Saline News

Saline resident George Contis cooks saganaki and yells "opa" as cheese is lit on fire Friday evening during the Ya'ssoo Greek Festival.

The plant manufactures cockpits and other electronic elements for 12 Ford models including the F-150, Mustang, Expedition and Focus.

Repaving of Austin Road from the Saline city limits to a little west of Schill Road in Saline Township was scheduled to begin today and last about five days.

And then there were three. Saline City Manager Todd J. Campbell announced Wednesday that the city's special hiring committee has recommended three finalists for the position of chief in the Saline Police Department.

When Gretchen Driskell decided to run for the state house, the long-time mayor of Saline knew she was giving up many mayoral duties that she was honored to perform.

One person injured in the crash of a single-engine experimental plane near Ann Arbor Friday improved to good condition Tuesday, but the plane's pilot remains critical, a hospital spokeswoman said.

DTE Energy Music Theatre has been making memories for millions of concert-goers over its 40-year history.

Fundraising for the " What So Proudly We Hail" project is off to a great start. At Monday's Memorial Day ceremonies, Mayor Gretchen Driskell announced Robison-Bahnmiller Funeral Home has committed to purchase a new flagpole for Oakwood Cemetery.A The announcement means that local veterans are well on their way toward their goal of beautifying the ... (more)

Saline resident Fritz Rentschler places a flag on the window of his 1957 Chevrolet Convertible Monday before the start of the Saline Memorial Day Parade.

Polly's Country Market in Saline will close by June 19, according to employees who said they were told they could apply for transfers to other stores in the Jackson-based chain.

Saline will honor American soldiers who died in war on Memorial Day. The annual Memorial Day, organized by the Saline American Legion, takes place at 10 a.m. Monday The parade begins at Saline City Hall and proceeds down Michigan Avenue to Monroe Street and then into Oakwood Cemetery, where a service takes place at the flag pole.

Music provides the soundtrack for our lives. In this week's Readers' Choice poll, we ask Saline area residents to choose the best venue for live music.The winner be determined based on voting in polls and ratings left on our "places" pages and comments.

A 32-year-old Saline woman was arrested in her McKay Street home on six outstanding warrants May 23.

Children wait for candy to be tossed at last year's Memorial Day Parade in Saline.

Polly's Country Market will close its doors by June 19, according to AnnArbor.com . In a story published Friday morning, AnnArbor.com reported store employees were told in two meetings Thursday that the store was closing because of escalating rent, taxes and insurance costs.

All of Saline Area Schools are on lockdown, according to a Saline Area Schools official, after a bank robbery was reported in Saline this morning.

AnnArbor.com Two people suffered critical injuries when a single-engine plane crashed near Warner Road in Pittsfield Township Friday ... At approximately 10:58 a.m., the Saline Police Department received a 911 call indicating the TCF Bank located on Michigan Avenue in Saline had been held up, according to a news release.

Firefighters remove damaged roofing material from a house on Hickory Pointe Boulevard that caught fire in Pittsfield Township Friday afternoon.Angela J. Cesere Pittsfield Township Fire Chief Sean Gleason said firefighters freed a man who piloted the plane and a woman from the wreckage after the plane crashed about 11:45 in the 7000 block of Warner ... (more)

Saline will honor American soldiers who died in war on Memorial Day. The annual Memorial Day, organized by the Saline American Legion, takes place at 10 a.m. Monday The parade begins at Saline City Hall and proceeds down Michigan Avenue to Monroe Street and then into Oakwood Cemetery, where a service takes place at the flag pole.

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