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Washtenaw County Conservation District is Hiring
by The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team
Long-time Washtenaw County Conservation District Manager Dennis Rice is retiring and as a result the District is looking for a new District Manager. In addition, The Washtenaw County…
Starting April 4, Local, County and State Police to Target Traffic Enforcement in County Roundabouts
The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team
This video prepared by MDOT demonstrates how drivers should be using a roundabout. It's not the traffic flow seen in many of Ann Arbor's roundabouts. This is why the Washtenaw County Sheriff's…
Washtenaw Among Least Vulnerable Counties Should ACA Be Repealed
by Nancy Derringer
Hundreds of thousands of state residents would likely be affected by a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, including those in counties that went hard for the law’s critic-in-chief, President-Elect Donald Trump,…
Progress Michigan Announces “Adopt-a-Pothole” Program
On June 2, Progress Michigan announced its new “Adopt-a-Pothole” program that will allow Michigan citizens to nominate Michigan’s worst potholes by naming them after elected officials who have failed to fix Michigan’s crumbling roads.…
“Reimagining Washtenaw Ave.” With Project Manager Nathan Voght
by P.D. Lesko
NATHAN VOGHT IS the project manager who wants us to Reimagine Washtenaw Ave. as an economic development opportunity. Like the controversial WALLY commuter train project on which over $32 million in local and state funds…
Washtenaw County Offers Half-Price Radon Test Kits During Radon Action Month
by Angela Parsons
JANUARY IS NATIONAL Radon Action Month. Half-priced radon test kits are available at Washtenaw County Public Health’s Environmental Health Division and the Ypsilanti Township Supervisor’s Office through January 30,…
Washtenaw County Clerk’s Office Lags Hours Behind Wayne, Oakland and Livingston Clerks in Posting Election Results
by P.D. Lesko
ANN ARBOR NEWS reporter Ben Freed posted a graphic of Cookie Monster tapping his fingers, then deleted the posting. Once again, the Washtenaw County Clerk finds himself at the center of a debate about handling ballots.…
Circuit Court Candidate Veronique Liem Wants to Keep You Out of Court
by P.D. Lesko
Veronique Liem has lived in the U.S. for 40 years, but she has a European sensibility. During the primary election season, unlike Probate Court candidate Tracy Van den Bergh, Liem made campaign donations to a number of…
Washtenaw County and Huron River Watershed Council Awarded State Grants for Sewer Planning—Ann Arbor’s $1.95M in Requests Rejected
ON OCT. 14 the Michigan DEQ announced 115 applicants selected to receive grant awards totaling $91 million from the Stormwater, Asset Management, and Wastewater (SAW) program, which protects Michigan’s water quality by helping…
Incumbent Probate Judge Refuses to Debate Opponent
Please note: This article has been changed to accurately identify the 22nd Circuit Court.
THE RACE FOR the county’s 22nd District Circuit Court’s probate judgeship is heated. In the primary, Incumbent Judge Julia B. Owdziej topped runner…