The Milan Eagle News

08/22/2026

The car show today at Medilodge has been rescheduled until September 13th.

08/22/2026

08/22/2026

🛍️ SIDEWALK SALE! 🎉
We have great deals on tons of items throughout the store and outside. You never know what you might find! 👀 Come shop, save, and grab some great bargains while they last! 🙌

📅 Thursday–Sunday
📍 Stop by and see us!

08/21/2026

OUR HIRING EVENT HAS BEEN EXTENDED!!! If you're looking for a fun seasonal job, make sure to stop by Wiards Orchards NEXT WEEK for an open interview! August 25&26 10am - 4pm, and August 28th 10am - 2pm!

We are specifically looking for ADULTS and TRACTOR DRIVERS! But all are welcome to come in, we have spots in our store, school tours, fair, and more!! If you know someone who can be our next SHINY APPLE, send them our way!

08/21/2026

Free Train Rides on the Zoo Choo, this weekend Saturday & Sunday, 11am-2pm, Weather Permitting 🚂 (one free rider per person)

08/21/2026

Michigan students are heading back to school with a new statewide rule that will make one thing much harder to sneak into class time: cellphone use.

Beginning with the 2026 to 2027 school year, Michigan public and charter schools must prohibit students from using phones during instructional time.

There are exceptions. Students may still use devices for medical needs, emergencies, approved accommodations or teacher-authorized assignments. Outside of those situations, districts are required to keep phones out of the learning period.

Detroit Public Schools Community District is going even further.

Starting Monday, Aug. 24, DPSCD students will be required to keep phones turned off and put away from the first bell through dismissal. Individual schools can decide how that works in practice, either collecting devices or allowing students to keep them stored.

That means the familiar classroom battle over buzzing pockets, quick texts and “I was just checking the time” is about to look very different in many Michigan schools.

Supporters of tighter cellphone rules have increasingly focused on classroom attention and reducing distractions, while families and students often want to know how emergencies and medical needs will be handled. Michigan’s law specifically leaves room for those exceptions.

For teachers, this could mean fewer interruptions during lessons. For students, it could mean getting through an entire class period without a notification lighting up the desk.

And for parents who remember school before smartphones existed, this may feel strangely familiar.

Michigan classrooms are about to test a very modern idea with an old-school goal: when class starts, class gets your attention.

08/21/2026