A memorial canoe paddle and lunch will be held on Saturday, Oct. 1 to honor the memory of a Milford resident who drowned while trying to save a teenager from drowning near a dam along the Huron River. The Doug Killingbeck Memorial Paddle Fund-raiser and Lunch will be held at Central Park, with shuttle buses from the park occurring between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Participants are then invited to rent a canoe from one [...]

Don’t let the recent nationally televised Republican presidential debates fool you: Thaddeus McCotter is still running for the highest office in the land. The five-term GOP congressman — who represents the lakes area communities of Waterford, White Lake, Highland, Milford, Commerce, Wolverine Lake, Walled Lake, and Wixom and was first elected to the U.S. House in 2002 — announced his campaign for the presidency on July 2, but in the nearly three months that have [...]

Walled Lake City Manager L. Dennis Whitt appointed recently-hired employee Tamara Williams to the position of deputy city clerk in the wake of Cathy Buck’s departure. Williams has been with the city for four months. She began as a temporary clerical employee, but was given a permanent position three weeks ago. “She will be the face of the office,” Whitt said. “She has the background and will take on a lot of the responsibility of [...]

Milford police arrested a 29-year-old man for aggravated/felonious assault after he allegedly pulled two guns on his wife before he was tackled to the ground by his two brothers-in-law. The alleged incident occurred on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 9:53 p.m. at a residence on Cooley Lake Road. Prior to the incident, the suspect allegedly told his wife, 29, that he drank four beers at his grandfather’s house and two more when he got home. An [...]

Although fall will soon officially be upon us, there will be one last celebration of summer as St. Patrick Parish in White Lake Township will hold its 29th annual Summer’s End Fair this weekend, from Thursday, Sept. 22 through Sunday, Sept. 25. What once started as a simple corn roast has evolved and grown over the years to include carnival rides, games, live entertainment, food and beer tents. “It’s a way to get families together. [...]

The village of Wolverine Lake will be stocking feeder fish, including golden shiners and fatheads, rather than sport fish in the waters of its namesake this year. The decision was based on recommendations from the village’s Water Management Board to propagate a healthy fish population that will ultimately increase the genetic diversity of northern pike and catfish, species that have the propensity to reproduce. Members of the Water Management Board spoke with several experts from [...]

Projects at White Lake Township’s Vetter Park are well under way and being completed well under the initial conservative cost estimates, according to township officials. The White Lake Parks and Recreation Committee held a special meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 14 to review the contract costs for the work being done to redevelop the park, according to township staff planner Jason Iacoangeli. “The cost has been under what was expected,” he said. “We’re looking at spending [...]

The Oakland County Board of Commissioners, controlled on a 15-10 majority by Republicans, is slated to consider the adoption of the county’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2011-12 budget, but not without a couple amendments proposed by Democrats tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 22 at 9:30 a.m. The county’s fiscal year begins on Saturday, Oct. 1 and ends on Sept. 30, 2012. The proposed budget calls for $796.18 million in spending for FY 2011-12. When Oakland County Executive L. [...]

A few changes have recently been recommended by the state Natural Resources Commission (NRC) to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) regarding an order on the catch reporting regulations for commercial minnow, wigglers, and crayfish catchers. Each month, commercial catchers have to adhere to certain rules when reporting their catches. They are to keep accurate daily reports on the number of gallons of minnow and crayfish and pints of wigglers, as well as the [...]

The West Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees voted Monday, Sept. 12 to approve the township Planning Commission’s recommendation not to adopt an amendment to a township zoning ordinance that would have allowed residents to house chickens in residentially-zoned areas. Township Senior Planner Sara Roediger has previously said that the commission felt that housing chickens would not fit with the township’s character and could lead to lower property values and issues such as noise or odors. [...]