All the News That's Fit to Post about Chelsea, Michigan
(Publisher’s note: a typo was corrected in the time for high school students to be in class. Obviously, it should have been 8 a.m.) The Chelsea School District announced school start and end times on Thursday, on Aug. 2 for … Read more
As Chelsea, Dexter, Lima, Lyndon, and Sylvan township voters head to the polls Tuesday for the primary election, they are reminded that unlike the general election, once you’ve voted for a candidate in a political party, who must stick to … Read more
The Bushel Basket Farmers’ Market is open Wednesdays from 2:30 to 6 p.m. at the Chelsea Community Fairgrounds. Here’s what the vendors expect to have on Wednesday, Aug. 8. Kapp Farms: string beans, cucumbers, summer squash, kale, tomatoes, pattipans, basil, … Read more
If you look on the right side of the site, you’ll see that new this week is a list of the top five most read stories of the day. In case you missed them, here are the top five most … Read more
The livestock showmanship is one of the highlights of the 75th Annual Chelsea Community Fair. Youth from the Chelsea and Dexter school districts will be showing sheep, pigs, beef, dairy, goats, and. horses. Youth will also be showing rabbits and … Read more
Elijan Dobos, Marty Hubbard, Liam Hartsuft and Kirby Hubbard spent their Saturday morning, Aug. 4, at Polly’s grocery store ‘scouting for food’. They weren’t looking for their own food, rather handing out information to customers and collecting food for Faith … Read more
Kevin Riley is hard at work reorganizing the temporary space for the New Chelsea Market following the store’s move from Main Street in the downtown to the old CJ’s deli space in the Chelsea Shopping Center in southtown. The new, … Read more
(Publisher’s note: My sincere apologies to Jennifer Craig, who was the 2008 junior homemaker champion. Her name was left off the list. Amanda Craig was champion in 2006, Jessica Craig was champion in 2007 and Jennifer Craig was champion in … Read more
As of 4:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 3, the Chelsea Electric Department is working on power outages and power surges in an area that includes the Fairways Subdivision to the railroad tracks. According to the city’s power outage hot line … Read more
Chelsea Police Chief Ed Toth asks that motorists to slow down and keep a careful eye out for about 200 bicyclists who will be riding through town and the surrounding townships, on Saturday, Aug. 4. They are riding for the … Read more
Richard Dyer invites interested residents to meet at Biggby Coffee in southtown on Saturday, Aug. 4 at 3 p.m. to help canvass the area as part of Chelsea Area for Obama. He said the group would be out from 3-5 … Read more
The Washtenaw County Emergency Operations Center will be conducting a test of its 39 outdoor warning sirens on Saturday Aug. 4, at noon. There are three in Chelsea: one at the fairgrounds, one at Veterans Park and one at Washington … Read more
(Updated information from Market Manager Stephanie Doll,”The Chelsea Farmers Market will accept Bridge Cards very soon, but not this weekend 8/4. We are awaiting delivery of one final item to be operational.”) The Saturday Chelsea Farmers Market is now accepting will … Read more
On Thursday evening, Aug. 3, fair board members were hard at work preparing the grounds and buildings for the 75th edition of the Chelsea Community Fair. Each year, fair board members discuss ways to make the fair even better than … Read more