MACOMB TOWNSHIP — When you talk about program-altering players, Macomb Dakota seniors Megan Nuechterlein and Brooklyn Plitz fit the mold to perfection.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — From rigs to wreckers, monster trucks and all that’s between and beyond, all were there to be seen and climbed upon at Tons ’O Trucks & Wheeled Wonders on June 24.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Damitre Johnson started playing a video game because of the characters in it. This fall, Johnson will be going to college because of it.

METRO DETROIT — Years have passed since the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the country, and the work-from-home culture that emerged has inevitably affected commercial real estate and occupancy rates in some sectors of the community.

METRO DETROIT — Furnishing a new home can be daunting, but buying used items from Facebook Marketplace and secondhand stores can cut down on costs while adding personal flair.

WARREN — In the Warren Weekly’s coverage area, primary voters will select candidates for mayor, clerk and City Council on Aug. 8. The top two vote-getters for each open seat will appear on the ballot for the general election in November. All city officers are elected to a four-year term.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams baseball claimed a district title this season for the second straight year as the program continues to sustain a winning culture year after year, but how about a Mr. Baseball award winner and a trio of all-staters to add to that culture as well?

ROCHESTER — The search for a 79-year-old woman from Rochester who had been missing since the end of June came to a tragic end July 11.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — The Rochester Community Schools Summer Music Theatre program returns this month with “Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical.”

ROCHESTER — Families and friends can enjoy hits from the big screen under the stars this summer.

ROCHESTER — The city of Rochester’s new police chief, George Rouhib Jr., was sworn in during a City Council meeting June 26.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Hazardous air quality caused by the Canadian wildfires prompted city officials to postpone their annual Festival of the Hills fireworks show, which will now be held Wednesday, July 26.

NOVI — After a 48-hour multistate search, police apprehended a New Hudson man July 7 who allegedly threatened on social media to kill his court-appointed attorney and a Novi district court judge.

FRASER — The annual Fraser parade and carnival is fast approaching, and the community is invited to come down for four days of fun.

TROY — A 48-year-old Troy man has been charged with five counts of solicitation to commit murder after allegedly planning the deaths of five of his own family members.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Kylie D’Andrea’s hard work paid off as she was crowned Miss Michigan’s Outstanding Teen over Father’s Day weekend.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — In collaboration with the Detroit Institute of Arts, local artist Haylie Mousseau is bringing art and brightness to St. Clair Shores with a new mural.

In the Eastsider’s coverage area, Eastpointe voters in the Aug. 8 primary will each vote for one candidate for mayor, and the top two vote-getters will advance to the general election in November.

EASTPOINTE — At the June 26 Eastpointe Community Schools Board of Education meeting, the school board approved both the 2022-23 final amended budget and the 2023-24 original budget.

EASTPOINTE — Although school is out for summer vacation, the Eastpointe Community Schools Board of Education has been busy.