Village council takes aim at drain issues

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- On Monday night, the village council passed three motions unanimously to further projects to fix drainage issues around the village. The first motion was to have a topographical survey done for the Schoolhouse Street drain the second to repair the drain at the Cedar Street basketball court, and the […]

‘Ordinary People’ at Goodrich High School Theatre

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Friction, depression and unresolved issues—just “Ordinary People.” At 7 p.m., Nov. 13-16 and 2:30 p.m., Nov. 17, the Goodrich High School Theatre Department will present the production of Judith Guest’s “Ordinary People.” The play, an adaptation from the novel of the same name, is about the main character Conrad Jarrett’s […]

Public Notice: Groveland Township

GROVELAND TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF ELECTION To the Qualified Electors of the Groveland Township County of Oakland: Notice is hereby given that a General Election will be held in Groveland Township on Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.at the following locations: Precinct 1 – Groveland Township Office 4695 Grange Hall Rd., Holly […]

Public Notice: Groveland Township

GROVELAND TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMUNUITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS – 2020 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Township of Groveland will hold a public hearing on the use of Community Development Block Grant Funds. The Hearing will be held on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 7:00 pm at the township office located at […]

Public Notice: Ortonville

SYNOPSIS Village of Ortonville Regular Meeting October 28, 2019 Call to order 7:00 p.m. Present: Brice, Butzu, Eschmann, George, Hayden, Robinson, Skornicka Approved: Agenda Minutes of September 23, 2019 Disbursements in amount of $42,889.96 Consent Agenda CDBG PY 2020 Approval to Apply and Allocation Zoning Ordinance Approval to Seek Bids Preparation of Amendment to Solid […]

Public Notice: Brandon Township

Charter Township of Brandon 395 Mill Street Ortonville, MI 48462 Oct. 21, 2019 Meeting was called to order at 7:30pm Present: Allen, Darnall, DePalma, Kordella, Marshall, Rumball and Thurman Also in attendance: Fire Chief Kwapis, Fred Waybrant and 1 resident. Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call Approved:  Agenda, New Business Items: New Business: A. Clerk – […]

Stanley J. Skibo

Stanley J. Skibo passed away Sept. 25 on his 79th birthday. Stan was born in Charleroi, Pa. to John and Stella Skibo. He married his high school sweetheart, Sondra (Balmer) Skibo on June 1964. They were together for 61 years and married for 55 years. Left to mourn his loss are his beloved wife, Sondra, […]

Letters to the editor Nov. 2, 2019

O.A.T.S. Haunted Barn Dear Editor, O.A.T.S. would like to thank everyone who helped make our 3rd Annual Haunted Barn last Saturday such a success. The event would not be possible without the support of the Brandon Middle School staff, students and parents. Again this year, BMS was responsible for decorating the stalls. In addition, the […]

BrandonTownship house fire

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-At 1:13 p.m. Oct. 29, the Brandon Fire Department received a call of a house fire in the 2000 block of Ardsley Road. Upon arrival, firefighters found a fire that had ventilated through the garage of a two story home, with fire and smoke coming out of the garage […]

Village council OKs audit, fund balance stable

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville-James Frendt, a CPA with Maner Costerisan, presented the annual financial statements and auditor’s report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019 at Monday’s village council meeting. The village board voted 7-0 to approve the audit. According to the audit, the revenues for the fiscal year 2018-19 were $481,858 […]