FRASER — Alan Panter, a partner at Yeo & Yeo, presented the city of Fraser with its audit for the 2023-24 fiscal year at the City Council’s Jan. 9 meeting.

BIRMINGHAM — The city of Birmingham, Birmingham Next and the YMCA recently issued a survey seeking community input on what residents want to see in the new building that will sit on 400 E. Lincoln, the current YMCA property.

FRASER — Inspired by his mother’s love of reading, one student at Emerson Elementary school donated money to create his own reading corner in the school’s library.

FERNDALE — Sidewalk reconstruction at several parks and an improvement project on Hilton Road are on the horizon this year in Ferndale.

BERKLEY — The Berkley Downtown Development Authority executive director will be leaving his role next month.

FRASER — A special assessment district typically carries with it some unavoidable discomfort.

FERNDALE — The new director of the Ferndale Area District Library is ready to step up and take charge.

BERKLEY — Disaster was averted as the Berkley Public Safety Department prevented a house from catching on fire and saved the lives of three chickens.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — It’s not every day you see something like this in the high school sports world.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/STERLING HEIGHTS/UTICA — Utica Community Schools theater students received top honors and more than $5.3 million in scholarships at the Michigan Thespian Festival that was held December 13-14 in Lansing.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Senior Center’s featured artist for January and February is Tony Warren.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Cub Scout Pack 92 will be running the races at the Packard Proving Grounds, 49965 Van Dyke Ave. in Shelby Township, Feb. 8.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Vicki Cantu and her two daughters recently published their first book as a team, “The Everyday Adventures of Meep & Beep.”

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Thanks to the community’s donations, the Shelby Township Giving Tree collected more than 2,900 items for Samaritan House.

WARREN — Adversity has never been anything Warren Fitzgerald boys basketball wasn’t accustomed to.

WARREN — A Detroit man was arraigned in 37th District Court in Warren Jan. 8 on charges that he shot at a police officer’s house on two different occasions.

WARREN — Late last year, the Warren City Council approved $1.1 million for the Warren Fire Department to replace its “obsolete” radios.

WARREN — From the listening tour in 2024 to her new civic engagement series in 2025, Warren Mayor Lori Stone discussed what she has in store for residents, City Hall and her administration in the new year.

WARREN —This month, Chris Burk celebrated 20 years as the Warren Reading Group’s facilitator, providing a “warm and welcoming” atmosphere for readers to “dig deep” into books and share their insights and experiences.

ROYAL OAK — The Detroit Lions excitement is real leading up to the Super Bowl, and one Royal Oak business owner is hoping to leave the Lions’ mark on a street sign.