NOVI — After 48 years of dedication to the city of Novi, Mayor Bob Gatt decided the time was right to close the “local politics” chapter of his life and let someone younger lead the city.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A lineman scoring a touchdown, big-time special team plays and a strong defensive unit: All of these things contribute to a winning formula in playoff football. When Clinton Township Chippewa Valley hosted Macomb Dakota on Nov.

ROSEVILLE — Members of the Roseville Community Schools family are mourning the loss of retired Superintendent John Kment.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — West Bloomfield, like most teams in the state, has battled the injury bug throughout the season. 

ROSEVILLE — This was one way for the Roseville High School marching band to drum up school spirit.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The Rev. James Bjorum made everyone feel welcome at the Our Lady of Hope Parish and he was a good listener, according to the staff at St. Germaine Catholic School.

EASTPOINTE — A woman missing since late spring was found dead in a storm drain, and authorities in Eastpointe have apprehended a suspect.

STERLING HEIGHTS — When Warren Consolidated Schools Career Prep Center metal technology paraprofessional Joey Shumar played taps on the trumpet, it was a solemn reminder of the sacrifices of our U.S. military veterans.

WARREN — Several hundred supporters and well-wishers gathered in the Larsa Palace Banquet Center on Old 13 Mile Road Nov. 2 for Warren Mayor James Fouts’ retirement party after more than 43 years as an elected official.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — A man is in custody after reportedly pointing a pellet gun at a FedEx driver in the parking lot of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit building on Telegraph Road Nov. 2.

LANSING — Members of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s population growth council may recommend plans that include tax increases to fund schools, roads and local governments, according to newly public reports.

BIRMINGHAM — Talk about one of the crazier rivalry games you’ll see in high school football — Birmingham Seaholm and Birmingham Groves put on a gridiron classic in the first round of the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 State Tournament.

ROSEVILLE — As talented and athletic of a group as Roseville football is, there’s been times where the hunger wasn’t as strong as it should be, and it showed against Harper Woods last week in a 24-7 loss.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/STERLING HEIGHTS — Police from Shelby Township and Sterling Heights are being congratulated for their recent work leading to the Oct. 23 arrest of a suspect who allegedly violently abducted a man while outside a Shelby Township gym. 

STERLING HEIGHTS — Days after the United Auto Workers’ strike spread to Sterling Heights’ Stellantis a tentative deal was announced.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — A 7-year-old child was killed on Oct. 24 as the result of a single-vehicle incident at Blossom Heath Park, according to a release from the St. Clair Shores Police Department.  According to the release, St. Clair Shores police responded to the park at 3:20 p.m.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Even as a child, Jared Lee Gosselin had an ear for music. He can still remember his first records — Run-DMC’s “Raising Hell” and Public Enemy’s “It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.”

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — As a family lays its youngest member to rest, the fate of another hangs in the balance.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — One of the more historic rivalries in the state of Michigan, Grosse Pointe North and Grosse Pointe South went head-to-head on Oct. 20 at South High School.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Up to $200 million in medical debt for Oakland County residents will be erased through a new partnership with a nonprofit organization.