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This week's top Washtenaw County stories include an early start to flu season, a big honor for the superintendent of Ypsilanti Community Schools and heightened immigration enforcement activity in Washtenaw County.

Ypsilanti's Riverside Arts Center is ready to kick off the holiday season with its upcoming Holiday Art Fair. Lee Van Roth will give a preview of the fair with Riverside Executive Director Liz Warren.

Ypsilanti Community Schools’ Dr. Alena Zachery-Ross has been named the state’s Superintendent of the Year. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Welcome to The Washtenaw Weekly, a new podcast running down the top five stories of the past week of 89.1 WEMU's Washtenaw County news coverage.

Supporters of Ypsilanti’s Proposal B are delighted it was approved by voters on Tuesday. They’re confident it will survive any legal challenges. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

It’s been a busy and productive year for the Ypsilanti-based food justice nonprofit Growing Hope. It has expanded existing programs, updated its farm, renovated its incubator kitchen and received several awards. On top of all these changes, the organization has also found time to focus on advocacy work. Lee Van Roth talked more about these many achievements with Growing Hope's Executive Director, Julius Buzzard.

Ypsilanti city voters have rejected a proposal that would make future city elections nonpartisan and approved another that would put police funding to a public vote. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has your midterm election coverage.

Jeff Daniels has transformed Chelsea, Mich. into an arts and culture destination with the Purple Rose Theatre Company and now a new music venue, JDs Stage Bistro. For the first installment of WEMU’s new segment, "‘Round Every Corner," the actor tells us about why he chose to prioritize the economic development of his hometown.

A capacity crowd gathered on the Eastern Michigan University campus Monday morning to rally for U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed ahead of Election Day. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Ypsilanti Community Schools is rolling out a new system to communicate with staff during emergencies. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.