BY STACY SOBOTKA The Village of Armada is about to lose an employee with nearly five decades of experience. The Department of Public Works Supervisor will be retiring next year and the village council had…
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Hospice of Michigan posted photos of veterans in their care at the Veterans Tribute of Oakland Township. (Photo by Stacy Sobotka) BY STACY SOBOTKA Veterans Day was celebrated a few days early at the Veterans…
BY STACY SOBOTKA Saturday was a bittersweet day for the Romeo community as numerous residents and alumni of the old Romeo Middle School walked through it for the last time. The old middle school, located…
The search is on for a successor to Almont Village Manager Mike Connors. After four years as manager, Connors will be leaving his position on Jan. 3. Almont Village Council President Steve Schneider said Connors…
President Donald Trump visited Michigan Stars Sports Center (formerly Total Sports) in Washington Township on Sunday. The President was visiting the area to shore-up votes for Tuesday’s election. Trump last visited the township in April…
BY STACY SOBOTKA Romeo Community School officials are tracking nearly three dozen COVID-19 cases affecting students and staff. Romeo Community Schools Superintendent Todd Robinson gave an update on the district’s COVID-19 preparedness plan at the…
A Krause Elementary School student tested positive for COVID-19 according to Armada Area Schools Superintendent Michael Musary. The student was last in class on Oct. 22 and staff, students and parents not directly contacted by…
Macomb County Planning and Economic Development (MCPED) has opened a new grant program aimed at helping local farmers dealing with the impact of COVID-19. The application process runs through noon, Friday, Nov. 13. “Agriculture is…
BY STACY SOBOTKA A charter for the Washington Township Fire Committee was approved at the Washington Township Board of Trustees meeting Oct. 21. Mike Cervenak, who serves on the township’s fire committee, brought the suggestion…
BY DANIELLE BLESSING The Addison Township Board of Trustees purchased a 75-foot 1998 Pierce ladder truck from the Independence Township Fire Department for $75,000. The Addison Township Fire Department requested an additional $5,000 to replace…