November 15, 2024
The first ‘school’ in Washtenaw County was an outdoor school held in the summer of 1825 near Platt Road, eventually replaced by a log cabin. In 1837 another log cabin school was
[ Read More ]By Patti F. Smith / WLAA A jury of his peers found Padgett guilty, the judge sentenced him to life in prison. That summer of 1936 saw the convicted criminal transferred from the local jail to a
[ Read More ]By Patti F. Smith / WLAA There is no doubt that the 1935 murder of Officer Clifford “Sid” Stang is tragic and heartbreaking. While the facts of this crime are straightforward, the capture, trial
[ Read More ]By Patti F. Smith / WLAA Every now and again a place opens in the right place at the right time. Even years after that place closes people still remember the food, the waitstaff, the people, the
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