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Folks in the Shelby Township area will see a military tank coming down the road in a month or two, but it has a peaceful purpose. The veterans from the Veterans of Foreign Wars Old Settlers Post 4659 are taking receipt of their new M-60 Korean War-era tank.The 50-ton tank will be transferred from Berville to Shelby Township.

Mound Road from 14 Mile to 16 Mile roads construction project continues Sunday with lanes closed at 15 and 16 Mile Roads from early morning to the end of the day, according to the Macomb County Department of Roads. Through traffic on 15 and 16 Mile will not be permitted. Eastbound and westbound traffic on 15 and 16 Mile Roads will be required to make a right hand turn onto Mound Road.

Thousands of Polish-loving people are expected to take in the colorful dancers, homemade ethnic dishes along with live music at this weekend's American Polish Festival & Craft Show on the grounds of the American Polish Century Club in Sterling Heights.The festival, which runs Friday-Sunday, typically draws about 20,000 people from all over Michigan, Illinois and Ohio, which features some of the biggest names in polka music, along with several polka dance ensembles, organizers said.

Will IndyCar racing return to Belle Isle in 2019?The green flag is in the hands of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.The Detroit Grand Prix submitted Friday a proposal to the DNR for a Verizon IndyCar Series event to continue on the island in the Detroit River. The proposal included a three-year agreement beginning in 2019 with an additional two-year extension option.

If 2017 was a year of production for Barenaked Ladies -- not just one but two albums -- this year is one of recognition.The group was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame during March, reuniting with past band members Steven Page and Andy Creeggan, and subsequently was the subject of an exhibit at the Canadian National Music Center.

A couple of inches shorter and Thaier Mukhtar might've been riding a thoroughbred at the Hazel Park race track.As a college student, he was 5-1, 115 pounds.In this case, a yardstick or ruler did not get the true measure of the young man.Opponents on the college soccer pitch quickly found out he was not horsing around.

In the weeks leading up to the GOP primary for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Debbie Stabenow, the race between John James and Sandy Pensler has heated up.With less than a month before the race, Pensler and his supporters have been running attack ads on James. Some of James' supporters, including former Seal Team 6 member Rob O'Neill, who is credited with firing the shots that killed Osama Bin Laden, and Michigan's native son Kid Rock, have spoken out against the ads.

The widow of a former UAW vice president was sentenced in federal court today to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $215,000 in a fine and restitution for cheating the IRS.Monica Morgan, 54, of Harrison Township, wife of the late General Holiefield, received the punishment from U.S. District Judge Paul Borman at the conclusion one-hour hearing in the Detroit courthouse, according to a court official.

Privatization is the wayMacomb Daily letter writer Marc Flemming on July 8 properly complains: "The Michigan Department of Transportation is ridiculous, disorganized, stupid and unfair and causing tremendous undue stress to people's lives." Amen to that. But he also wonders: " What are you going to do to us next year and the next year? When does it end?"It will end only when people understand the futility of letting government --an institution entrusted with the management of physical force-- own and manage our transportation infrastructure.

He moved in sort of a slow motion, hunched over lope. His age was undetermined and probably younger than he looked. Bearded and a bit disheveled he moved from garbage canister to garbage canister at each gas pump searching for buried treasure,We were heading for home after a four day trip to the west side of Michigan visiting Douglas and Saugatuck.