Lillian Hodge as a Monarch butterfly during the Reid Elementary Halloween parade on Oct. 31. Photo: Patrick McAbee.…
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Shop Small & Local
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Ortonville — For the month of November, the Ortonville Downtown Development Authority and Main Street Oakland County are hosting their annual Local Gem Sweepstakes. The sweepstakes…
Early voting ramps up locally, statewide as national election looms
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — This year, 2024 is the first election year with a constitutionally required minimum of nine days of early in-person voting under Proposal 2,…
Paris liberation ‘Proud to represent his brothers in arms’
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Paris — Heidi Fluck Goulding noticed an empty exhibit display case in the Paris Liberation Museum, Paris France. “A small sign written in French was nearby,”…
Fourth annual Rucksack Walk through Ortonville
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Ortonville — On Nov. 9, the fourth annual Rucksack Walk through Ortonville will start at Bearss Fitness, 4 N. Ortonville Road, at 8 a.m. A Ruck…
Bob DePalma reflects on four decades of service
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Grovland Twp. — After more than three decades of leadership, Groveland Township Supervisor Bob DePalma retired from public service. He did not seek an unprecedented eighth…
Groveland Twp. PC OKs battery storage ordinance
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Groveland Twp. — Following several months of deliberation, on Oct. 22, the Groveland Township Planning Commission voted 5-2 to recommend to the township board of trustees…
Flint Metro League Champions
Head Coach Tom Alward hoists the Flint Metro League trophy on Oct. 19 following a 42-3 win over Fenton. Photo: Kim Eaton.…
Early voting begins
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — Let the voting begin on Oct. 26 when voters statewide can head to the polls for the 2024 General election. Due to the…
Oakland County voters to decide on park, rec millage
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Oakland Cty. — On Nov. 5, Oakland County voters will have a county parks and recreation millage proposal on the ballot. The proposed millage would levy…
Condé Nast College’s Vogue Summer School, NY.
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com New York — The Big Apple is home to one of the…
Oakwood Art Studio
Ortonville — Oakwood Art Studio, a new go-to place for fun and artistic expression is open!…
Brandon School District state assessment scores
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — During the regular Monday night meeting, principals in the…
Local ghost hunters take aim at Ortonville’s Old Mill
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Ortonville — For more than 170 years Amos Orton’s gristmill has stood…
School days, school days, I followed the rules those days.
This week sure as heck feels like a “back to school” week. Which makes sense, of…
Self-publishing and self-marketing
This week I finished the first draft of my next book, which is the good and…
Martians XC at regional
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Sheperd — The Goodrich Boys Cross Country team competed at the Region 15-2 championship Oct 25 at Sheperd High School.…
Bulldogs end Blackhawk’s postseason run
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp. — The Flint Metro League Champion Brandon Blackhawks Soccer team lost on Saturday to the Mason Bulldogs 3-1…
Brandon Blackhawks XC at MHSAA regional championship
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Sheperd — The Ortonville Brandon Cross Country teams concluded their 2024 cross country season at the MHSAA regional championship on…
Lady Martians XC 15-2 Regional Champions
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp. — Goodrich Cross Country Girls Regional Repeat Times Four Goodrich Girls Cross Country continued their stellar season with…
Goodrich dominates Fenton to win Flint Metro League
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Fenton — The Fenton Tigers had no answers for a dominate Goodrich Martian ground game on Saturday night tallying 386…
Lady Martians XC sweep league jamborees, Martian boys share title
Lake Fenton — On Oct. 16 the Lady Martians completed the sweep of three Flint Metro League Jamborees this season at Lake Fenton. “There…
Blackhawks top SC Dragons, gear up for playoff run
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Swartz Creek — Brandon Blackhawk Damian Watton set the pace with 188 yards of offense and 3 TDs behind stellar…
Blackhawks shutout Martians for District crown
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — Brandon Blackhawk #7 Nolan Wood was taken down in the box on an obvious scoring opportunity and…
Milk Can Cup stays in Goodrich for another year
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — The Martian Football team kept the Milk Cup Trophy, shutting down their Blackhawk neighbors in the annual…