MACOMB COUNTY — Logs, railroad ties and tires are items you might expect to find at a dump. But these items gummed up the works in a pipe that drains stormwater, contributing to persistent flooding on a road in Clinton Township and Fraser.

FRASER — A once controversial project to improve roads in the Fraser Industrial Park roads sailed through the Fraser City Council’s Dec. 12 meeting.

FRASER — Christmas in Fraser returned to Steffens Park Dec. 7 with added activities to get attendees into a noel state of mind.

FRASER — Few people would take a dip in a 38-degree swimming pool unless they had a good reason.

ROSEVILLE — During a Dec. 10 meeting that lasted fewer than 10 minutes, the Roseville City Council approved the purchase of a truck for one of its K-9 officers.

DETROIT — A Warren man pleaded guilty Dec. 3 in U.S. District Court in Detroit to spray-painting racist graffiti on a predominantly Black Roseville church.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Santa was in attendance as Clinton Township got in the holiday spirit with its annual Christmas Aglow celebration Dec. 7.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Three new members of the Clinton Township Board of Trustees sat in for their first meeting on Nov. 25.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — After half a century working for Clinton Township, Paul Brouwer is ready to retire.

ROSEVILLE — A vision for Roseville’s downtown has been refreshed for the first time in eight years.

METRO DETROIT — Providing for kids at Christmas is already difficult, especially in the wake of leaving an abusive situation. The Butterfly Collective aims to lighten some of that burden with its Adopt-a-Family program.

METRO DETROIT — Lots of coins get dropped in the Salvation Army’s red kettles, but for 12 years one donation has stood out. On Dec. 2, a mysterious deep-pocketed donor dropped off a final gold Krugerrand coin at a Kroger in St. Clair Shores.

FRASER — Eighteen months after a vehicle crashed through one of the walls at the Fraser Public Library, the library is taking a step toward reoccupying the building.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — While Clinton Township’s new inclusive playground will not be officially open until next spring, kids and adults alike got a chance to try out the new equipment Nov. 13.

ROSEVILLE — At its Nov. 12 meeting, the Roseville City Council updated the city’s fire code. This, according to Fire Chief Keith Jacobs, will help prevent an incident similar to the Goo Smoke Shop explosion in Clinton Township earlier this year.