BY STACY SOBOTKA Washington Township, which was once the center of an FBI public corruption investigation, is considering passing an ethics ordinance. Trustee Gary Kopp led the discussion over potential ethics ordinance for the township…
Posts published in March 2023
BY STACY SOBOTKA Washington Township’s water system is in good financial shape and will not require a rate hike anytime soon according to consultants hired by the Washington Township Board of Trustees. A water study…
BY LARRY SOBCZAK EDITOR A retired school teacher was arraigned at Romeo District Court Monday, March 6, in connection with having a romantic relationship with a 15-year-old girl. Rex Phelps, 71, of Macomb Township, allegedly…
BY STACY SOBOTKA Armada Township is joining the ranks of other northern Macomb County communities recognizing wounded soldiers. The Armada Township Board of Trustees approved a motion to begin the process of designating Armada Township…
BY STACY SOBOTKA Washington Township is the latest community to become a Purple Heart Community. The Washington Township Board of Trustees approved a motion to become a Purple Heart Community at their meeting March 1.…
The Oakland Township Board of Trustees recognized Fire Department District Chief Luis Gomez for his 25 years of service at their Feb. 28 meeting. Gomez started out as a paid on-call firefighter and worked his…
BY AMBER DOWNS An Armada High School senior’s academic discipline and charitable nature has won her the prestigious Centralis Gold Award, a full-tuition scholarship to Central Michigan University. Samantha Berlinger is a 4.0 grade point…
(MIRS News) — The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Michigan Agricultural Preservation Fund Board awarded $1.1 million in grants to four county farmland preservation programs. There are 492 acres between Ottawa, Kent,…
(MIRS News) — Michigan’s unemployment rate stayed at 4.3 percent in January, according to Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget data. The national unemployment rate declined by one-tenth of a percent to land at…
Armada High School’s Boys Varsity Basketball team defeated St. Clair 60-55 on Wednesday, March 8. They advance to the district finals against Richmond. Armada High School sophomore Zachary Dykes finished 6th in the state in…