Churches Face Closure, Flex Tech Principal Testifies in Lansing and Area Resident in Libya

1. Four dozen Catholic Churches could be closed, clustered or mergered in metro Detroit over the next five years under a plan reported about in the Detroit Free Press.

2. The Flint Journal posted a story about a Holly Township woman who pled no contest to a charge of caring for adults without an adult foster care license. She also faces murder charges.

3. Representatives from FlexTech High School, including its principal, testified Tuesday before the state House Education Committee about ending the cap on the expansion of charters in Michigan, according to Brighton Patch. The committed voted the next day to end the cap.

4. The Tri-County Times reported on Tyrone Township resident Mustafa Gheriani and his visit to Libya.

5. Oceola Township's road millage expires this year but officials plan to seek a renewal next year, WHMI-FM (93.5) reports.