Public Notice: Brandon Township

Synopsis Charter Township of Brandon Regular Meeting June 7, 2021 Meeting was called to order at 7:00pm. Present:  Blair, Broughton, DePalma, Marshall, Thurman, Unruh, and Rumball Also in attendance:  Ken Palka and Charlie Hainstock from Pfeffer, Hanniford & Palka, EBSC coordinator Faye Bindig, Matt Jenkins and Courtney McClerren (DDA), BFD Chief Kwapis, Citizen reporter Shelby […]

Public Notice: Brandon Schools

BRANDON SCHOOLS SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED 2021-2022 BUDGET PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on June 21, 2021, at 6:30 o’clock p.m., at the Brandon School District, Central Office Board Room, 1025 S. Ortonville Rd., Ortonville, Michigan, the Board of Education of Brandon School District will hold a public hearing to consider […]

Public Notice: Goodrich

PUBLIC NOTICE VILLAGE OF GOODRICH CUTTING OF NOXIOUS WEEDS TO OWNERS OF LAND SITUATED IN THE VILLAGE OF GOODRICH, GENESEE COUNTY, STATE OF MICHIGAN: NOTICE is hereby given that all noxious weeds and/or grass found growing to a height greater than eight (8) inches may be cut by the Village and the owner of the […]

Public Notice: Ortonville

VILLAGE COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Village of Ortonville Council will hold a public hearing in conjunction with the regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, June 14, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. in the Old Town Hall, located at 486 Mill St., Ortonville, MI 48462 to hear public comment and input on the proposed Village budget for […]

Matthew “Matt” Clark

CLARK, Matthew Caleb “Matt”; of Morgantown, West Virginia; formerly of Ortonville, Michigan; passed away suddenly on June 3, 2021; age 29. Son of Ted and Patricia Clark; brother of Aaron (Erika) Clark, Jen (Jason) Adams, and Ashley (Matt) Blinstrub. Uncle of Rebecca Oleskie; nephew of Sue Clark, Greg Clark, Ken (Kathi) Burgess, Mike (Doreen) Burgess, Shari […]

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Vietnam Veteran and Purple Heart recipient Ron Allen salutes the flag on Memorial Day at the Ortonville Cemetery. Photo by Patrick McAbee

School board outlines proposed bond projects

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer During the special meeting Monday night, the Brandon Board of Education discussed finalization of projects for the upcoming bond application. “We have been revisiting and fine-tuning our bond scope in preparation to approve our preliminary application with the Michigan Department of Treasury this June,” said interim superintendent Dr. Karl Heidrich. […]

Two year old dies after falling off ORV tractor

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-At 7:37 p.m., May 29, Brandon deputies responded to a sudden death accident in the 600 block of Nelson William Drive. Upon arrival, deputies saw the two-year-old victim laying on the ground. Deputies were able to speak with the responsible, who said he was giving the victim a ride […]

Crime Watch June 5, 2021

Animal at large At 4:27 p.m., May 25, Brandon deputies responded to a report of an animal at large in the 4000 block of Wildwood Loop. Upon arrival, deputies spoke with a man who said he was looking after the dog that had attacked another dog. He said the dog got out of the house […]

Letters to the Editor June 5, 2021

Recycling rules Dear Editor, I wrote several weeks ago about a couple things that would make our community better. But apparently, some people just don’t mind not following some simple rules with regards to paper recycling. Please see the attached pictures. These recycle containers are in the Harvey Swanson school parking lot. I don’t want […]