SOUTHFIELD — Three Michigan network companies have partnered to create a 90-mile fiber route from Southfield to Lansing.

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Resource Recovery and Recycling Authority of Southwest Oakland County reports that residents produce 80,000 tons of waste yearly, around 30% of that waste being compostable. According to RRRASOC, composting is “nature’s way of recycling nutrients.”

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — By unanimous vote, the Macomb Township Board of Trustees has approved the township supervisor’s request to relocate the old township hall.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Macomb residents will have a new store to shop at on Jan. 26, as Meijer opens up its new grocery-focused concept at 24 Mile and Hayes roads.

ROYAL OAK — Winter Blast Royal Oak soon will be making its return to the city for its second year.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — A Michigan school district is catching heat after allegedly bringing students on a field trip that ended at a restaurant with an attached lounge that includes nightclub poles.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — The new Rochester Community Schools Board of Education has had a busy start to 2023.

ROCHESTER — What’s become a constant now for Rochester Adams competitive cheer was never the case when Adams coach Brooke Miller took over back in 2014.

ROCHESTER — Those battling addiction can look to the Oakland University Police Department for recovery assistance, thanks to a new program.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Public school teachers aren’t considered public bodies and therefore aren’t subject to Michigan’s public information law, according to a recent judge’s ruling.

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Former Oakland Township Clerk Robin Buxar has been appointed by the Oakland Township Board of Trustees to serve as the township’s new supervisor.

METRO DETROIT — A simple test, available at a discount from local county health divisions this month, can help residents check their homes for a nearly undetectable health hazard.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — A loss in the regional finals ended a monumental run for a Grosse Pointe North girls basketball team that earned 12 straight wins during the 2022 season.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — After an 11-11 season and a last-place finish in the Macomb Area Conference-Red division in 2022, Grosse Pointe South boys basketball has flipped the script this season.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — While there may not be anyone in Grosse Pointe Shores who qualifies for it, city officials nonetheless needed to vote on state guidelines, policies and an application for a poverty exemption from property taxes.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Parents looking for child care for their little ones will soon have a new option in the Grosse Pointes.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — At only 5 feet, 1 inch tall and 130 pounds, Grosse Pointe Farms Public Safety Fire Specialist Sundee Harland didn’t look formidable. But, as she proved time and time again, looks can be deceiving.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — While “Brighton Beach Memoirs” and “Biloxi Blues” are fairly well known, the third of playwright Neil Simon’s Eugene trilogy, “Broadway Bound,” isn’t as familiar to audiences.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS/FARMS — A clinic at Grosse Pointe North High School in Grosse Pointe Woods that would have provided certain forms of free basic medical care to students in the Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods, regardless of their ability to pay, will no longer be installed.

BIRMINGHAM — While a lack of cold temperatures kept Birmingham United Ski off the slopes for a week more than usual to begin the season, the boys and girls teams have hit the snow like they never left.