Eva Ann Wilson

WILSON, EVA ANN of Ortonville; died November 1, 2020. She was 76. She was born July 21, 1944 in Briley Twp., Michigan to the late Robert and Emma (nee: Crouch) Atkinson.  She is survived by two children, Samuel Esposito and Sandy (Jean) Mayhew; five grandchildren, Samantha Esposito, Danielle and Gabrielle Jeffrey, Zachary and Michael Mayhew; one sister, […]

Theodore Middleton

MIDDLETON, Theodore Joseph “Ted” “Teddy” “Theo”, 46, of Clarkston, MI, died October 30, 2020 of injuries sustained in a car accident. Born December 10, 1973, Ted grew up on his family’s dairy farm in Ortonville, MI, the youngest of Tom and Kathy Middleton’s three children.   From an early age Ted loved anything with wheels and […]

A little pumpkin

A little pumpkin

Annabelle Roelandt, 1, and her father Christopher Roelandt of Hadley carve up a pumpkin for Halloween. Photo by Patrick McAbee.

‘No intentional wrong-doing’

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- During a special meeting on Wednesday night, the village council discussed the findings of an IT committee investigation into minutes on Documents on Demand and emails sent from and to the past village clerk. “So as you recall, council tasked IT to go ahead and research the Personnel Committee […]

Council OKs IGD Solutions payment for email archiving

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- During the Monday night meeting, the council approved with a 7-0 vote to pay an invoice from IGD Solutions for email archiving. It was discovered during a current investigation into staff emails that the emails were archived for about two weeks, and the extra $40 per month for October […]

Council OKs grant for Sherman Park concession stand

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville-At the Monday night meeting, the village council voted 7-0 to approve a resolution for a grant from the DNR that will be used for the Sherman Park concession stand. The grant was awarded previously, but has not yet been used. “In review of all of the grants that we […]

Suicide Prevention 101

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer From 6:30-8 p.m., Nov. 12 and Nov. 16, Brandon Schools, in partnership with Brandon Groveland Youth Assistance, Brandon Township Public Library and Oakland County Health Division, will be hosting a Suicide Prevention 101 program. The sessions will be held virtually. “The Brandon School District has a goal to teach students, […]

Crime Watch Oct. 31, 2020

Phone harassment At 4:27 p.m., Oct. 25, Brandon deputies responded to a report of harassing communications. Upon arrival, deputies met with a woman and her daughter. The woman stated her daughter was receiving text messages from three different numbers saying that the cops were coming to her house and that they were watching her and […]

Public Notice: Ortonville

SYNOPSIS Village of Ortonville Special Council Meeting October 26, 2020 Call to order at 7:00 p.m. Present:  Brice, Butzu, Eschmann, George, Hayden, Robinson, Skornicka Absent: None Approved the Following items: Agenda Council Minutes Disbursements IGD Mail Invoice Adoption of Electronic Meeting Rules and Procedures Halloween Hours Retro Pay Clerk Holiday Pay Sherman Park Concession Grant […]

Public Notice: Atlas Township

PUBLIC NOTICE ATLAS TOWNSHIP PRECINCT #2 VOTING LOCATION CHANGE EFFECTIVE: NOVEMBER 3, 2020 GENERAL ELECTION ATLAS TOWNSHIP PRECINCT #2 IS NOW LOCATED AT THE CREEKSIDE ACRES EVENT BARN 7388 SOUTH STATE ROAD GOODRICH, MI 48438 LOCATED NORTH OF ERIE STREET ON THE WEST SIDE OF S. STATE ROAD. ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT THE CLERK’S OFFICE […]