Public Notice: Atlas Township

ATLAS TOWNSHIP PUBLIC NOTICE BOARD OF REVIEW Please be advised that the Atlas Township Board of Review will convene: MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2018 FROM 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2018 FROM 6:00 A.M. – 9:00 P.M. All hearings will be held at the Atlas Township Hall. Atlas Township Hall is located at 7386 […]

Public Notice: Brandon Township

BRANDON TOWNSHIP 2018 BOARD OF REVIEW The 2018 March Board of Review will meet at the Brandon Township Office at 395 Mill Street, Ortonville, MI on the following dates and times: Tuesday March 13th 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday March 15th 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. APPOINTMENTS REQUIRED. Please call 248-627-4918 during regular business […]

Brandon students honored for NWEA scores

Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Twenty six students from the Brandon school district scored in the top 1 percent of students in the nation on their recent Northwest Evaluation Association test. The NWEA is a non-profit organization that measures academic progress in all 50 states. Students in grades K-10 take this test as a predictor of […]

Sunday morning crash claims life of Goodrich woman

A 57-year-old Goodrich woman has died following an early Sunday morning accident. At 12:30 a.m., Feb. 18 Oakland County Deputies responded to a personal injury accident on eastbound Lakeville Road near Hosner Road in Addison Township. According to police reports a 2013 Ford Edge had been traveling eastbound on Lakeville Road when the driver swerved […]

Local teen races into 2018 NASCAR season

By David Fleet Editor A local driver continues to race toward NASCAR fame. Michael Clancy, Jr., a 15-year-old Brandon High School freshman, recently finished second in the Jegs All Star Tour Championship 2017—the youngest ever finish that high up in the series. Clancy, Jr., along with his father, Michael Clancy, Sr. started racing career at […]

Board OKs bond refunding

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer On Monday night, the Brandon Board of Education voted 5-0 to move forward with a bond resolution. Both Kevin McClellan and Bob Eisiminger were absent with notice. The bond, which was originally received in 1996, was used to construct the aquatic center, and it was refinanced once already in 2008. […]

Letters to the editor Feb. 17

Call for action! Dear Editor, Don’t let the village council ignore what our community wants! The Ortonville Village Council will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m., Feb. 21 at the Township Offices, 395 Mill St., Ortonville (the building behind the Village Pub). One of the purposes of this meeting is to receive feedback from […]

GEAR to foster improvements

By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-At the village council meeting on Monday night the new Goodrich Enrichment Activities and Revitalization or GEAR organization was introduced. “Our goal is to foster a vision for the improvement, development, maintenance, operation, preservation, study and acquisition of parks, gardens, woodlands and wetlands, and their associated lands,” said Michelle Smith, spokesperson […]

Clean Water Corps wanted

By David Fleet Editor Lake residents of Brandon and Groveland townships are needed for a long term study. This year the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and Health Division will partner with the Michigan Clean Water Corps to provide Oakland County residents with free training and equipment to monitor lake water quality during the summer […]

Council OKs village audit

By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-By a 4-0 vote on Monday night, the village council accepted an audit report from Lewis & Knopf for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017. Council member Jake Vick was absent. Christie Bueche senior accountant for Lewis & Knopf, delivered the report to the council. According to the 2017 audit, […]