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Olde Tyme Tattoo opens in Stockbridge
by Roberta Ludtke Olde Tyme Tattoos, a new tattoo business steeped in tradition, is now open in downtown Stockbridge. Located between the Abbott and Fillmore Agency and Main Street Printing, the business is owned by Mikael Walack and Jessica Mellin. For this young couple, tradition is very important. Even their logo, designed by Jeremy Utley, depicts […]
Stockbridge Township paves way for $2.4 million solar farm
revised 7/19 and & 7/20/2018 by Patrice Johnson July 11, Cypress Creek Renewables moved a step closer to building a $2,400,000 solar farm in Stockbridge Township, thereby launching its entrance into Michigan. “It is the first site we have taken through the zoning approval process in the state,” wrote Kat Webber, CCR’s Community Engagement Manager. […]
Introductions are in order
by Chief John Torres The only thing that stays the same is that everything changes, or so the saying goes. Many readers may already know, but I want to update you on the status of the Stockbridge Police Department and its current personnel. In the last several months the SPD has had to say goodbye […]
Stockbridge’s STEM program sets focus on engineering and 3-D printing
by Bob Richards The award-winning STEM program at Stockbridge Junior/Senior High School continues to evolve with the ever-changing technological world. The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics or STEM program strives to inspire, engage and educate students, all while making a positive impact on the world. Grades 7 and 8 Beginning in the fall, the seventh- and eighth-grade […]
Wes Perry puts the art in Industrial Arts
by Mike Burtch On return to his Stockbridge alma mater, Wesley R. Perry has found a career that benefits both his community and himself. After graduating Stockbridge High School, Perry earned a degree in Construction Management at Central Michigan University. Then the 2008 economic slowdown stalled his construction career, so he returned to school to obtain […]
Faces of Addiction, Part II: Through the eyes of the incarcerated
by Tina Cole-Mullins “Stuck in my little hole just thinking of you, pounding on these prison walls screaming I am abused. I read the morning papers in disbelief. Opioids! Our choice of the aggrieved.” — From “Methylene Blue” by Pull the Trigger, a southern Michigan band Richard, who served multiple drug sentences, or Shannon Howard, […]
Unadilla Township Police Department Celebrates Golden Anniversary
by Judy Williams Unadilla Township residents have had the good fortune to have their own local police department for 50 years. The township officially formed a police department March 19, 1968, with Earnest Clark hired as the first constable and serving until 1978. Constables served as the only peace officers until 1978. In 1978, […]
Stockbridge Community News Policy on Political Statements
Given SCN’s mission to help build a stronger, healthier community through consistent, quality communications, it is our policy to remain neutral on political campaign activity. While we seek to encourage residents to vote, we shall neither support nor oppose any political party or candidate for public office. While we appreciate all letters to the editor, we must […]
Introducing: The Wonders of Science
The universe made conscious by Eric Rasmussen Gaze at images of prehistoric cave art, and chances are you’ll sense a connectedness with our long-gone hominid ancestors, a link of one mind to another across the millennia of space, time, and culture. Ever since awareness of self and awe at the miracle of life first burned […]