Snow lingers into mid-April on daffodils in Goodrich. Photo: Patrick McAbee.…
Defy the chill
Thieves take aim at county Narcan boxes
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Groveland Twp.— It’s been just about two years since large boxes stocked with free doses of a life-saving medication that curbs the effects of opioids were…
Oakwood Road repaving among host of projects set for summer
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — During the regular meeting on Monday night, the Brandon Township board of trustees voted unanimously to approve the 2025 gravel road projects and…
U.S. Small Business Administration to provide advice, options
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Ortonville — At 8 a.m., April 17, the Brandon Township Public Library, 304 South St., Ortonville will host Ortonville Chamber Coffee Connect. This month Brandon Adolph from the…
Board OKs CDBG reprogramming
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon — During the regular meeting on Monday night, the Brandon Township board of trustees voted unanimously to reprogram Community Development Block Grant funds from 2021…
Board OKs $34K for baseball fields repair
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — During the regular meeting on Monday night, the Brandon Township board of trustees voted unanimously to accept a quote from DuraEdge to repair…
Brick-by-brick
From left, Aaron Ramsey, Paul Livo and Bob Hauxwell. The Ortonville DPW crew replaces paving bricks along South Street in downtown. Photo: Patrick McAbee.…
Green Road paving project set to begin
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp — A three year plan to pave a mile section of Green Road on the township-Goodrich border is moving forward. From 6-7 p.m., April 10, Atlas Township,…
View Newspaper Group launches St. Clair Area View
St. Clair — Leadership at View Newspaper Group is proud to announce the launch of the St. Clair Area View, which will first land in mailboxes on Friday, May 9,…
Controlled burn quickly contained
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Groveland Twp. — Around 1:30 p.m., on March 31, Brandon Fire Chief David Kwapis saw dark smoke rising over the Village of Ortonville, coming from an…
Muralist critters come alive on the walls at BTPL
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Ortonville — The playroom at the Brandon Township Public Library has a…
Fenton historian covers forgotten murder case from Hadley in new book
By Ben Gagnon Staff Writer, The County Press Hadley — Over 140 years ago, the small…
GI’s family shares WWII ‘Good Luck’ flag story
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Ortonville — When Jim Walters returned from war he arrived with a…
From zero to 200+ MPH:Peregrine Falcons natures formula one
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Clarkston— The Peregrine Falcon, the fastest animal on earth, topping speeds of…
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…
The best thing you can do for others
This past week, my husband and I were watching a show where people were discussing the…
Goodrich Robotics Teams place in state championship, qualify for worlds
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com University Center, MI — Both Goodrich Robotics teams competed in the Michigan State Championship April 3-5 at Saginaw Valley State…
2024-25 Brandon, Goodrich top Boys Varsity Basketball players named
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Ortonville — Recently the Flint Metro League and the Associated Press recognized the top Varsity Boys Basketball players for the…
Fenton Tigers top Lake Fenton/Goodrich 12-11 in league battle
By David Troppens Tri-County Times Sports Editor Goodrich — It’s been a tough start to the season for the defending Flint Metro League champion…
Area lifters among top at USA Powerlifting High School Nationals
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Appleton, Wis. — On March 20-23, three Goodrich High School students competed in the USA Powerlifting High School Nationals in…
Heat play strong in second half, defeat Lake Fenton/Goodrich 7-1
By David Troppens Lake Fenton — What a way to start a season. It was the Fenton/Linden varsity girls lacrosse’s second game, and the…
Truck Town Thunder State bound
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — Truck Town Thunder (T3) the Brandon High School robotics team, recently completed their regular season district competitions…
Lady Martians shut out Notre Dame Prep Irish 1-0 in home opener
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — GHS Sr. #17 Ana Perry scored the lone goal and GHS #17 Cate Abraham had the assist as…
Brandon Blackhawk open season at Track & Field SVSU Invitational
University Center — On March 19, the Ortonville Brandon Track and Field teams began their season at the SVSU Indoor Invitational. There was no…
Goodrich High School senior athletes continue at collegiate level
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — On March 24, 11 Goodrich High School seniors were recognized by family, school officials and classmates signing letters…