Articles tagged:Lima Township

Posted: Fri Apr 27 5:06 p.m. by Lisa Allmendinger Regional Reporter
Welshans family of Lima Township now in rebuilding stage following devastating barn fire

It’s been nearly three weeks since a fire destroyed a centennial barn and killed hundreds of animals on the Welshans family farm in Lima Township. The fire occurred on April 11, and a barn full of livestock and equipment went up in flames. About 200 show rabbits, about 100 chickens ...

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Posted: Mon Apr 16 6:05 p.m. by Lisa Allmendinger Regional Reporter
Lima Township barn fire: Family gets new bunny and help with cleanup efforts

Madison and Bailey Welshans are back at home and have a new pet show rabbit just days after a fast-moving fire destroyed a large barn on the Lima Township family farm last Wednesday.

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Posted: Fri Apr 13 6:05 p.m. by Lisa Allmendinger Regional Reporter
Work day planned Saturday at site of barn fire in Lima Township

The Welshans family is planning a work day Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. at their Lima Township farm where a fire destroyed a large centennial barn on Wednesday, killing hundreds of animals.

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Posted: Fri Apr 13 5:57 a.m. by Lisa Allmendinger Regional Reporter
'Everyone is offering help': Lima Township family regrouping after barn fire

Two ducks returned home to the Welshans' family farm in Lima Township following a barn fire that killed more than 300 animals including show rabbits, chickens, a steer and a horse.

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Posted: Tue Feb 1 11 p.m. by Lisa Allmendinger Regional Reporter
Scio Township, Dexter explore combining fire departments

The Dexter and Scio Township fire departments may soon be one.After more than a year of talks, elected officials from the Scio and Dexter area say it appears to make sense to consolidate the departments instead of operating them separately.

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Posted: Wed Nov 24 10:58 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

A burglar stole items from an unlocked garage in Lima Township early Tuesday, according to the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department. Deputies say the thief entered the garage in the 100 block of South Lima Center Road between 2-8 a.m. and stole two chainsaws, two weed whips, a generator and a ...

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Posted: Mon Oct 4 2:07 p.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist

John Maguire spotted a fire on Dancer Road as he went through the intersection of Dancer and Jackson roads in Lima Township late on the evening of Sept. 25. The off-duty Ann Arbor firefighter realized it was a car on its side burning, so he quickly threw his truck in ...

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Posted: Wed Nov 4 8:13 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies are investigating a burglary Tuesday night in the 11000 block of Scio Church Road in Lima Township. A rear sliding glass door was smashed, and an electric guitar was taken, a sheriff's department incident summary said. The break-in was reported at 8 p.m.

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