Manchester News

One of Joanna Van Raden's best teaching tools came courtesy of a bunch of crabs.

OCTOBER 2009 NATIONAL VOLKSSPORT MONTH PATCH Earn a beautiful 2009 National Volkssport Month Patch at a Regular/Traditional Event hosted by an AVA Club during the month of October.

Siblings Aidan, 7, Andrew, 9, and Isabella Arbaugh, 4, dig into their caramel apples Saturday while on an outing with their parents at Alber Orchard & Cider Mill.

Submitted by Tecumseh Herald on Thu, 10/08/2009 - 3:13pm. Reports are circulating worldwide of a prison sentence handed down Tuesday, Oct.

A US bank manager who insisted she gave the 340,000 US dollars she stole over eight years to needy customers was sentenced to a year and a day in prison by a judge who declared that her "Robin Hood days are long over". Patricia Keezer, 53, said the embezzling began in 2000, when she would give needy people 2,000 dollars at a time for car repairs, ...

Ernest E. Ringo, 70, Clarksville, passed away Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, at Clark Memorial Hospital, Jeffersonville.

A corporation owned in part by Jackson County Commissioner Philip Duckham will not immediately face charges after one of its drivers violated an ordinance by dumping county trash in Hillsdale.

Sept. 29, 2009 The Michigan History Foundation today announced the recipients of the 2009 Odyssey Award, honoring educators who excel at finding creative, engaging ways to educate students about Michigan history.

Pat Vailliencourt opened the Coffee Mill Caf in downtown Manchester five years ago with her belief that the small town was ready for a traditional coffee shop.

After a year of opposition from area residents, A-Deal Auto Parts is now open for business in Parma Township.

I read with interest the article a oeGroup seeks to change SMRS boarda recently in the Herald.

Manchester will officially welcome autumn Saturday with a day of food, fun and family entertainment.

Visitors to this year's Manchester Oktoberfest will once again have plenty of options for entertainment for their children.

The good people in Michigan's Congressional District 7 represented by Rep. Mark Schauer will soon find out just how well they are being represented by the congressman.

Twenty-four local couples attended the Golden Years Picnic in the Park potluck held at Carr Park Aug.

The Washtenaw Alcohol Reduction Project met for the second time Aug. 11 to brainstorm ideas to decrease underage drinking in Manchester.

The Michigan Department of Transportation plans to cut 137 roadwork projects off the books over the next five years because of declining revenues to pay for construction.

Team Grodi Construction won second place in the Kiwanis volleyball tournament. The winners include: Steve Grodi, Ed King, Gene Voorhees and Tara Allshouse.

Avery Collins of Manchester twirls two hula hoops with ease at the Kids Area at Carr Parking during the Riverfolk Music & Arts Festival in Manchester Aug.

Regular customers of the Coffee Mill CafE in Manchester will have a new place to gather for coffee and gossip beginning in late September.