By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- During the Monday night meeting, the village council voted 7-0 to approve the updated draft of the village master plan. “We’ve been trying to move Heaven and Earth to get an updated draft to reflect everything that was pointed to in the 2018-2019 process,” said village manager Ryan Madis. […]
SLATER, JERRY WILLIAM of Roseville, Michigan; died on December 20, 2021. He was 57. Jerry was born January 11, 1964 in Troy, New York to Frederick William and Paula (nee: Burgan) Slater. He is survived by his loving mother, Paula Reese; one sister, Tuesday Cariera; two brothers, Rick (Andrea) Slater and Garrett (Tiffany) Hoffman; nieces […]
ADAIR, JASON KURT of Flint, Michigan; died on December 18, 2021. He was 48. Jason was born August 20, 1973 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Robin and Frances (nee: Meinheit) Adair. He is survived by his loving wife, Pearl Angelie Adair; mother, Kathleen Adair; five sons, Kristofer (Melissa) Tilton, Kurt Adair, Jasper Adair, Pearson […]
MARKEL, CHARLES ROBERT of Ortonville, Michigan; died on December 18, 2021. He was 61. Charles was born September 25, 1960 in Goodrich, Michigan to William and Gloria (nee: Markel) Perigo. He is survived by his mother, Gloria Perigo; one sister, Bev Markel, step-sister, Florence Franklin; also survived by many nieces and nephews, great nieces and […]
From left, Reid Elementary students Evelyn Davis and Tessa Harrell decorate the Goodrich Community Christmas Tree on Dec. 9. The students colored more than 250 ornaments donated by Goodrich Enrichment Activities & Revitalization. The tree was illuminated at Goodrich Downtown Christmas. Photo by Patrick McAbee.
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer On Dec. 6, the Brandon Board of Education received the resignation of interim superintendent Dr. Karl Heidrich. In a message to the community, the board of education said he plans to retire on Jan. 1. “To ensure continued leadership within, and operations of, the school district, the board of education […]
By Sheby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon School District is implementing a new COVID-19 testing program to keep students in school. “Right now we’re really, really lucky, we have hardly any COVID cases in our district,” said acting superintendent Dan Stevens. “We’re implementing the Brandon School District quarantine test-to-stay program, we’re really excited about this.” The […]
PUBLIC NOTICE 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 PROHIBITED BY ORDINANCE […]
KOSS, RICHARD ANTHONY “Dick” of Ortonville, Michigan; died on December 11, 2021. He was 86. Richard was born September 1, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Ferdinand J. and Marion Beatrice nee: Cooper) Koss. He is survived by one son, Greg (Vicky) Koss; three daughters, Teresa (Rick) DeWitt, Shirley (Patrick) Matthews and Carrie (John) Pilarski; […]
On Dec. 3, hundreds gathered in downtown Ortonville to remember the victims of the Oxford High School shooting. Photo by Patrick McAbee. By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- On the night to illuminate the downtown village Christmas Tree— community members joined to pray for their neighbors. “We gather here in the dark of night with […]