Shelby News

Shelby Township police are investigating the drowning of a Troy man whose body was found Wednesday in a lake at a Shelby Township subdivision.

Fire crews in Shelby Township pulled the body of a 23-year-old man from a pond near 24 Mile Road and Schoenherr Road.

Looking for an opportunity to make a few extra bucks and get rid of those items that have been collecting dust? They say one man's trash is another's treasure, so the Shelby Parks, Recreation and Maintenance Department is hosting its annual a flea market at River Bends Park on Friday, July 17.

Posted: 7-6-2009 Reeths-Puffer teacher receives 'prestigious' award Shelby Financial Corporation and its subsidiary, Shelby State Bank, has elected Ryan J. Briegel of Whitehall and Lawrence W. Byl of Shelby for two-year terms to the Boards of Directors of both companies.

Water main repairs are complete at the Rochester/Shelby Township border. Crews fixed a 96-inch line that ran along Dequindre.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/ROCHESTER - Emergency water main work on Dequindre Road at the border of Oakland and Macomb counties dropped water pressure for some residents and had many boiling water up until the holiday weekend.

Rochester Hills residents are being told they don't need to boil water after the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department completed a water main repair this morning that extended into Shelby Township, according to a news release from the city.

Water restrictions will be in effect Wednesday to Thursday for several communities in Shelby and Washington townships and Macomb and Oakland counties.

Posted: 6-24-2009 Farm Bureau names 3 scholarship winners Oceana County Farm Bureau recently awarded scholarships to Caleb Herrygers and Zack Snider, of Hart, and Timothy Vinke, of Shelby.

Posted: 6-17-2009 Tiger basketball camp set for June 22-25 Tiger basketball camp is set for next Monday through Thursday, June 22-25, in the Shelby High School gym for girls in second through eighth grade.

The Shelby Community Foundation recently announced the SCF Scholarship recipients for 2009.

Although seven additional 'no' votes were found during a recount of the ballots for the Utica Community Schools $112.5 million bond issue, most of the ballots were not recounted and the original decision on the bond stands.

An 2005 aerial view over Shelby Township shows Four Bears Lake near the bottom left and Quarry Lake, a large lake in the center surrounded by a set of smaller lakes above it.

'A writer's life and work are not a gift to mankind; they are its necessity', Nobel laureate tells launch of the Free Speech Leadership Council 'As though a whole universe is being described in invisible ink' ... Toni Morrison.

Officials in Shelby Township ventured over to New Baltimore and scoped out the city's courthouse to determine if the building is compatible with what the township needs and wants for its own new court facility.

The National Asparagus Festival Food Show director is looking for anyone interested in showing off their cooking talents and favorite asparagus dish for the 2009 NAF Food Show Saturday, June 13 at the Shelby United Methodist Church in Shelby.

ACO Hardware and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store are kicking off promotions to help veterans and wounded service personnel.

Apparently winning both the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes does not guarantee an author easy access to the classroom.

MARYSVILLE -- Kaitlyn Vigna had two goals and an assist Monday to lead Marine City to a 5-1 win against Marysville in Macomb Area Conference Silver Division action.

Police said a 51-year-old Macomb County woman may have gone into a pond on her own before drowning.