By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer A Brandon Township man has been arrested for multiple alleged break-ins at convenience stores in Orion Township, Independence Township and Brandon Township. Nathan Calhoun is suspected of breaking into a convenience store in Orion Township on May 17 at 12:49 a.m., a store in Brandon Township at 1:52 a.m., and […]
David Fleet Editor The last time the Oakland County Fair was cancelled was 1940 following the outbreak of World War II. The fair returned in 1945. Seventy-years later fair officials remain optimistic the 2020 Fair set for the Springfield Oaks County Park in Davisburg July 10-19 will go on in some fashion. Groveland Township resident […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.-At 10 a.m., May 25 area residents need to look up and don’t blink. Michigan Air National Guard Lt. Col. Erik “Juice” Simpson, and his A-10 Thunderbolt II “Warthog” will pass over the township at 1,000 foot traveling 350 miles per hour. The Warthog’s home is Selfridge Air National Guard […]
EVANS (Hickey), Kelly Marie; of Ortonville formerly of Waterford; passed away suddenly May 15, 2020; age 47; wife of John IV; mother of Jake (Allene) Evans, Mallory (Adam) O’Donnell, Madison (Jonathan Westmoreland) Evans, Mikayla and Carter; grandma of Evangeline, Gideon and Gabriel; daughter of Kathleen (late Virgil) Hickey; sister of Joey (Susan) Hickey, Kathy (Rod) […]
SYNOPSIS Village of Ortonville Regular Meeting April 27, 2020 Meeting held via Zoom Call to order 7:06 p.m. Present: Brice, Butzu, Eschmann, George, Hayden, Robinson, Skornicka Approved: Agenda Minutes of February 24, 2020 Disbursements ending 3/15/2020 $23,023.17 Disbursements ending 4/15/2020 $12,158.60 Comcast Cable Franchise Agreement 2021-2023 CDBG Cooperative Agreement Rules of Procedure Amendment Suspension of […]
SYNOPSIS Village of Ortonville Special Meeting May 01, 2020 Meeting held via Zoom Call to order 10:08 a.m. Present: Brice, Butzu, Eschmann, George, Hayden, Robinson, Skornicka Approved: Agenda Adjournment: 11:41 a.m. Publish in The Citizen 5-16-20
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.-St. Anne Catholic Church, 825 S. Ortonville Road will be one of the Detroit archdiocesan parishes scheduled to resume public Masses by May 29, according to church officials. The local churches are just one of several gathering spots to reopen following Gov. Gretchen Whitmer imposed a stay-at-home order due to […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.-By a 5-0 vote on Monday night the township board of trustees moved forward with an application to fund preventative maintenance construction procedures to Burpee Road Bridge over the Thread Creek and Green Road Bridge over the Kearsley Creek. The meeting was posted and conducted via conference call. The proposed […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.- On Monday night the township board of trustees voted 5-0 to extend the waste collection and disposal contract which expires on Dec. 31, 2020 for 10 years. Of 31 communities in Genesee County with collection contracts, the township was ranked 29th with only Richfield and Davison townships less costly. […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- The Downtown Development Authority has two new board members. By a 7-0 vote on Monday night the village council approved Kelly Quisenberry and Jayson Rumball to the DDA. “Both of the candidates are great, I’ve known them for years,” said Councilman Mark Butzu. Kelly Quisenberry is a village resident […]