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B & B COLLISION NOVEMBER 12, 2025 • Vol. 38, No. 23
KROPP, INCUMBENT COMMISSIONERS SURVIVE CHALLENGERS
RIGHT: Laura Kropp interacts with guests at her campaign party at Orleans Sports Cafe on Nov. 4. Kropp was elected to her third term as mayor of Mount Clemens. BELOW: Roxanne Brown addresses attendees of Rhonda Powell’s Nov. 4 party at Gumbo’s. Brown was elected to the City Commission. Photos by Dean Vaglia
ROXANNE BROWN JOINS MOUNT CLEMENS CITY COMMISSION BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
MOUNT CLEMENS — Voters in Mount Clemens stuck with what they knew on Election Day 2025, voting to keep incumbents in office based on unofficial results of the Nov. 4 election. Laura Kropp retained her position as mayor in the most decisive race of the night, winning the mayor’s race with 1,684 votes (64.72%) over challenger Rhonda Powell’s 899 votes (34.55%) for a third two-year term as mayor. “I am so pleased that the residents of Mount Clemens really feel that they are on board with the mission that we have and the direction that the city is going,” Kropp said. “I feel like See RESULTS on page 10A
INNER-RING STRUGGLES UNDERSCORE STATE OF TOWNSHIP CLINTON TOWNSHIP — It was a new venue, old messages and all Paul Gieleghem at the 2025 State of Clinton Township. The first such address for the Clinton Township treasurer-turned-supervisor since he was elected to the executive position last year, Gieleghem’s speech on the evening of Oct.
FREE PUBLIC ADDRESS BUCKS FUNDRAISER TREND 23 was a mix of points shared by him over the years, updates about actions in recent months and a list of expected “stateof ” highlights. It was a more austere show compared to those in some of the township’s neighboring communities, with
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Gieleghem flicking between presentation slides. The first major change came in the form of the address’ venue, format and audience. Gieleghem’s Oct. 23 speech took place in the Clintondale High School auditorium to a small crowd of the general public, held as a free event rather than solely as a fundraiser for the Macomb County Chamber. While the chamber still See ADDRESS on page 12A
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