MACOMB COUNTY — The project to upgrade the Macomb County Jail’s mental health capabilities has been given the green light.

News & Notes from the 7/26/23 Shelby-Utica News

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — In his senior year at Warren De La Salle Collegiate High School at the 2022 Michigan High School Division 1 State Finals, Shelby Township native Nathan Iacona ended his final high school season with an eighth-place finish in the 400-meter, earning all-state honors.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — Five Utica Community Schools students took the stage in Ireland in April for an international competition with their dance studio, Shannon Irish Dance Academy & Company.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Shelby Township residents are worried about flooding that has caused damage to their homes on more than one occasion.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Police Department recently announced the death of its well-known K-9 officer, Morpheus, who the department said died June 1 from natural causes.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Police Department is investigating the suspicious deaths of a 42-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man that were discovered at 10 a.m. July 17 in the 11000 block of Whispering Oak Lane, near 25 Mile and Jewell roads.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Father time has an unpleasant way of rearing its ugly head sometimes, but it also can motivate people to kick off certain projects or adventures that have been weighing on their minds.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Police Department is investigating the suspicious deaths of a 42-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man that were discovered at 10 a.m. July 17 in the 11000 block of Whispering Oak Lane, near 25 Mile and Jewell roads.

News & Notes from the 7/12/23 Shelby-Utica News

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Senior Center has announced that Suzanne D’Andrea is its featured artist for the months of July and August.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — Local information technology professionals are being invited to take part in a partnership between Microsoft and Utica Community Schools.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site launched a shoe drive fundraiser July 1 that will run through Sept. 16. 

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center has announced the arrival of its newest animal ambassador, a red-tailed hawk named Artemis.

MACOMB COUNTY — In a time where finances are all over the headlines, two of the region’s most prominent politicians took time in late June to discuss the state of Macomb County’s economy.

MACOMB COUNTY — The Macomb Intermediate School District is offering students in several of the county’s school districts the chance to see firsthand if they want to explore a future in education.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Mark LaCombe, a Stevenson High School Manufacturing, Automation and Design Engineering teacher, was named Educator of the Year by the Michigan Design Council and was recognized at the Michigan Design Prize 2023 Awards Ceremony on June 7.

News & Notes from the 6/28/23 Shelby-Utica News

UTICA —The Utica Public Library is hosting its summer reading program, and readers have the chance to earn prizes for reading between June 12 and July 22.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A new law involving cellphones and driving might have people changing their minds about using their phones by hand while driving later this week.