Stockbridge Township
Stockbridge Area Emergency Services Authority to move to old Ford dealership
by Hope Salyer The Stockbridge Area Emergency Services Authority purchased the former Ford Dealership in Stockbridge after the SAESA board approved the purchase. According to SAESA General Manager John Beck, the sale of the property north of the intersection of Mich. 106 and Mich. 52 was finalized on March 8 following multiple rounds of negotiation. […]
Five Bowdish Brothers troop off to the Civil War: Not all return
by Ron Kaiser and Patrice Johnson One can only imagine the anguish of John and Emeline Bowdish on watching five of their sons troop off to the bloody, nation-dividing Civil War. If he were not merely 14 years old when the war began in 1861, their sixth son, Fernando, might well have joined his older […]
STOCKBRIDGE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING MINUTES April 16, 2018
STOCKBRIDGE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING MINUTES April 16, 2018 Stockbridge Township Supervisor CG Lantis called the Regular Stockbridge Township Board Meeting to order on April 16, 2018 at 7:30 pm at the Stockbridge Township Hall. Members present at the meeting Supervisor CG Lantis, Clerk Becky Muraf, Treasurer Kris Lauckner, Trustee Terry Sommer, Trustee Ed Wetherell. Member […]
STOCKBRIDGE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING MINUTES March 19, 2018
STOCKBRIDGE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING MINUTES March 19, 2018 Stockbridge Township Supervisor CG Lantis called the Regular Stockbridge Township Board Meeting to order on March 19, 2018 at 7:30pm at the Stockbridge Township Hall. Members present at the meeting Supervisor CG Lantis, Clerk Becky Muraf, Treasurer Kris Lauckner, Trustee Terry Sommer, Trustee Ed Wetherell. Member absent […]
Grant Whitaker Day Baseball Game April 27, 2018
A charity baseball game will be held April 27 in honor of fallen local police deputy Grant W. Whitaker on April 27, 2018 at 5 p.m. on the Stockbridge High School Baseball Field against Dansville. Admission to the game is as follows: $5 adult, $2 senior/student and kids under 12 are free. All proceeds from […]
Stockbridge area to receive $809,000 for trail upgrades
Article and photos by Matt Pegouskie On Tuesday, March 13, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a Parks and Recreation Trail Millage resolution that includes more than $809,000 for upgrades to the Mike Levine Lakelands Trail State Park segment within the Stockbridge School District. The resolution includes 13 other trail projects that […]
Groundbreaking ceremony launches Chelsea-to-Stockbridge trail construction
Article and photos by Matt Pegouskie A groundbreaking ceremony on February 24 celebrated a new trail that will connect Chelsea to Stockbridge and the Washtenaw County Border-to-Border Trail. Stockbridge Parks and Recreation representatives joined with Huron Waterloo Pathways Initiative (HWPI), the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Department of Transportation and Washtenaw County Parks and […]
Village trustees approve contract for building inspection in effort to move BA Sports debacle forward
By Abigail Walls Inching toward a solution for the condemned downtown building that spans the distance from Cravingz to the pharmacy, the Village Council this month approved a contract establishing a new building inspector for the Village of Stockbridge. The resolution approved at the March 5 meeting established a contract between the Village and Associated […]
Alternative energy company in discussions to locate a solar farm in Stockbridge Township
By Bob Castle If details can be worked out, plots of land on the former Krummrey farm in Stockbridge Township may become home to an alternative, energy-producing solar farm. Last year, the Krummrey farm was divided and sold to several different farm development investment companies. Now, Arizona-based Cypress Creek Renewables, a provider of solar farm […]
Threat of gun violence closes Stockbridge Community Schools Wednesday and Thursday
Stockbridge Community Schools was closed Wednesday, Feb. 14 and Thursday, Feb. 15 following a threat of gun violence at the Stockbridge Junior/Senior high school. The school reopened Friday, Feb. 16 after an investigation led to a student confession. Students were identified and are under investigation. The identified students were questioned by law enforcement regarding the […]