Crime Watch July 25, 2020

Credit card fraud At noon, July 6, Brandon deputies responded to a report of fraud. The victim called to say someone had used her credit card online. The victim said she had opened a credit card online and the card was sent to her residence in April of this year. She activated the card then, […]

Public Notice: Brandon Township

BRANDON TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF ELECTION To the Qualified Electors of Brandon Township, County of Oakland: Notice is hereby given that a Primary Election will be held in the Township of Brandon on Tuesday, August 4th, 2020 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. At the following locations: Precinct 1 & 2 – Brandon High School – […]

Public Notice: Brandon Township

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Brandon Township Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing August 11, 2020 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Brandon Township Office, 395 Mill Street, Ortonville, Michigan 48462. To consider the following: A) Revision to PPC19-003: 1) Revision of Conditional Re-zoning from RE (Rural Estate) to REC (Recreational District) with Restrictions. […]

Public Notice: Brandon Township

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Charter Township of Brandon PROJECT: Edna Burton Senior Center Interior & Exterior Door Replacement Project OWNER: Charter Township of Brandon Township P. O. Box 929 395 Mill Street Ortonville, MI 48462 Tel: 248-627-2851        Fax: 248-627-6208 Submittal Requirements Sealed bids may be mailed or delivered personally to the office of […]

Public Notice: Goodrich

PUBLIC NOTICE VILLAGE OF GOODRICH MILL POND FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST AQUATIC PESTICIDE TREATMENT NOTICE PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THIS NOTICE: IT IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA ARE PLANNING TO HAVE THE WATERS IN THIS AREA TREATED FOR CONTROL OF LAKE WEEDS AND/OR ALGAE. This notice is being circulated at […]

Chicken fights

Chicken fights

Clockwise from top left, Brayden Smith, Fern Hosch, Ella Nolan, Josey Hosch and Cole Hosch playing Chicken on one of the hot days this week. Photo by Patrick McAbee.

‘I thought it had truly been vandalized’

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Groveland Twp.- A spring clean up at a local cemetery has drawn the ire of some family members. On Monday night, the Ortonville Cemetery Board hosted a meeting open to the public. Several residents at the meeting spoke about the Spring Clean-up that left some graves bare, which upset many […]

Mandatory masks

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer On Monday, Governor Whitmer’s executive order went into effect that regulated the use of face masks for the general public. The order states that everyone is required to wear a mask when indoors in a public place, as well as in crowded outdoor spaces, and those who violate the order […]

Crime Watch July 18, 2020

Assault, dog bite At 2:47 p.m., July 8, Brandon deputies responded to a report of an assault. Upon arrival, deputies met with a woman who said that she and her neighbor were having an argument over her boyfriend. She said that the neighbor came over and pushed her twice in the chest, and that her […]

Letters to the Editor July 18, 2020

Thank you Citizen Dear Editor, Thanks to The Citizen for the Viewpoints page. Letters to the Editor are so American, dating back to the birth of our infant democracy. They are a sign that our troubled nation is working out our problems, that our community is robust and contentious, features of a healthy democracy. Our […]