Engage Archives • Albion Michigan - General Guide to the Community https://albionmich.net/category/engage/ Engagement Across Mid-Michigan Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:48:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 Festival weekend continues as Saturday plans adjust for rain https://albionmich.net/festival_weekend_continues_sept_19_2026/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:39:37 +0000 https://albionmich.net/?p=18461 Festival weekend continues as Saturday plans adjust for rain By Maggie LaNoue – Contributing Writer  – September 19, 2026 ALBION — Festival of the Forks got underway Friday evening with pleasant weather, a downtown car show, the Dobbins 5K and the dedication of Vera Simpson Way. Saturday’s rain has brought some changes, including moving the …

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]]> Comprehensive Plan update invites community to help guide the city’s future https://albionmich.net/albion_comprehensive_plan_aug_14_2026/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:16:00 +0000 https://albionmich.net/?p=18407 Comprehensive Plan update invites community to help guide the city’s future By Maggie LaNoue – Contributing Writer  – August 14, 2026 What should Albion look like 10 years from now? That question brought together about a dozen people at the Ludington Center on July 27 to begin updating the city’s Comprehensive Plan and Housing Assessment. …

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]]> Albion property tax deadline is Monday: What residents need to know https://albionmich.net/albion_property_taxes_aug_10_2026/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:01:57 +0000 https://albionmich.net/?p=18400 Albion property tax deadline is Monday: What residents need to know By Maggie LaNoue – Contributing Writer  – August 7, 2026 Summer property taxes are due Monday, Aug. 10, and Albion property owners have several ways to pay: in person at City Hall, by check using the secure drop box outside the Municipal Building, or …

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]]> Few contested races greeted Albion primary voters https://albionmich.net/albion_primary_aug_4_2026/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:49:46 +0000 https://albionmich.net/?p=18392 Few contested races greeted Albion primary voters By Maggie LaNoue – Contributing Writer  – August 7, 2026 A polling place sign along Michigan Avenue marked one of Albion’s voting locations as Michigan voters went to the polls Tuesday for the state’s primary election. Most races listed only one candidate within each party, leaving relatively few …

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]]> Council sorts priorities into timeline for city manager’s evaluation https://albionmich.net/council_manager_priorities_june_2026/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:41:14 +0000 https://albionmich.net/?p=18283 The Albion City Council voted Tuesday, Feb. 17, to approve a contract with Dr. Sheryl L. Theriot as city manager, bringing back a familiar leader

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]]> State-level guidance shapes proposed Albion charter revisions https://albionmich.net/state-level_guidance-city-charter-reivisons/ Fri, 22 May 2026 11:12:01 +0000 https://albionmich.net/?p=18014 Proposed changes to Albion's city charter moved forward May 18 as City Attorney Cullen Harkness guided council through two amendments that could appear before voters on the November 2026 ballot

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]]> A Year of Mondays: Albion’s Moral Monday Marks Its First Anniversary https://albionmich.net/moral_monday_anniversary_may_2026/ Fri, 08 May 2026 22:08:16 +0000 https://albionmich.net/?p=17947 A Year of Mondays: Albion’s Moral Monday Marks Its First Anniversary By Maggie LaNoue , Contributing Writer  May 8, 2026  Demonstrators marked the one-year anniversary of Albion’s Moral Monday movement at the Post Office sidewalk on May 4, 2026, on a warm spring evening. The group has held more than 30 Moral Mondays and four …

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]]> Albion Vigil Continues Amid Easter Weekend Controversy https://albionmich.net/moral_monday_april_13_2025/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:18:25 +0000 https://albionmich.net/?p=17881 Albion Vigil Continues Amid Easter Weekend Controversy By Maggie LaNoue Contributing Writer  April 17, 2026  Roughly 25 to 30 people lined the sidewalk in front of the Albion Post Office on Monday, April 13, holding signs reading “No War,” “Dissent,” and “Resist Tyranny” during the latest Moral Monday demonstration. The weekly gathering, which runs from 5 …

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]]> Sentinel Saturday Marks a Moment of Public Expression in Albion During a Week of Storms and Global Uncertainty https://albionmich.net/sentinel_saturday_albionmich_mar_7_2026/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:29:36 +0000 https://albionmich.net/?p=17697 Sentinel Saturday Marks a Moment of Public Expression in Albion During a Week of Storms and Global Uncertainty By Maggie LaNoue,  Contributing Writer    March 13, 2026 A few dozen people gathered along the sidewalk in front of Albion’s United States Post Office on Saturday, March 7, continuing a recurring public demonstration known locally as …

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