LYONS, Ohio — When longtime restaurateur Faten Sweidan walked through the former K’s Fine Food and Drink last year, she was just looking to buy some equipment.
She ended up buying the restaurant. And now, downtown Lyons has a new option for anyone who’s looking for a good meal.
MORENCI — It wasn’t all that long ago that Tony Muzzi had never even heard of Morenci.
But now, he couldn’t be happier to be here.
MORENCI — The Morenci school district is asking voters to extend the district’s current bond levy out for a maximum of 30 years. The extension would raise $17.4 million to pay for upgrades at both the elementary and middle/high school buildings.
The bond proposal will go before voters on May 6. All district residents, regardless of whether they live in the city or a township, will vote at Morenci City Hall.
MORENCI — Improvements to Stephenson Park, a few blocks south of downtown Morenci, are on track to be completed sometime in May.
MORENCI — The position of mayor and three city council seats will be on the ballot in November, and people interested in running for one of those city offices have until April 22 to file nominating petitions.
MORENCI — At its March 10 meeting, the Morenci City Council awarded the contract for this summer’s road work projects to K&B Asphalt Sealcoating out of Adrian.
There are some things that just tie a community together.
The public school district. The public library. Community gathering places like restaurants, bars and coffeeshops.
And the local newspaper.
About two years ago, a group of Lenawee County residents began meeting at the Adrian District Library to talk about what we saw as a dangerous lack of local news in our area. We saw the cuts that had been inflicted on our local daily by its corporate owners, and we saw the impact it was having on our community. Many ideas were discussed, but a few of us found ourselves drawn to the idea of starting a brand-new, locally owned print newspaper.