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Count Day: 2,433 students in the Chelsea School District

Wednesday was Student Count Day across the state for district schools. It’s an important day when it comes to the amount of per pupil school aid the district receives from state. In Chelsea, Superintendent Andy Ingall said the district number … Read more

Matt Pedlow speaks to Chelsea Kiwanis Club

(Chelsea Update would like to thank John Knox for the photo and the information in this story.) Matt Pedlow, a teacher at Chelsea High School, was the recent guest speaker at a Chelsea Kiwanis Club meeting. Pedlow gave an informative … Read more

Purple Rose Theatre has new managing director

Katie Doral has been named the new managing director of The Purple Rose Theatre Company. She returns to Chelsea following 11 years in the business, most recently from First Stage Milwaukee, where she was the general manager. Doral succeeds Julie … Read more

Chelsea Library undertaking historic newspaper project

The Chelsea District Library has 134 years of Chelsea newspapers on rolls of microfilm spanning from 1873 to 2012. Though the public can access these papers by coming into the library and using the microfilm reader, the process can be challenging … Read more

Mark your calendars for On The Tracks concerts

On The Tracks Productions’ second season of unique concerts is underway bringing to Chelsea some of the finest regional and national songwriters who perform in The Depot, 125 Jackson St., the first Wednesday of the month through May, 2014. According … Read more

Chelsea DDA to hold work session Thursday

The Chelsea Downtown Development Authority will hold a work session on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 7:30 a.m. in the new police building to review DDA projects and budget. Board members are expected to review and discuss the Longworth corridor concept … Read more

Alison Marable new senior services coordinator

The Chelsea Area Senior Center recently hired Alison Marable as its senior services coordinator to bring a “Village Network Model” to the community. This new program, Chelsea Community Senior Services (C2S2), will help seniors live safely and independently in their … Read more