Public Notice: Brandon Township

Synopsis Charter Township of Brandon 395 Mill Street Ortonville, MI 48462 July 6, 2020 7:00 PM Members present: Allen, Rumball, Darnall, DePalma, Kordella, Marshall, Thurman Members absent: None Approved: Agenda as amended. Consent Agenda as presented, Cares Act Distribution Agreement, as presented Resolution on Letters of Appeal Facility Improvement Budget Amendment Election Services Meeting Adjourned […]

Public Notice: Brandon Township

BRANDON TOWNSHIP BRANDON TOWNSHIP 2020 JULY BOARD OF REVIEW The 2020 July Board of Review will meet at the Brandon Township Office at 395 Mill Street, Ortonville, MI on the following date and time: Tuesday July 21st 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Executive Order 2020-87(3)(b) provides that “boards of review acting in July must also […]

Public Notice: Groveland

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING GROVELAND TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT CHANGES TO CHAPTER 54, SECTION 54-1188 Notice is hereby given that the Groveland Township Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday July 28, 2020 at 7:00 p.m., in Groveland Township Hall, located at 4695 Grange Hall Road, Holly MI, for the […]

Letters to the Editor July 11, 2020

Patriot Pavilion Dear Editor, I was very fortunate to attend the Groveland Township Patriot Pavilion Dedication Ceremony on Saturday, July 4th on Grange Hall Road. Teresa Bills and Laurie Dallape planned this honorable event to remind us all that our freedom is not FREE. Currently Avery Bills is serving in the Navy and Teresa is […]

Jonathon Davis

DAVIS, JONATHON WILLIAM of Allen Park, Michigan.  Died July 3, 2020.  He was 41. Jonathon was born October 12, 1978 in Rochester, Michigan to Marcia (nee: Scott) Bonner and the late William Davis.  He is survived by his parents Marcia and David Bonner; he was preceded in death by his brother, Tyler E. Bonner; grandmother, Marcella […]

Township library reopens for public

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer The local library will now open a new, safe and clean chapter of service to the community. On July 5, the Brandon Township Public Library will begin phase 4 for their reopening following a mid-March shuttering of libraries statewide to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. On June 1 […]

Fatal M-15 traffic accident claims two lives

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer At 10:02 a.m., on June 27, Brandon deputies responded to a fatal traffic crash on South Ortonville Road north of Weidemann Drive in Brandon Township. A 30-year-old resident of Ortonville was driving a van northbound on S. Ortonville Road when she drove left of the center yellow dividing line partially […]

Girl Scout Gold Award

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Jessica Aalertsberg, of Girl Scout Troop 31 in Goodrich, recently knitted her way to a Gold Award. “I’ve been knitting and crocheting since I was eight years old,” said Aalertsberg, 18. “As I was growing up I noticed not many people in my age group knew how to do that, […]

Old Mill opens

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- Soon the sound of a blacksmith’s hammer will ring out once again and history will come alive in the village. The Ortonville Historical Society announced last week the Old Mill Museum, 366 Mill St., will officially open for the season Saturdays from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. on July 4. […]