All the News That's Fit to Post about Chelsea, Michigan
Here’s the second installment of the past history of the Chelsea Community Fair, which takes place this year from Aug. 21-Aug. 25 and will celebrate its 75th anniversary. 1891: Second annual fair of Chelsea Union Agricultural Society opened Tuesday, October, … Read more
Here are the unofficial township board election results from Tuesday’s primary election. The winners are in bold type. Dexter Township Supervisor: “I’d like to thank the voters of Dexter Township for expressing confidence in me,” said Jim Drolett, who won … Read more
Chelsea Police are investigating three “smash and grab” thefts from cars parked in lots in town during the last two days, and they are reminding residents not to leave valuables in plain view while vehicles are parked outside. According to … Read more
The Chelsea varsity football team took to the field Monday afternoon, Aug. 6 for practice.
President Barak Obama has ordered the flag lowered to half-staff until sunset on Friday, Aug. 10, to honor the victims of the Oak Creek, Wis. tragedy. “My thoughts and sincere condolences go out to the countless people affected by yesterday’s … Read more
Here’s a look back at the very early days of the Chelsea Community Fair from a chronology shared by Lloyd Grau. This year’s fair takes place Aug. 21-Aug. 25. 1872: First annual Fair of Northwestern Farmers Club of Washtenaw County … Read more
Chelsea’s freshman and junior varsity football teams opened practice Monday morning, Aug. 6. Here are photos from yesterday’s practice.
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(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