METRO DETROIT — The spring season is a safe haven for Michiganders. It’s not only a prequel to the beautiful summer months, but it’s also a season people tend to look forward to as soon as the rainfall and cold fronts of September come around.

METRO DETROIT — Michigan farms may be known for crops like cherries and corn, but in recent years, a new homegrown crop has taken the state by storm — the humble, hearty hop.

News & Notes from the 4/19/23 Shelby-Utica News

METRO DETROIT — A look at five things to do during the weekend of April 21-23, 2023.

METRO DETROIT — Insects don’t bug the Friends of the Rouge.

UTICA — Utica’s police chief has retired after almost three decades of working for the Utica Police Department.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Registration is open for the 2023 Shelby Township Police Department Youth Law Enforcement Academy.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — All four Utica Community Schools high school stores have received Gold Level Certification for the 2022-23 school year from DECA.

UTICA — A program based on family, faith and winning shined once more this season when the Michigan Lutheran Basketball Association State Tournament took place at Concordia University March 4-5.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Eisenhower Science Olympiad team on March 18 placed first overall at the regional tournament for the fourth year in a row.

METRO DETROIT — Conditions such as stress and anxiety can often be easy to ignore or write off as minor problems. However, this April, which is Stress Awareness Month, medical experts want to remind people that caring for their mental health can be as important as caring for their physical health.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office authorized a petition April 13 to charge a 16-year-old student for allegedly making a threat at Eisenhower High School last month.

MACOMB COUNTY — The dynamic of community college sports is unlike any other.

DETROIT — Professional golf’s best will be making their return to the Motor City.

METRO DETROIT — After a long winter full of snow and ice, spring annually brings new challenges in the form of storm emergencies, specifically thunderstorms and tornadoes.

METRO DETROIT — Early spring is an important time to start planting seeds that will bud and bloom throughout the warmer months. Some local residents have decided to incorporate landscaping that is not only ornamental but also edible.

METRO DETROIT — Cue those turntables: It’s time to kick out the jams. On April 22, local independent record stores will open up shop for Record Store Day 2023.

FARMINGTON — It’s a full-circle moment to come back to the very field he grew up on and host a youth football camp, but for University of Wisconsin linebacker Jordan Turner, it’s an opportunity he’s been waiting on for the longest time.

METRO DETROIT — What took the Detroit Lions over 80 years to implement, the Michigan Panthers will have in their second year of the revived United States Football League.

METRO DETROIT — A look at five things to do during the weekend of April 14-16, 2023.