News across Washtenaw County
What the air carries
I left Indonesia in early August of this year, three weeks before the sky over Palangkaraya would turn the color of a bruise sat too long under the skin. I did not know this at the time. I only knew that my flight out of Jakarta smelled the way it always smells: jet fuel folding…
The forgotten Koreans of Kazakhstan
“Why was Hong Beom-do’s body in Kazakhstan?” I asked my dad. I expected the legendary Korean independence fighter to be buried in Korea, or at the very least East Asia. Yet here I was, reading that Beom-do’s body was finally being repatriated from Kazakhstan, of all places, to…
The ROI on rogueness
Erin Coleman is an Opinion Cartoonist and can be reached at eccolem@umich.edu.
U-M pauses plan for pass-no credit grade pilot
The University of Michigan is pausing its pilot grade covering program. It was to be instituted next fall for some freshmen in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
PUBLIC NOTICE: Washtenaw County Customer Resource Fair and Open House
From Games to Robots, Student Coders Can Enter Congressional App Challenge
Got an idea for a game, a chatbot, a website or even a programmed robot? It might be enough to get local students into this year’s Congressional App Challenge. Middle and high school students have until noon Oct. 26 to submit projects for the 2026 competition, which invites…
Scio Township Trustee Candidates Answer Five Questions
Author’s note: This article was updated Oct. 2 to add responses from write-in candidate Mark D. Altomare, who entered the race after the original candidate questionnaires were distributed. Scio Township voters will choose between Democrat Mary Gillis and write-in candidate Mark…
PUBLIC NOTICE: Data Center Ordinance Meetings
A Historical Finish on the World Stage for Dexter’s Mikala Sposito
Earning a Bronze Medal at the WorldSkills International Competition, Mikala Sposito, representing the United States of America, was the first female to podium in welding in the history of this competition that attracts participants from around the world. This great news was…
Milan Resident Holds Book Signing for WWII Memoir
At age 90, Milan resident Elaine Ferrington Cousino published her first book, a memoir of her childhood in southeast Michigan during World War II called “Tap Dancing on Tombstones.” The book takes place at a time when most young men—including her three older brothers—were away…
Join the Dexter Wellness Coalition to Support Dementia Friendly Dexter
The Dexter Wellness Coalition, led by co-motivators Anna Pekrul and Marianne Wendt, invites all community members to join their efforts to make Dexter a dementia friendly city. In partnership with Dementia Friendly Services, a nonprofit organization based in Saline, the coalition…
CPD Weekly Report, Sept 21-28, 2026
Incident #: 26-5491 Location: 500 block of S. Main Street Date: September 26, 2026 Time: 9:36 pm INFORMATION: While on routine patrol officers responded to the 500 block of S. Main Street for the report of a possible assault complaint. A caller reported that there was a large…