News in Chelsea
Lakehouse Bakery Grant Fuels Expansion While Keeping Growth Local
A state grant is giving Lakehouse Bakery owner Keegan Rogers what he has been working toward for years: the capacity to make more of his products without making his business less local. Rogers received a Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development value-added food…
Beach Middle School Book Fair Returns Sept. 29
Beach Middle School students will have three days to browse for their next good read when the school’s fall book fair returns Sept. 29-Oct. 1 in partnership with Serendipity Books of Chelsea. The fair will be open Tuesday, Sept. 29, and Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 8:10 a.m. to 3:10…
The Chelsea School District Sets its Goals for 2026-28
The Chelsea School District’s goals for the next two years are based in the areas of Career and Technical Education, safety, security and well being, and Kindergarten to Eighth-grade literacy. The Chelsea Board of Education approved the goals at its Sept. 21 meeting. After…
Chelsea Police Chief Warns of Check Washing, Fraud Scams
Chelsea Police Chief Kevin Kazyak used his Sept. 15 report to City Council to draw attention to check forgery and other fraud schemes reported to the department during August. Kazyak said Chelsea police received two reports involving counterfeit checks. In both cases, residents…
Chelsea Police Report | August 2026
The Chelsea Police Department responded to 786 calls for service during August, with Chief Kevin Kazyak reporting 31 open cases at the end of the month. Twenty cases were at the prosecutor’s office for review, two were awaiting lab analysis and 47 cases were closed during the…
CPD Weekly Summary, Sept. 14-21, 2026
Incident #: 26-5333 Location: 1600 block of S. Main Street Date: September 19, 2026 Time: 5:10 am INFORMATION: While on routine patrol, officers were dispatched to the 1600 block of S. Main Street for a report of an unknown injury crash. As the officer approached the area, the…
Chelsea District Library Hosts 9th Annual CDL Song Fest
CDL Song Fest returns for its ninth year on Friday, October 16, when Chelsea District Library (CDL) welcomes acclaimed singer-songwriter Chris Collingwood to the Pasture Barn at Robin Hills Farm. Collingwood is best known as the lead vocalist and co-founder of the…
Silver Maples of Chelsea Invites the Community to 18th Annual Harvest Art Market
Silver Maples of Chelsea invites the community to celebrate creativity, craftsmanship, and the joy of shopping local at the 18th Annual Harvest Art Market, Saturday, October 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Silver Maples of Chelsea, 100 Silver Maples Drive. Affectionately known as…
WAVE Announces Fiscal Year 2027 Service and Fare Updates, Effective October 1, 2026
Chelsea Community Ride frequency doubles, new Deviation Zones give riders more ways to get where they need to be WAVE (Western-Washtenaw Area Value Express) will introduce a set of service and fare changes on October 1, 2026, the first day of Fiscal Year 2027. “These changes come…
Chelsea Council Forms Deer Management Committee
Chelsea City Council created a deer management committee, which will consist of seven citizens and include a councilmember, at the Sept. 17 meeting. “Over the past years, residents have come to Council reporting issues with the deer population damaging lawns and destroying…
Chelsea Senior Center Hosts Annual Wellness Fair and Flu Shot Clinic
As fall approaches, the Chelsea Senior Center is helping local residents prepare for flu season with its annual Wellness Fair and Flu Shot Clinic on Friday, October 9, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. UM Health-Community Health Services will…
Chelsea School District Breaks Ground on New Field House
The Chelsea School District officially broke ground Sept. 15 on a new 30,000-square-foot Field House, located directly behind Jerry Niehaus Field, marking a major milestone in a vision nearly five years in the making. Members of the district leadership, school board, coaching…