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 — 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.
MORENCI — On a breezy spring day at Henry Geisler Field, Morenci’s 190th graduating class said farewell to their high school years and embarked on the next chapter of their lives.
ADRIAN — Morenci Area Schools’ fifth-grade Science Olympiad team captured first place overall out of 12 schools at the Tri-County Science Olympiad on March 3, showcasing their knowledge, creativity, and engineering skills.
MORENCI — The city of Morenci has released the third draft of its Urban Forestry Management Plan and is inviting community members to review the document and share feedback before it is finalized.
MORENCI — A long-vacant building in downtown Morenci is about to get a new lease on life.
A grant from the state of Michigan’s Revitalization and Placemaking program has been awarded to help rehabilitate and renovate the former hardware store at 148 W. Main St.