From the Newsroom: Monroe News

The following are some of the articles published during April 1921 in The Monroe Evening News of Monroe, Michigan. They include the end of the Monroe piers and the beginning of Girl Scouts in Monroe. Narration and audio production by Paula Wethington for The Monroe News.

What was in the news 100 years ago in Monroe, Michigan? The following are some of the articles that were published in The Monroe Evening News during March 1921. They include a pending merger among the local paper mills, one of Henry Ford's many business visits to Monroe, the building of Lincoln School and the start of what became Navarre Field. The "100 Years Ago" feature is a monthly series in print and online by The Monroe News; narration and audio production by Paula Wethington for The Monroe News.

The following are among the headlines published in The Monroe Evening News of Monroe, Michigan, during February 1921. They include the construction of Lincoln School, which was demolished a few years ago; a bank robbery in Temperance; increasing cases of scarlet fever in Michigan and a party at the Masonic Temple. Narration and audio production by Paula Wethington for The Monroe News.

The following are some of the headlines from The Monroe Evening News of Monroe, Michigan, during January 1921. They include a quarantine situation for a smallpox situation; Prohibition violation investigations; and the possibility of placing a police searchlight atop a downtown Monroe bank building. Narration and audio production by Paula Wethington for The Monroe News.

The following are some of the headlines in The Monroe Evening News of Monroe, Michigan, during December 1920. They include hunting season with less alcohol in the mix, an update on Great Lakes shipping season and a high school girls' basketball season preview. Narration and audio production by Paula Wethington for The Monroe News.

The following are articles from The Monroe Evening News of Monroe, Michigan, during November 1920. They range from election reports shortly after Michigan women won the right to vote, to changing of the clocks from Eastern to Central time. Narration and audio production by Paula Wethington for The Monroe News.

The following are some of the headlines from The Monroe Evening News of Monroe, Michigan, during October 1920. The news reports include a new nursing school in Toledo, a presidential campaign appearance in Monroe, and a warning about buying stolen automobiles on the second-hand market. Narration and audio production by Paula Wethington for The Monroe News.

The following headlines from September 1920 are from The Monroe Evening News of Monroe, Michigan. The news includes back to school reports, an upcoming Dollar Days sale and the mushroom harvest. There also was a bank robbery in downtown Monroe involving five suspects; but after a tire burst on their getaway car, they all ran into a cornfield. Officers and residents searched for hours, and finally caught the bandits. Narration and audio production by Paula Wethington for The Monroe News.

Fr. Stephen Rooney was among two people who died as a result of a boating accident on the Detroit River Aug. 16, 2020. One of his former parishes was St. Michael Catholic Church of Monroe, where an outdoor memorial service took place Aug. 21. Here are some of the remarks given by his friend and former co-worker, Sister Dorothy Jayne Krupp, Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, Ohio. Audio production by Paula Wethington for The Monroe News.

What happened in Monroe, Michigan, during August 1920? This selection of headlines from The Monroe Evening News includes plans to improve the city's water filtration system, a one-day bicycle tour by area Boy Scouts, the number of women registering to vote for the August election, and the local baseball season. "100 Years Ago" is a monthly feature in the print edition of The Monroe News. Paula Wethington narrates the headlines and handles audio production for the podcast version.

Why did Henry Ford visit Monroe County, Michigan? That was the buzz in July 1920 when local residents realized he was in Monroe and got directions to Maybee to look over some railroad property. A few days later, the answer came via a company announcement: Ford had purchased the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad. Those stories and others from July 1920 in The Monroe Evening News are featured in our latest monthly installment of Retro Headlines. Narration and audio production by Paula Wethington for The Monroe News.

Devin Freelon Jr., 18, of Monroe, Michigan, reportedly was assaulted on Saturday while visiting Sterling State Park with friends. He's black. The suspect is white. That's the story and the name invoked during a Black Lives Matter protest that took place in downtown Monroe, Michigan, Monday June 8, 2020. Reporting by Caitlin Taylor for The Monroe News; audio production by Paula Wethington for The Monroe News. The article is at https://www.monroenews.com/news/20200608/putting-name-to-it

The headlines from June 1920 in The Monroe Evening News of Monroe, Michigan, include graduation ceremonies for St. Mary’s Academy and Monroe High School. Here’s some of what was printed that month. Audio production by Paula Wethington for The Monroe News.

Monroe News reporter Paula Wethington asked readers to send in voice messages with their answer to this question: "After the Pandemic is Over." Listen and you'll hear wishes about senior year traditions, visits with family, and going to summer music festivals again.

The "100 years ago" column is a monthly feature in The Monroe News of Monroe, Michigan; and in our podcast productions. This month's headlines include advice on how to properly honor one's mother for Mother's Day. Audio production by Paula Wethington for The Monroe News.

The following are headlines from The Monroe Evening News, forerunner to The Monroe News of Monroe, Michigan, in April 1920. The news reports include the sale of Monroe Steel Castings, the 1920 Census tally, and a prohibition-era raid of raisin mash and whiskey. Audio production by Paula Wethington for The Monroe News.

The 1918 influenza epidemic is believed to have caused more than 130 deaths in Monroe County, Michigan, from fall 1918 to summer 1919. This is an audio rendition of a history article written by Suzanne Nolan Wisler for The Monroe News; narration and audio production by Paula Wethington for The Monroe News.

Michigan voters talk about their choices as Presidential Primary Day for this audio podcast produced by the Detroit Free Press. The Democratic party vote in Michigan was for Joe Biden; the Republican vote was for Donald Trump. #Election2020

Voters from across Michigan share their thoughts on Presidential Primary Day in this Gannett Michigan podcast produced by the Detroit Free Press.

What time is it? If you lived in Monroe County, Michigan, during the late 1960s and early 1970s, you may have responded with "Ohio Time or Michigan Time?" In this podcast episode, Paula Wethington from The Monroe News relates some of the stories found in the newspaper's archives about the years when Michigan refused to follow Daylight Saving Time. This rippled into confusion and frustration for school schedules, factory shifts and even church times during the weeks (or months) that Ohio clocks were one hour ahead of Michigan clocks. #MichiganHistory