Illegals arrested in clunker van A truck in need of repairs prompted a sheriff deputy to make a traffic stop on the morning of Oct. 27. According to the Macomb County Sheriff's Department, a deputy noticed a Ford van traveling down 22 Mile Road near Heydenreich with a windshield with multiple cracks and what appeared to be an insecurely strapped set of ladders as well. The vehicle was stopped ... Full Story »
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Volunteers at the Lempke-Blackwell VFW Post in New Baltimore were gathered in the kitchen Oct. 28 preparing for diners. Full Story »
Can Marine City once more be a place where townspeople are regularly seen out in the streets and stores, a town bustling with movement and activity? Full Story »
A long debate about the legality of retroactive water rates in New Baltimore received some finality last week when the city's attorney commented on the issue at the Oct. 26 city council meeting. Full Story »
Recent Fourth Friday counts in the Anchor Bay district revealed some changes from last year's figures but showed more obvious differences in enrollment between district schools. Full Story »
When Lenox Township officials decided to double the police presence in the township, many residents may have wondered where the money would come from to pay for such an investment. After all, the new contract with the county sheriff's department was around $250,000 more over three years than the last contract. Full Story »
The access management study conducted along Macomb County's entire 30 mile stretch of Gratiot Avenue from Eastpointe to Richmond has been completed and most of the communities have already begun adopting the ordinances suggested by the study. Full Story »
If you think your family is dysfunctional, meet the Sycamores. Full Story »
A program enlisting volunteers to visit adult persons placed under guardianship is being initiated by Judge John Tomlinson of the St. Clair County Probate Court. Full Story »
At about 10:30 p.m. on Thursday an armed robbery was reported at the Dollar Tree Store, 2622 Pointe Tremble Road. Full Story »
A Korean firm will most likely not be building batteries in St. Clair, local officials speculated last week. Full Story »
On Oct. 28, the Macomb Township Board of Trustees authorized its attorney to begin litigation against a developer for expenses the township has incurred to repair a failed retention basin that serves three subdivisions. Full Story »
Disciplinary actions were handed down to two Macomb Township firefighters by the Macomb Township Board of Trustees on Oct. 28. Full Story »
A bond issue is brewing in the Chippewa Valley school district which may improve the district's technology without raising the property tax millage rate. Full Story »
A scaled-back version of the resolution to take part in the Huron to Erie Alliance for Real-Time Monitoring and Information (HEART-MI) watershed alliance was passed by Marysville City Council Oct. 26. Full Story »
Explosions at a welding supply company in Marysville sent one employee to the hospital early Monday as smoke filled the sky and secondary explosions rattled windows. Full Story »
A man who drove off in a Richmond-Lenox EMS ambulance Halloween night from a St. Clair County Hospital was expected to be charged Monday with auto theft. Full Story »
Newcomer Larry Smith topped incumbent Tom Goldenbogen in the New Baltimore mayoral race Tuesday night. Full Story »
Incumbent New Baltimore Clerk Marcia Shinska is being challenged by Stevan Nedin in next week's election. Full Story »
With schools across the state facing a reduction of $165 per pupil or possibly more in the wake of Gov. Jennifer Granholm's recent signing of a school aid bill, local school districts are crunching numbers to determine what the cuts will mean to them and how it will affect the budgets they approved last summer. Full Story »
New Baltimore voters elected a new mayor Tuesday. Larry Smith, a Fraternal Order of Police officer who had the backing of city police officers, easily defeated two-time incumbent Tom Goldenbogen. Full Story »
Police and firefighters are on the scene at South Park Welding in Marysville, where multiple explosions were reported Monday morning. Full Story »
Marine City Commissioners Mary Beth Schindler, Rudy Menchaca and George Hoyer will not be running for the next four-year term of office, leaving three open seats on the commission this election year. Full Story »
It is only about the size of a quarter, small enough for even a Kindergarten student to carry in his or her pocket. But it has helped to bring hope to hospitalized war veterans for years. Full Story »
A morning moonset peeks through the autumn foliage near Bradfordton, Ill. AP Photo/Seth Perlman
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