Features

Published October 1, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Kinderfest celebration to return for 126th year

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church’s annual Kinderfest celebration is returning this Sunday.

Published September 30, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Donate bicycles to give kids new wheels

METRO DETROIT — From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, there will be a bike drive for children at 22 Henry Ford medical centers that are participating in the Free Bikes 4 Kidz bike drive.

Published September 30, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Oakland County parks 2020 budget features local splash pad upgrades

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Oakland County Parks and Recreation system is always dreaming up new fun activities for residents to enjoy, like the new archery range, the upcoming off-road vehicle park and family-friendly programming.

Published September 30, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Enjoy beers, brats and books at Franklin library’s Oktoberfest

FRANKLIN — Not all of the fun festivities that fall brings are for the kiddos. The grown-ups deserve a good time too.

Published September 30, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Absentee ballots to be in newly designed envelopes in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Residents voting by absentee ballot will notice something a little different this election cycle: the envelope.

Published September 30, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Third mural proposed for downtown Utica

UTICA — More colorful art is coming to the downtown area of Utica due to the city’s commitment to work with local muralists.

Published September 30, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Police remove 3-foot ball python from Corvette engine

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Officers from the Shelby Township Police Department are questioning whether someone lost their pet snake after receiving a call to remove one from the engine of a vehicle in the area of Hamlin Road and Ryan Road Sept. 18.

Published September 30, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

New Shelby activity center welcomes public with grand opening

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Shelby Township held a grand opening celebration for its new activity and senior center Sept. 28.

Senior Master Sgt. Dan Klik, the oldest 127th Wing member, and airman Hailey Brewer, the youngest 127th Wing member, cut the Air Force birthday cake during a ceremony Sept. 18.

Published September 30, 2019

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Selfridge celebrates Air Force anniversary

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A cake-cutting ceremony and steak lunch marked a recent birthday.

Published September 27, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Officials observe former councilman’s passing, legacy

STERLING HEIGHTS — Serling Heights city officials are honoring the life of Bowman Chung, a former Sterling Heights city councilman who served during the 1970s and 1980s.

Published September 27, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Heart attack on the golf course brings man Survival Coin

STERLING HEIGHTS — When Robert Raffin was at the Plum Brook golf course last year, he had no idea how treacherous the course ahead would be for him — not the ninth hole, but cardiac arrest.

Published October 2, 2019

Warren Weekly

Kabacinski: ‘My goal is to make Warren constitutional again’

WARREN — Eddie Kabacinski said he spent 12 years in the U.S. Army, serving abroad during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm in the early 1990s before he was deployed to Somalia, where he was injured in combat.

Published October 2, 2019

Warren Weekly

Bell: ‘I am the person that they need in office right now’

WARREN — Jerry Bell stepped into the Warren political fray in January 2017 after an anonymous source leaked a series of audio recordings that appeared to feature the voice of Warren Mayor Jim Fouts disparaging blacks, older women and people with disabilities.

Published October 2, 2019

Warren Weekly

Watts: ‘I’m here to work for the people’

WARREN — Garry Watts is a lifelong resident of Warren who retired after working at Macomb Community College for 30 years.

Published October 2, 2019

Warren Weekly

Logan: ‘I will always take your concerns to City Hall’

WARREN — Melvin Logan was a state employee processing applications for benefits including Medicaid, food stamps, child care and emergency assistance with utility bills when the stress of the job made him take a step back in January.

Published September 27, 2019

C&G Newspapers

School district, DIA partner for student tours

WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS/TROY — In an effort to expose young children to the world of art, Warren Consolidated Schools and the Detroit Institute of Arts have entered into a new partnership.

Published September 27, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Dogs, food trucks and music to take over Budd Park

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, so Clinton Township is making the community aware in simple fashion — by bringing the dogs to them.

Published September 27, 2019

Madison - Park News

Gettings runs for reelection to Madison Heights City Council

MADISON HEIGHTS — A former city employee with a lifelong love of recreation programming, Madison Heights City Councilman Bob Gettings has his sights set on another term in office Nov. 5.

Published September 27, 2019

Madison - Park News

Corbett seeks another term on Madison Heights City Council

MADISON HEIGHTS — Robert Corbett’s time on the Madison Heights City Council began in dramatic fashion, when he ran in 1999 and was elected after a recount and subsequent tiebreaker.

Published September 27, 2019

Madison - Park News

Donations being accepted for Halloween Costume Swap

MADISON HEIGHTS — Have any gently used Halloween costumes that you no longer need? Or maybe you want to find a new costume for your child, and at no cost?