MORENCI — What started out looking like a grind ended up as a promising start to the 2026 season as the Morenci Bulldogs defeated the Bellevue Broncos 38-22 on Aug. 28 at Henry Geisler Field.
MORENCI — The Morenci varsity volleyball team starts the season hungry for more in year two under head coach Erin Ekins.
Ekins set out to change the culture and trajectory of the program during her first year, she sought to balance the fun and passion with the discipline and hard work the sport requires. The passion and discipline Ekins spoke of last year was evident before the season had ended with young athletes clamoring to get into open gyms as quickly as possible.
MORENCI — A late-season 36-14 win over Litchfield last October might serve as the catalyst as Morenci enters 2026 under second-year coach Ryan McDowell.
MORENCI — Morenci’s annual Back-to-School Bash returns Wednesday, Aug. 12, from 6-8 p.m. in downtown Morenci, giving local students and families a fun way to celebrate the upcoming school year.
MORENCI — When Morenci Kiwanians hand out free school supplies during the annual Back-to-School Bash on Aug. 12, they’ll be aided by the work of three sisters with a heart for service.
Ezri, Blake and Navy Hall operated a lemonade stand at their home on Salisbury Street on July 23. It’s a tradition going back to 2022, usually coinciding with Morenci’s citywide garage sale, though this year it was a week later.
MORENCI — Vendor registration is now open for the fifth Annual Fall Fest, returning to downtown Morenci on Saturday, Oct. 3.
MORENCI — The Morenci City Council decided unanimously not to change the number of marijuana retail licenses available in the city.
“I personally have not spoken to anybody who’s in favor of adding another license,” said councilor Tess Stiver. She said that’s been the case regardless of where people stand on marijuana use.
At the same time, a proposal to add new types of licensing in the city — specifically, designated consumption establishment licenses and temporary marijuana event licenses — failed to advance.
MEDINA TWP. — Lenawee County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded on the morning of July 4 to a crash at the intersection of Morey Hwy (M-156) and Medina Road in Medina Township.
MORENCI — The Morenci Downtown Development Authority invites the community to break out the neon, tease up their hair, and head downtown for the next Summer Block Party Concert on Friday, July 10, from 6 to 11 p.m.
This month’s theme is ’80s Night, featuring live music, food, costume contests, beer tents, and a fun summer evening in downtown Morenci.
MORENCI — More than 80 years ago, Staff Sgt. Robert Deatrick was fighting in the Battle of the Bulge during the final months of World War II.
Soon, his name will be the first to be inscribed on a new veterans’ monument at Oak Grove Cemetery.