MACOMB COUNTY — Closing parts of M-53 throughout this year’s construction season might mean detours or fewer open lanes, but it will extend the highway’s lifespan for years to come, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.

MACOMB COUNTY — It was an election two years in the making. After Michigan voters passed Proposition 2 in 2022 with a 60% majority, the first statewide election with nine days of early voting arrived in February.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A new way to cross the Clinton River Spillway will soon arrive.Harrison Township is building a new pedestrian bridge to connect the spillway along Jefferson Avenue, budgeting $3.45 million for the bridge and associated walkways.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Grab a little pixie dust: It’s time for the Macomb Ballet Company’s premiere of “Peter Pan.”

MOUNT CLEMENS — Nearly 200 art students across Macomb County will feel the joy of success as their work adorns the walls of the 2024 Macomb County Annual Secondary Student Show.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — If testing one’s abilities is the path to improving one’s craft, Chippewa Valley Musical Productions is preparing itself for Broadway.

MACOMB COUNTY — Despite some odd winter weather, cold-weather traffic safety concerns have not melted away.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — After 25 with the department, Clinton Township’s fire chief is calling it quits.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The last meeting of a politically deadlocked group brought one final flash-up on Feb. 26 as the  Clinton Township Board of Trustees voted 3-3 on paying the bills for the State of Clinton Township address.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Republican Dan Kress won the Feb. 27 election for the open Clinton Township Board of Trustees seat for a partial term which will be up for election again this November. Kress won with a 51.

MACOMB COUNTY — Although inflation has decreased in recent months, “I don’t know if we’re out of the woods,” said Thomas Alongi, a partner with the UHY accounting firm, in Sterling Heights.

MOUNT CLEMENS — A suspect has been arrested in connection with a morning shooting in Mount Clemens on Friday, Feb. 23. Around 7:10 a.m., Macomb County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the 200 block of Hubbard Street in response to a reported shooting.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Municipal money was on the minds of everyone at the Feb. 12 Clinton Township Board of Trustees meeting as trustees and residents discussed the upcoming fiscal year’s budget.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — It was avant garde cinema hours at the Clinton-Macomb Public Library in early February as the main branch hosted a screening of films from the Ann Arbor Film Festival.

MOUNT CLEMENS — City commissioners kept the bulk of the meeting under an hour on Feb. 5, completing its first meeting of the month without Mayor Laura Kropp at the helm.

MOUNT CLEMENS — As a series of bills that could make water more affordable for Michiganders works its ways though the halls of Lansing, supporters and detractors are taking their cases to the people.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — In a sea of 1960s muscle and experienced builders, it takes a lot to stand out from the Autorama crowd. Two young builders from Clinton Township managed to break the show’s mold.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A project years in the making is one step closer to reality as the Harrison Township Board of Trustees set the budget for building a pedestrian bridge along Jefferson Avenue over the Clinton River Spillway.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Macomb Community College will host a high school esports tournament Feb. 16 for Macomb County high school juniors and seniors.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — In Clinton Township, voters will elect a member of the Board of Trustees on Feb. 27 to serve one partial term ending on Nov. 20, 2024. Candidates were asked, in 75 words or fewer, to state their top goal(s) if elected. The answers are printed verbatim.