HAZEL PARK — The Hazel Park City Council will remain one person short until the next general election in November, following a technical mix-up by the city’s administration that left the council with limited options.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — What began as a hearing and vote on a new recreation plan turned into a debate between officials at the Jan. 30 Clinton Township Board of Trustees meeting.

METRO DETROIT — Seniors from across the state will go head-to-head in the 2023 Michigan Senior Olympics Winter Games, which will be held mainly throughout March and April at various locations throughout Oakland County.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — The Harrison Township Board of Trustees approved the township’s 2023-2027 recreation master plan on Jan. 23.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — When today’s seniors look back on their youths, one thing many can look fondly upon are low college tuition rates.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — A program has struck gold when its freshmen talent can make an immediate impact on the football field, but that description doesn’t begin to express the difference defensive back Will Johnson made for the University of Michigan this season.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Clinton Township Supervisor Robert Cannon gave his 2023 State of the Township address at the Clinton-Macomb Public Library on Jan. 27. Economic development and projects involving the township’s trails, water and roads were among the topics he discussed.

BERKLEY — A St. Clair Shores woman has been arrested for allegedly embezzling many thousands of dollars from her former place of employment.

BERKLEY — The Berkley City Council is full again after a new member was appointed last month.

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Multiple Walmart stores were evacuated Feb. 6 following a series of bomb threats, according to reports from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Seven Macomb Township residents spoke against a proposed rezoning at the Jan. 25 Board of Trustees meeting.

ROYAL OAK — Molly Pratt once was a cancer patient at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital. She now is working at the hospital as a nurse.

ROSEVILLE — For the past year, local filmmaker Keith Famie and his film crew have traveled to various locations to interview classic car owners for Famie’s documentary, “Detroit: The City of Hot Rods & Muscle Cars.”

CENTER LINE — The momentum was building for Center Line boys basketball last season when they finished with a winning record and a shot at making it to the district finals.

WARREN — By every aspect of the 2022 season, Warren Lincoln’s 19-3 record was a success for the up-and-coming program, for everyone except Lincoln coach Wydell Henry and his guys.

WARREN/CENTER LINE — Two Center Line Public Schools proposals will be on the May 2 special school election ballot.

WARREN — At their meeting on Jan. 24, members of the Warren City Council voted to demolish the smokestack at the city’s Waste Water Treatment Plant.

WARREN — As of Feb. 2, four candidates had officially filed to run for mayor of Warren.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Work on the regional water transmission system will impact a section of water transmission main that serves Farmington Hills, Farmington, West Bloomfield, Walled Lake, Novi, Commerce and Wixom, according to a press release from the Great Lakes Water Authority.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — According to a press release dated Jan. 24, a Detroit man who photographed his sexual assaults of a young child and forced an adult to engage in prostitution was sentenced to life in prison, according to U.S. Attorney Dawn N. Ison.