Fuel costs prompts hike in assessment

Atlas Twp.-The township board of trustees voted 6-0 to OK a special assessment for $114 for improved lots for a total of $254,676. Garbage collection and recycling from all occupied properties in the township. Residents are currently paying $107 annual for the service. Township Supervisor Shirley Kautman-Jones was absent. ‘We are still in the same […]

Board OKs township’s second tornado siren

Atlas Twp.- Can you hear me now? Area residents may soon get notification of inclement weather just a little louder and clearer following the Monday night township meeting. The board of trustees OK’d $13,000 for the purchase of an additional tornado siren. The funds, along with a grant from the Genesee County Emergency Management and […]

BMS PTO hosts Scrapbook Crop for Hands-on Science

Crafters, scrappers, and shoppers are needed to help spark the interests of some area students. From 9 a.m.-5 p.m., May 3, the Brandon Middle School Parent Teacher Organization will host its first annual Spring Scrapbook Crop. The fundraiser will benefit the seventh grade Hands-on Science Day. From a liquid nitrogen investigation to exploring dry ice […]

Ortonville Chamber?2014 Business Expo

Mark your calendars now for the 2014 Business Expo, set for 5-8 p.m., May 8, at the Brandon High School cafeteria, 1025 S. Ortonville Road. The public is invited to attend the family-friendly event sponsored by The Citizen newspaper and coordinated by the Greater Ortonville Area Chamber of Commerce. Admission is free and activities for […]

Buddy’s Brick Oven Pizza

Goodrich-When it comes to pizza’it’s all in the stone. Terry Cadarette, owner of Buddy’s Brick Oven, 8341 S. State Road, assures the key to outstanding pizza starts at 600 degrees on a flat rock. ‘The idea is the stone material, typically quartz, allows ovens to evenly distribute the heat, resulting in crispy pizza,? said Cadarette. […]

Wildlife feel winter’s sting

The record cold temperatures, deep snow seemingly daily near blizzard conditions for the past five months in southeastern Michigan has impacted just about everyone, including wildlife. From deer to birds and even fish have not totally escaped Old Man Winter’s fury. Gary Whelan, Michigan Department of Natural Resources fish production manager, reported that the heavy […]

Perry Road closed due to flood

Atlas Twp.- Dorothy Gresock could watch the water rising from her home. ‘It’s normally just a big water hole that fills up in the spring when the snow melts, then drains under Perry Road and flows to the north,? said Gresock, 76, who has lived with her husband in their township home about a mile […]

Township flips rule on employees and handguns

Groveland Twp.- The township board of trustees voted 5-0 on Monday night to change a line in the employee handbook that prohibited carrying a weapon to work. The rule was changed after a voter walked into an election poll carrying an exposed handgun in 2013. ‘He had an open carry permit,? said Pam Mazich, township […]

Groveland Township road projects announced for 2014

Groveland Twp.-The board of trustees moved forward on Monday night with two road improvement projects. The board OK’d the graveling of 3.29 miles of Jossman Road north of Grange Hall Road. ‘Every spring the Road Commission for Oakland County makes recommendations for upgrades to our roads,? said Bob DePalma, township supervisor. ‘They survey the roads […]

Blaze claims historic barn

It withstood a cyclone and more than 170 years of Michigan weather. The barn was gone in about an hour. ‘Kids going to prom, wedding couples, and even the cover of a AAA Oakland County map used the old barn in their pictures,? said Sylvia Runyon, 78, who owned the historic barn at 5800 Oakwood […]