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Danielle Portteus: Grateful as she says goodbye
"On Friday, I will be leaving journalism and The Monroe News, the place I have called home for nearly 12 years," Danielle says in her farewell column. → Read More
Ida Supt. Richard Carsten now on paid administrative leave
Board members met in closed session on Monday for about four hours; after which the superintendent was placed on leave. → Read More
FINISHED: Monroe City Council chambers
Construction on the new council chambers began in May and was completed late last month. Monday was council's first meeting in the newly renovated space. → Read More
House bill proposes repealing Michigan's 10-cent bottle bill
Rep. Joseph Bellino, R-Monroe, is among the Michigan lawmakers who believe the state's bottle bill is outdated - and want to repeal it → Read More
La-Z-Boy Inc. sales increased 11.7 percent during Q2
The increase was based on solid base business growth as well as consolidation of recent acquisitions, according to a company announcement. → Read More
Leah Kastle joins law offices of Braunlich, Lievens & Braunlich
Kastl previously worked as a law clerk at the firm; and was a legal itern at the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office. → Read More
Merkle buys Cover Funeral Home in Dundee
Brian Merkle, president of Merkle Funeral Services, purchased Cover Funeral Home in October and received its operations license Nov. 15 just shortly after the previous owner, Robert Cover, died. → Read More
Whiting power plant expected to come down in 2019
Houston Roberts of the North Carolina-based company told The Monroe News that demolition is moving along as scheduled. → Read More
Demolition contract awarded for 'Purple Church'
When it opened in 1927, the building on E. Second St. was the Majestic Theatre. Over its lifetime, it has been an entertainment center and a church. → Read More
State of Michigan to join DTE tax fight
The treasury department has filed a motion to intervene in the utility's request to lower valuations on the Monroe Power Plant and Fermi. → Read More
New hospital for Monroe still in works, president says
Dawn M. Buskey says ProMedica is studying different concepts for the new ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital. → Read More
City of Monroe adopts ban on marijuana facilities
The council's move is in response to the recreational marijuana proposal that was on Tuesday's ballot. → Read More
City of Monroe to tear down 'Purple Church' building
The Second Street building was originally a movie theater. → Read More
Fountain eyed for updated Labor Park on Second St.
The upgrades to Labor Park are part of the City of Monroe recreation department's master planning process.. → Read More
Sieb Plumbing and Heating Co. celebrates 150th anniversary
The company was founded in 1868 when Matthias Sieb and Andrew Baier formed Sieb and Baier. → Read More
Battlefield sees slight decline in attendance
The park received 233,849 visitors at the Monroe and Brownstown Township unit locations, which was down about 5,000 visitors from 2017. → Read More
City takes second look at changing Cass, Harrison to two-way
After looking at the varying widths of the two streets, officials may change their recommendation and keep parts of those streets one way. → Read More
Sam's Italian Pizzeria open for business in Maybee
Owned by Giovanni Frisina, the restaurant offers a variety of pizza including Sicilian with fresh ingredients. → Read More
SEMCOG unveils regional Trail Explorer app
Virtually tour hiking trails with the Southeast Michigan Trail Explorer before you ever step foot on a path. → Read More
Local title company celebrates decades of service
Hassett Title Company is celebrating 30 years in operation this year. → Read More