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Adrian residents report on observations at ICE’s detention center in Baldwin

Two Adrian residents recently visited the North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, a formerly-shuttered prison in northern Michigan that was reopened in June to house people arrested by federal immigration authorities.

Downtown grocery and its newest supplier share common roots in Launch Lenawee program

The Marks Trading Company makes a point of carrying food from as many local producers as possible. But the downtown Adrian grocery store has more in common with its newest producer than just geography.

With business growing, Thee Old Mill puts up new building on Water Street

The construction that you may have noticed at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Water Street is the result of a local business growing and needing more space.

Residents continue to press city on ICE arrests

Three weeks after two local men were arrested by federal immigration agents in front of a crowd of witnesses across from Comstock Park, speakers at the July 7 Adrian City Commission meeting continued pressing the city to find ways to protect residents’ rights to due process under the law.

After immigration arrests in Adrian, residents urge city to protect due process rights

Two days after a large crowd of people watched federal immigration agents arrest two men in the parking lot across from Comstock Park, Adrian residents filled the June 16 city commission meeting urging the city to protect residents’ right to due process under the law.

County commissioners debate proposal for plate-reading camera system

Whether to install license plate reading cameras along some Lenawee County roads was a topic of discussion at a June 5 meeting of Lenawee County commissioners.

Farm museum plans take a big step forward

The recent sale of the Hathaway House property in Blissfield promises to both revive a beloved historical landmark and bring a longtime dream to fruition.

Idea of donor bricks in Monument Park meets opposition

A private campaign to restore the Civil War memorial in Adrian’s Monument Park has city commissioners saying they appreciate the group’s efforts, but are hesitiant about its main fundraising mechanism — the sale of bricks that would be inscribed with donors’ names and placed in the park.

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Lenco president passes the torch to a new leader

Although Lenco Credit Union is 56 years old this year, only two people have ever served as its president and CEO. Now a third person is joining those ranks, as longtime leader Ben Neal prepares to retire and hand over the reins to Fran Brant.

Symphony marks nation’s 250th with music of Copland, Sousa and more

As America celebrates its 250th birthday this year, plenty of orchestras around the country are programming concerts of patriotic music — and the Adrian Symphony Orchestra is no exception.

Former Adrian mayor Greg DuMars dies at 78

Greg DuMars, a longtime community volunteer and leader in city government who served as Adrian's mayor from 2011 to 2013, died on April 15. He was 78.

Family-owned Bill’s Service expands as it marks 70 years

There’s no substitute for good, old-fashioned customer service.  The Lietzke family has owned and operated Bill’s Service in Blissfield for 70 years. And a legacy of caring for their customers is part of the reason why the business isn’t just surviving — it’s growing.

INAI Gallery has a new home but a familiar heritage

Back in the early 1970s two Adrian Dominican Sisters who were artists, Sisters Barbara Chenicek, OP, and Rita Schiltz, OP, wanted to find a place to serve as a home for their and other sisters’ creative activities.
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