Ortonville Postmaster

By David Fleet Editor Ortonville— In April, Chelly Stocks was named the new Ortonville Postmaster. “It’s a great honor to serve the Ortonville community as your new postmaster,” said Stocks, who has served more than 26 years with the postal service. “I am excited to focus on the Postal Service’s Delivering for America plan to […]

Library awarded Save the Children grant

By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville — The Brandon Township Public Library has been awarded a grant from Save the Children, a global humanitarian organization. The $2,304.72 will go towards the library’s 2022 summer reading programs, as part of the Save the Children’s 100 days of reading campaign ‘Summer is Better with Books.’ “The Save […]

Library to offer home-bound delivery service

By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — On June 9, the Brandon Township Public Library started their new service, Library Direct. The service is a home-bound delivery service to provide home-bound patrons with library materials such as books and movies. “Being home-bound for any reason makes everything harder,” said Sara Ault, circulation manager and […]

Ortonville DDA volunteers needed

By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville — The Ortonville Downtown Development Authority is looking for volunteers for their Eats in the Street and Farmer’s Market events. “Because we struggle to create the volume of retail shopping and restaurants in downtown needed to be considered a destination, our events become even more critical to our local […]

Good Times in Goodrich poster contest

By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp. — Earlier this month, the Walk, Bike, Run Atlas Township recreational path committee selected the poster to promote Good Times in Goodrich, set for Aug. 6, 2022. The placards can be seen in various businesses in the Goodrich area. This year the theme was “Plants and wildlife I see […]

Letters to the Editor May 7, 2022

Rocking & Raking Dear Editor On behalf of the Edna Burton Senior Center I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the adults and teens that volunteered for the annual Teens & Seniors Rocking & Raking. This program is truly a blessing to the seniors that get their yards cleaned by the […]

Donders snags 300th win

By David Fleet Editor Coach Erik Donders recently etched his name in the Blackhawk Varsity Wrestling record book. On Jan. 15, Donders notched the 300th victory of his more than 16 year plus career at Brandon “It’s not my win,” said Donders. “It’s all about the wrestlers, coaches, parents and community that stepped up and […]

School board trustee Cramer steps down, seat open

By David Fleet Editor After more than a decade of meetings, budget workshops, building bonds and advocating for student academic excellence in the district, School Board Treasurer David Cramer has stepped down. “In my 10 plus years serving on the Goodrich Board of Education I have had the privilege of serving with some of the […]

Brandon Bond projects for 2022

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- The Brandon board of education received an update on upcoming bond projects for the summer of 2022. “We’ve got a really good plan moving forward with hoe we are going to start construction,” said Dan Stevens, acting superintendent. Originally, the high school football field, Blackhawk Stadium, was going […]