ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Public Library, 222 E. 11 Mile Road, posted its fiscal year 2024-2025 annual report on its website, ropl.org. 

ROYAL OAK — Planned ramp closures at the Interstate 696 and Interstate 75 interchange will begin Feb. 28 as part of the next phase of the multiyear I-696 Restore the Reuther project. 

METRO DETROIT — Detroit Country Day School has been accepted as a member of the Catholic High School League beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, according to an announcement by the league on Feb 11.

METRO DETROIT/LANSING — Michigan students in kindergarten through 12th grade won’t be bringing their cellphones inside the classroom next year while at school.

METRO DETROIT — Whether it’s early detection screenings or following your own intuition on your health, it’s never a bad decision to get checked for cancer. Cancer screening can come in many ways, from mammograms and blood tests to colonoscopies and biopsies.

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Fire Department will be offering free wellness checks from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 20, March 20 and April 17 at the Leo Mahany/Harold Meininger Royal Oak Senior Community Center, 3500 Marais Ave. 

ROYAL OAK — The Detroit Zoological Society announced Feb. 9 the hiring of Tracy Utech as its new chief development officer. 

ROYAL OAK — Shrine Catholic High School standout pitcher Nate Alba officially committed to play baseball at Ohio Northern University on Feb. 5 in front of family, friends, teammates and coaches.

METRO DETROIT — Here's a look at five things to do during the weekend of Feb. 19-22.

ROYAL OAK — In a Feb. 15 press release, the Royal Oak Leprechauns baseball team announced the organization’s first Paddy Scramble event scheduled for May 11 at Rackham Golf Course in Huntington Woods .

ROYAL OAK — The city of Royal Oak announced via Facebook that starting on Feb. 16, the City’s civic complex parking lots will join the new ParkMobile system and become paid lots. 

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Public library, 222 E. 11 Mile Road, posted its fiscal year 2024-2025 annual report on its website, ropl.org. 

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Detroit Elks No. 34 recently provided a $2,000 grant to the Metro Detroit Youth Clubs to help fund sports equipment and membership scholarships.

METRO DETROIT — Here's a look at five things to do during the weekend of Feb. 12-15.

ROYAL OAK — Royal Oak Eagle Scout candidate Connor Wielgat proposed to build an 10-foot-tall, freestanding nesting tower for chimney swifts at the Fred A. Erb Arboretum to the City Commission Jan. 26. 

ROYAL OAK — The first reading of an application to conditionally rezone 1225 N. Main St. from neighborhood business to multiple-family residential was approved in a unanimous decision by the City Commission on Jan. 26. 

ROYAL OAK — The Detroit Zoo announced Jan. 30 that it had welcomed Kali, a new polar bear, to the Arctic Ring of Life.

CLAWSON — Tylaj Clark-Spencer, a 21-year-old resident of Howell, was sentenced in Oakland County Circuit Court last week to 75 months to 15 years in prison for manslaughter for a fatal shooting in Clawson last May.

LANSING/METRO DETROIT — A proposal for a new state-based, single-payer health care system is now in committee in the Michigan House of Representatives, while its sponsor seeks feedback from the public.