Only two current residents of the United States have lived longer than Canton’s Bonita Gibson, who turned 114 on July 4th with a starring role in Plymouth’s Annual Fourth of July Parade. “Bonita literally smiled almost the entire day,” said Sara Bailey, a spokesperson for Canton’s Waltonwood Carriage Park, where Gibson has resided the past […]
It didn’t take long for former Northville High School running star Brendan Herger to hit his stride at the University of Michigan. Instead of following the oft-traveled path of using the first two years Read More
In a bold display of determination and purpose, Steve Annear, CEO of the Kirk Gibson Foundation for Parkinson’s, is preparing to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with only one leg. The 47-mile ascent will start on Read More
Salem graduate and Canton native Izzy Rodriguez continues to flourish in her career as a professional soccer player. On Tuesday, Rodriguez agreed to terms on a three-year contract extension with the National Women’s Soccer Read More
An Oakland County woman was frozen in the Kroger parking lot after finding out she won $4 million playing the Michigan Lottery’s Electric 300s instant game. “I play scratch-off tickets all the time and the $30 Read More
In the 50-plus years there have been high schools located near the intersection of Canton’s Joy and Canton Center roads, thousands of athletes have launched their bodies off the long-jump board on the south Read More
The Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association announced Kirk Gibson as the 2025 recipient of the Fred Valentine Lifetime Achievement Award. Gibson, a celebrated MLB veteran, World Series champion, and longtime ambassador for the game and Read More
In the summer of 2010, 8-year-old Matt MacLellan visited the University of Notre Dame’s campus, totally unaware that 15 years later he’d be a member of the Fighting Irish’s basketball team. MacLellan’s journey Read More
Following 11 highly-productive, body-punishing years in the National Football League, Nate Burleson deserved a nice, relaxing retirement. Now, over 10 years since Burleson last strapped on a set of shoulder pads, the former Detroit Lion wide receiver’Read More
A Monroe County woman “turned green” when she won $500,000 playing the Michigan Lottery’s Fantastic 5’s instant game. “I look at the remaining prizes page on MichiganLottery.com to see which games have top prizes Read More
