Rochester Area Sports + Candidate Profile For MI 36th Open Seat

Happy Tuesday, Rochester-Rochester Hills! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and chilly. High: 25 Low: 21.

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Here are the top stories in Rochester-Rochester Hills today:

1. Weekly Prep Sports Schedule For Rochester-Rochester Hills Area. (Patch)
2. Woman steals car during test drive in Warren -- her 8th car theft from a dealership. (WDIV ClickOnDetroit)
3. Candidate Profile: Terence Mekoski, MI 36th House District. (Rochester-Rochester Hills Patch)
4. Michigan firearm reform group eyes 2024 initiative if laws not changed. (The Detroit News)

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Today in Rochester-Rochester Hills:

• DiBella's Subs - Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce (12:00 AM)
• Tune Up Cardio Drumming (6:30 PM)
• Paint Creek Trailways Commission Meeting (7:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Oakland University: "Oakland Men's Basketball matchup with Wright State University on Friday, February 18, has been selected by ESPN2 in its Wild Card spot for 9:00 p.m." (Facebook)
• Oakland County, Michigan Government: "The #SuperBowl LVI halftime show has some of the greatest names in hip-hop! 🎵 Joining this impressive lineup is #OaklandTogether40 Alumni, Sean Forbes. The #OaklandCounty native will be one of the American Sign Language (ASL) performers..." (Facebook)
• Oakland County, Michigan Government: "Check out this SUPER capture this Superbowl Sunday from @mi.iphone.pics! Thanks for sharing your photo from #Ortonville with us. . . Use #OaklandCounty for a chance to be featured. http://ow.ly/GWqf50HTfMx" (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Covington Place: "Recently on Jan 24th I put gas at mobile station at the corner of livernois and Auburn … it was contaminated gasoline and I had to have it towed to dealer and spent 825$ for repairs, the gas station manager named Katen gave me the run ar..." (Nextdoor)

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— Dylan Siwicki

About me: I was born and raised on Detroit's Westside, in the hard working blue-collar Polish neighborhood of Warrendale. I'm a Detroit Public School graduate who fought hard to earn my education. My aspiration into journalism came as a young kid, when I began following the corruption scandal of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. My first break in to the journalism world began with the opportunity to work at the Michigan Journal, where I primarily reported on campus and local news throughout Dearborn community. I eventually worked my way to news editor. In correlation to work in journalism, I had an amazing opportunity to study and write about many different cultures and backgrounds at the Piast Institute, which also helped me prepare for this role. So with first-hand experience growing up in a tight-knit neighborhood, I know the importance of delivering news and telling stories that impact local communities. And as a breaking news editor at Patch for Metro Detroit, it's my job to deliver that news. So feel free to contact me about news tips or your own unique experiences at dylan.siwicki@patch.com