By Megan Kelley mkelley@mihomepaper.com Springfield Twp. — Late on Nov. 20, police responded to a two-vehicle car accident on Dixie Highway in Springfield township which left one person dead and two injured. According to police, a 34-year-old Groveland Township woman was fatally injured after failing to stop at a stop sign on Holly road on […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon — Recently, the Brandon Township Public Library received a donation of a life-sized bronze colt statue from the family of Brandon Township resident and library patron Catherine Wagner, who died on Sept. 10. “I live in Alaska, and every time I came down there, we’d always end up at the […]
By the time you read this column, I will officially be 29 years old. Last year I talked about 28 lessons in 28 years, and while I’m sure I can come up with another 29 lessons, I thought I’d prefer to reflect on the past year and mention the 29 best moments for me in […]
Earlier this year a wild tom turkey was in full display following a light snow in a Brandon Township woods. Photo: Jonathan Schechter.
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com On Nov. 30, the Ortonville Downtown Development Authority is encouraging people to Shop Small for Small Business Saturday. “The DDA has been a registered Neighborhood Champion with Shop Small since the very first Small Business Saturday,” said Matt Jenkins, DDA executive director. “As an accredited Main Street America community, we are […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon — The Brandon School District is expanding their plan to update the required readings for the high school English Language Arts. In the 2020-2021 school year, the ELA teachers had a goal of getting students to read more, and implemented free reading times, where students could read a book of […]
Community Support We want to express our sincere gratitude for your generous donation to our recent garage sales. Your contribution will help Craig with his MS treatment. We were overwhelmed by the support and kindness of our community. Thanks to people like you, we were able to make a positive impact. Your donation, no matter […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — The Nov. 5 election has been certified, and the write-in candidates for the Brandon Township Library Board have been announced. Write-in candidates Verna Cole, John Crokett, Kellie Ann Faw, Cheryl Gault, Jan Rathbug and Debra Kay Taylor have been elected to the library board. Following the April 23 […]
SYNOPSIS CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BRANDON REGULAR MEETING November 12, 2024 at 7 p.m. Members present: Blair, Broughton, DePalma, Marshall, Thurman, Unruh, Rumball Approved: Agenda, as presented Consent Agenda, as presented New Business: General Appropriations Act FY 2025 Opioid Settlement Funds Amendment to Architectural Design Standards Ordinance – First Reading Short Term Rental (STR) Ordinance – […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – SNOW REMOVAL VILLAGE OF GOODRICH PARKING ON VILLAGE STREETS PARKING ON VILLAGE STREETS PROHIBITED DURING SNOW EMERGENCIES REMOVAL OF “DRIVEWAY SNOW” AND “SIDEWALK SNOW” The Village of Goodrich would like to remind residents that PARKING ON OR ALONG ANY PUBLIC STREET, ROAD OR HIGHWAY WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF GOODRICH LIMITS SHALL BE […]