registration fees have skyrocketed to the nation highest in 2026, the result of a road funding package passed last fall […]
Michigan House GOP sues to try to block $645M restored after Nessel opinion
Editor note: This story was originally published by聽Bridge Michigan聽(bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter聽here聽(https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).鈥澛 by Simon D. Schuster, Bridge Michigan聽 The Republican-led Michigan House on Friday sued 16 state departments along with a slew of senior officials to try […]
Woods makes dean list at Trine University
submitted by the Woods family Maxwell Woods of Manchester, a Trine University student, earned dean list recognition for the fall 2025 semester. Woods is majoring in mechanical engineering. To earn dean list honors, Trine University students must complete a minimum of 12 hours and have a grade point average of 3.500鈥3.749. Trine University, an internationally […]
Abuse, neglect common in Michigan nursing homes 鈥斅燼nd no one is coming to help
Editor note: This story was originally published by聽Bridge Michigan聽(bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter聽here聽(https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).鈥澛 by Robin Erb and Simon D. Schuster, Bridge Michigan The plea was desperate: Help! Lorena Brown gasped for air on Sept. 12, 2022, turning blue, […]
Michigan makes gains in moving data, with fewer people leaving state
Editor note: This story was originally published by聽Bridge Michigan聽(bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter聽here聽(https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).鈥澛 by Janelle D. James, Bridge Michigan聽 Michigan’s population may be continuing to stabilize as nearly equal numbers of people moved to and from the state […]
