SHELBY TOWNSHIP — On Jan. 10, the Shelby Township Police Department responded to Ulta Beauty at 7728 26 Mile Road for a retail fraud report. The manager advised the police officer that three women entered the business and left the store with $6,000 worth of inventory that they had not paid for.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — On Jan. 20, officers from the Shelby Township Police Department began receiving reports of mail stolen from local businesses. Some of the mail that was stolen contained checks for large amounts of money.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site will be hosting a presentation on “The Mill Builder and Inventor from Macomb County” from 1 to 2 p.m. Feb. 16.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Gardening can be tons of fun, but it can also lead to a lot of injuries that could be prevented.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A local church underwent a remodel after many years of not changing the look of its home.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Henry Ford II High School Associate Principal Anthony Tocco was recently named in a group of 12 school leaders statewide who will take part in an 18-month program for the next generation of administrators at the secondary level.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Neil Kalina, 69, formerly of Shelby Township, was recently resentenced to seven to 15 years of incarceration for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old child in 1984.

UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS/SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Utica Community Schools broke ground on the future site of Stevenson High School’s new baseball and softball fields and tennis courts Jan. 14 and then broke ground Jan. 29 on athletic complex improvements at Swinehart Field.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Senior Center’s featured artist for January and February is Tony Warren.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Cub Scout Pack 92 will be running the races at the Packard Proving Grounds, 49965 Van Dyke Ave. in Shelby Township, Feb. 8.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Vicki Cantu and her two daughters recently published their first book as a team, “The Everyday Adventures of Meep & Beep.”

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/STERLING HEIGHTS/UTICA — Utica Community Schools theater students received top honors and more than $5.3 million in scholarships at the Michigan Thespian Festival that was held December 13-14 in Lansing.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Thanks to the community’s donations, the Shelby Township Giving Tree collected more than 2,900 items for Samaritan House.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Four County Community Foundation, in Romeo, announced its Spark Grant funding awards for the fourth and final quarter of 2024, including one that went to Eisenhower High School’s Science Olympiad team.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Packard Proving Grounds’ Historical Speaker Series Jan. 5 was scheduled to feature “Mascots in Motion: Images and Stories of Automotive Aesthetics” with Michigan-based multimedia automotive journalist Steve Purdy.