By David Fleet Editor Up to 6 p.m., Friday, July 31 local, county and state officials had OK’d the plan for 2020 Good Times in Goodrich Car Show. “We had a good safe plan, which included hand washing stations, masks, and distancing protocol—we went above and beyond the requirements,” said Jim Green, Good Times coordinator. […]
By David Fleet Editor Ortonville-Mark Bell and Joe D’Anna were having trouble finding work in 1991. That’s when Mark was asked by a friend if he wanted to manage a struggling pizza store in Ortonville, then known as Papa John’s Pizza, 425 Mill St. recalls Mark. “The job market was bad right then and we […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.-Within two weeks plans for a new Fire Station One and Michigan State Police detachment will be sent to Lansing for final approval. Township officials created drawings of a 14,400 square foot single story building to be located on township property near the Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System or […]
By David Fleet Editor Two Brandon Township sisters recently discovered whale bones in an on old river deposit in the Atlas Township area. Sadie, 13 and Kalin, 14 Benson were exploring recently and found two rather unique bones about 24 inches across in a rural area of the township. “I actually stubbed my toe on […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.- Security cameras installed in early 2017 are paying off. In May, the board of trustees OK’d a township building security policy to document individuals with access key cards. The review also included forwarding security camera feeds to sheriff deputies from 10 cameras in the community. The board of trustees […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-Masks are on and so are Good Times in Goodrich again. On Aug. 1, Good Times in Goodrich will begin with a day of cars, food and vendors in a safe outdoor environment. The event will be in the downtown Goodrich Commons area. “It’s biggest small festival that nobody heard of,” […]
By David Fleet Editor A mix of new absentee ballot rules, restricting in person voting due to the coronavirus and absentee applications mailed to all registered voters state-wide has kept area clerks busy. In Brandon Township, with 12,612 registered voters, 2,840 absentee ballots have been sent as of July 20 for the Aug. 4 state […]
By David Fleet Editor On Friday, U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-8th Dist.) visited The Citizen newspaper. The 8th District includes about 750,000 residents in Ingham, Livingston, and North Oakland counties. Slotkin was elected in 2018 to Congress, although losing in Oakland County and all but one precinct in Brandon Township. Slotkin, 44, is a Holly […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Township-A recent decision rolled out by the Michigan Supreme Court could snuff out a growing weed concern in the township and statewide. At the Monday night board of trustees meeting, township officials discussed concerns over an abundance of medical marijuana grown at residences. Township Supervisor Tere Onica reported several calls […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich- On Aug. 4, school district voters will decide on a $20,930,000 bond extension proposal. The (project) bond would not increase taxes rather extend the debt out until about 2030. Following an extensive facilities and condition assessment study of school district buildings last summer that total $45.9 million in upgrades, $26.5 […]