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Authorities have released the identity of the woman killed in a single-vehicle crash that occurred in Concord Township. 27 year-old Amber Lynn Taylor. The accident happened in Concord Township June 19 at around 6:30AM on Behling Road. The vehicle Taylor was traveling in left the roadway and struck a tree.

JACKSON, MI -- Jackson’s Cruise Night was at full capacity for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic Friday in downtown Jackson. After a year hiatus in 2020 due to the pandemic, and a series of much smaller gatherings in 2021 due to public gathering ordinances, Cruise Night was in full force under sunny skies on June 24.

JACKSON COUNTY, MI -- A 22-year-old man was killed in a suspected drunk driving crash Saturday morning, police said. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Jackson Post responded at about 2:39 a.m. Saturday, June 25, to a vehicle crash on County Farm Road near Wellman Road in western Jackson County.

JACKSON, MI – An effort to bring a grocery store to downtown Jackson is struggling with funding and a partner is needed to help bring it to fruition, the owner of Jackson’s proposed Peach Market said. Peach Market is a 7,000-square-foot grocery store with fresh produce, a coffee...

ADRIAN — Candidates running for Lenawee County district judge shared their experience and judicial philosophies with voters during a forum Thursday in Adrian.  Lenawee County District Judge Todd M. Morgan is looking to retain his position. He was appointed to the bench this spring by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to fill a vacancy created...

Named a High School All-American while competing for the Team USA diving team, Dexter’s Lily Witte has had quite a summer so far. The Sun Times News (STN) caught up with her after she had a strong finish at the Fina Grand Prix Canada Cup, which was an international competition that took place earlier this month. Witte is still considered a junior diver, so she said it was a real honor and humbling experience to represent the United States in such a high level event.

The Brooklyn Fourth of July Parade Committee is looking for trucks, tractors, kids on bicycles, pets, businesses and all fun things for Brooklyn's Fourth of July parade. Line up at 9:30 a.m. on Irwin Street; parade starts at 10 a.m. July 4. Registration is encouraged. For more information, contact Danice McEldowney at 517-414-5438.

After examination by state psychiatrists, a man accused of armed robbery in Ferndale was found incompetent to stand trial and sentenced to a civil commitment at the state Center for Forensic Psychiatry. Jason Askew, 39, of Highland Park, will be held indefinitely at the forensic center in Saline. Under Thursday’s...

ALBION, MI - Joanne “Joey” Miller steps into her role as Albion College Board of Trustees chair after an unprecedented amount of tension between the college and the surrounding Albion community. The nexus of this tension was former President Mathew Johnson. Some faculty called him a bully. Thousands...

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Sonja Benedict for the information in this story.) Michael Paulauski, of Chelsea, recently graduated from the University of Findlay. Paulauski received a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. Paulauski was invited to walk in the university’s commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 7. 790 graduates earned...

DEXTER, MI - Dexter has lost a lifelong devotee to the community, a man who could be a friend to anybody, celebrated small milestones and tied the area to its history, according to his friends and family. Ron Raiford, the longtime owner of ShopDexter.com, died May 31 after a short...

The Jackson Police Department is investigating the vandalism that happened to the Jackson Right to Life building and Rep. Tim Walberg’s campaign office.

ADRIAN — Lenawee Now Executive Director Jim Van Doren has tendered his resignation after the city of Tecumseh and Lenawee County government decided to withhold dues to the economic development organization. Van Doren said he is turning over day-by-day operations as executive director to Tim Robinson, director of operations,...

The wooden playground at Loomis Park has been there for at least 20 years, and the park itself has been there for even longer. A recent push by city officials will bring big changes to the park.

TECUMSEH — Lenawee County’s finest senior football players came together Friday night where the East All-Stars shined a bit brighter, winning 25-3 in the fifth senior showcase.  The East got first half touchdowns from Matt Samborski (Tecumseh), Noah Schnoor (Blissfield) and Nico Johnson (Britton Deerfield) to build a 18-0 lead at the break, and nearly had...

Pittsfield Township police are investigating the death of a 58-year-old Saline woman. On June 17, just after 10:30 p.m., Pittsfield Township police officers and firefighters were dispatched to the intersection of Maple and Ellsworth roads. Michelle Young, 58, of Saline, was found injured in the roadway and was later pronounced dead at the University of Michigan Hospital, according to Pittsfield Police.

July 1922: Jury service $4/day. Indoor toilets voted down. Lost Atlantis—found?. The following news excerpts are from July 1922 editions of the Stockbridge Brief-Sun newspaper. These are mostly reproduced in the original, without edits or corrections. Visit the Stockbridge Library to view electronic copies of old local news publications dating back to 1883.

(Chelsea Update would like to thank D&B Strategic Marketing for the information in this story.) Chelsea Education Foundation would like to thank everyone who contributed to the first Grad Year Campaign. The pandemic made Chelsea Education Foundation’s annual fundraising gala impossible to host for the past three years, so the...

Photo courtesy of Parker Hardy. Billy Little, Jr., investigative attorney and war hero, and Chris McDonough, internationally recognized homicide detective and behavioral expert, met in a podcast last night to discuss the case of Dee Ann Warner. The Michigan mother and grandmother was reported missing from her Tecumseh, Michigan home on April 25, 2021. They have both been on the case since March 2022.