Between 80 and 100 acres of farmland burned during a wind-blown grass fire near the border of Salem and Superior Townships Wednesday and the cause is still unknown. Salem Township Fire Chief Ed Rohraff said Thursday that the cause of the fire is still under investigation, but the high winds ...
In my life, there have been many people outside of my family that have had an impact on my life’s path; few have had a major impact. Mark Hamilton is a man who has had a major impact.
The Salem Township board of trustees, in a split vote, fired longtime fire Chief Mark Hamilton Tuesday after citing weak management found by a recent study, the Observer & Eccentric reported.
The owners of Three Cedars Farm near Northville have been told they must cease their commercial operation —including their Christmas-themed events - due to zoning concerns.
A man killed in a crash early Sunday in Salem Township has been identified as 20-year-old Brennen Eugene Smith of South Lyon, Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies said.
A teenager who pleaded guilty last month to negligent homicide in connection with the death of her friend during a car accident last fall in Salem Township was sentenced this afternoon to one year of probation. Sapna Virdi, 18, of Canton was sentenced by Washtenaw County Circuit Judge Melinda Morris ...
Salem Township filed court papers last week seeking to expedite the eviction of its contract post office from the Rider House at the township's municipal complex. While eviction proceedings are under way and a trial is scheduled for April 4 in 14th District Court, the township fears that the trial ...
Three Salem Township first response vehicles are now parked at the station, following a dispute over how and when three Salem Township firefighters can use the township-owned vehicles. Some trustees opposed to the decision argue it will mean longer response times and was an unnecessary action.
None of the five Salem Township elected officials who faced a recall election were ousted. According to preliminary results from Ypsilanti Clerk Frances McMullan, who was appointed by the county to oversee the election, Supervisor Bob Heyl, Treasurer Paul Uherek, Clerk David Trent, Trustee Wayne Wallazy and Trustee Brien Witkowski ...
As a resident of Salem Township, I’d like to ring in on the recall of 5 members of the Salem Township board. On the recall of David Trent (Clerk) and Brian Witkowski (Trustee) I urge a NO vote on their recall. Neither Trent nor Witkowski have done anything to deserve ...
This story has been edited to update a portion of the map which was based on incorrect data. Yesterday's column on frequency of absentee voting prompted a question about voter turnout. Thanks to Andy Brush at Washtenaw County, I was able to obtain a map of precinct boundaries across the ...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment has settled a lawsuit with two land development companies accused of violating the state's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act by failing to complete a 6.26-acre wetland mitigation site in Salem Township in Washtenaw County. The settlement agreement calls for George H. ...
Golf clubs, golf bags and golf balls were stolen during a burglary of a business on Six Mile Road in Salem Township on Wednesday, according to the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department. Someone used a brick to break a window on the southwest side of the business at 2:30 a.m., reports ...
An effort is under way to recall Salem Township Supervisor Robert Heyl, Treasurer Paul Uherek and Trustee Wayne Wallazy after their votes on a pair of controversial issues April 13. Along with Trustee Marcia Van Fossen, they squeezed out 4-3 tallies to evict the local post office from township-owned property ...
A fire caused extensive damage to a Salem Township home Wednesday night, but a resident escaped with her dog before firefighters arrived. Salem Township Fire Chief Mark Hamilton said firefighters found heavy smoke throughout the house in the 7000 block of Seven Mile Road when they arrived shortly after the ...
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