06 Nov, 2025
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Stockbridge Township’s property tax valuations rise 25 percent in one year; 62 percent over three years

by Patrice Johnson Of eight townships in the Stockbridge School District, the taxable property values of seven rose 2 to 6 percent from 2016 to 2017. But one township’s valuations skyrocketed 25 percent to $280 million from $223 million during the one-year period. And that was just last year. According to a report from the […]

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SHS Class of 1973 holds reunion

Back row left to right teacher/coach Larry White, Joe Williams, Mike Collins, Mark Grenier, Dave McAllister, Clyde Whitaker, Peter Mikelonis, Mike Holt, Mike Bowdish, Dennis Kerr, Debbie Hamlin, Kay Kamke, Cheryl Gransden, Holly Grenier, Phil Gladstone, Mary Jo Baldwin, Dawne Salow, Patty Riba, Pat Smith, Bruce Mayer, Robin Munsell, Sue Dancer, Patty Zick, Tony D, […]

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Obituary: Joyce Millhouse

Joyce Elaine (Kinsey) Millhouse, age 92, passed away June 4, 2018 at Chelsea Retirement Community.  She was born on January, 26, 1926 in Jackson, Michigan the daughter of John Emerson, Jr. and Marion (Topping) Kinsey and sister to Phyllis (Kinsey) Coakley.  Joyce grew up in Plainfield next to the only store in the town that […]

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Native son Chris Schoenberg to have Discovery Channel broadcast one of his episodes

Full-time woodworking YouTuber Chris Schoenberg from the Stockbridge-Chelsea area will have one of his project videos aired on Cable TV this Friday night, June 8, at 9:30 p.m. EST. Schoenberg who runs the YouTube Channel, Third Coast Craftsman, was contacted by the Discovery Channel to produce an episode for their affiliate channel Velocity TV, an […]

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Obituary: Edward Peter Grumelot

Edward Peter Grumelot, 79, born March 22nd, 1939, in Hamburg, MI passed away May 31st, 2018 in Unadilla, MI surrounded by his family. Survived by his loving wife of 58+ years, Jennifer, dear sister Norine (Vlad) Bibicoff  of Pinckney and beloved children, Scott (Dianne) Grumelot of Fayetteville, NC, Suzanne Grumelot of Paris, France, Kelly (Bob) […]

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STOCKBRIDGE HS VIDEO PROJECT WINS MIPA SPECIAL PROJECTS CONTEST

A special video project of Stockbridge High School’s student media outlet won first-place honors in the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association’s Special Projects contest. The competition is one of several MIPA spring contest categories. It honors student work that goes beyond the regular work of that student media outlet. Results of SHS students in the 2018 Special Projects category were: First […]

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Trail advocates celebrate local improvements and rename trail after philanthropist 

revised 6/7/2018 by Matt Pegouskie Lakelands Trail State Park has been renamed in honor of Mike Levine, and trail advocates from around the state of Michigan gathered in Pinckney, Mich., on Tuesday, May 29 to celebrate. Levine, a Pinckney resident, is an inventor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, according to Bob Wilson, executive director of the Michigan Trails […]