NOVI — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump held a rally at the Suburban Collection Showplace Oct. 26 in Novi to draw up support from Michigan voters just as the polls opened for early voting that day and Election Day was just 10 days out.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Kirk Gibson may have just knocked another one out of the park as he unveiled plans to open a wellness center in Farmington Hills for people living with Parkinson’s disease Oct. 1.

FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS — Voters in the Farmington Public Schools district have an operating millage renewal proposal on the Nov. 5 ballot.

NOVI — The need for college funding resulted in one local doctor joining the U.S. Navy Reserve, but it was the love for country that he developed while serving that caused him to stay in the Reserve for 34 years, during which time he was deployed in two wars, Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom, and he held two of the highest offices that a family medical physician can hold in the Reserve.

NOVI — A section of Interstate 96 was closed for nearly five hours Oct. 10 after a truck hauling gravel hit a large freeway sign and spilled gravel across the highway.

NOVI — Children in the Novi Middle School theater department will bring the classic fantasy world of J.R.R. Tolkien to life with a presentation of “The Hobbit” on Oct.18.

NOVI — The Motor City Comic Con, which is set to take over the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi Nov. 8-10, has a reputation for bringing in phenomenal celebrity guests, and the lineup for the third annual fall convention does not cease to amaze.

NOVI — The Hindu festival of Navaratri is celebrated over a nine-day span every fall, typically in October. During the festival, women traditionally have Golu (religious doll displays) set up in their homes and invite friends and family to view them.

NOVI — A 59-year-old Novi woman was killed after she exited her vehicle following a car crash Oct. 3.

DETROIT — Celebrities converged upon the Detroit Golf Club for the fourth annual Feldman Automotive Children’s Miracle Network Celebrity Invitational Aug. 26.

COMMERCE TOWNSHIP — The Glenlore Trails “Enchanted” forest experience, an immersive and interactive Halloween light show, opened for its fourth season on Sept. 21.

NOVI — People from across southeastern Michigan gathered in front of the “Michigan Remembers” POW/MIA Memorial Sept. 20 at Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens in Novi to remember those soldiers who have yet to make it home.

NOVI — Many people might have noticed short videos appearing on the city of Novi’s website offering insight about the various places, services and things available in the city of Novi.

NOVI — After years of dreaming and two years of construction, the new Novi Meadows Elementary School in Novi, which houses fifth and sixth grade students, is now complete. To celebrate, the school held a ribbon-cutting followed by an open house for the public Sept. 16.

A vulnerable adult who went missing Saturday afternoon has been found safe.