Oakwood house fire: ‘It spread very, very quickly’

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer At 4:58 p.m., Nov. 16, the Brandon Fire Department responded to a house fire on Oakwood Road. Upon arrival, the attached garage was fully engulfed, and the fire had spread quickly into the first and second stories and the attic spaces. “It spread very, very quickly,” said Brandon Fire Chief […]

Cost of prescription drugs for Michiganians, by Ruth Johnson

As many of you know the cost of prescription drugs is getting out of hand. It’s time that we come together in Lansing and pass legislation to make our medications more affordable. The difference between what is charged in Michigan and America is very different from Europe and just across the river in Canada. For […]

Letters to the editor, Nov. 23, 2019

Great job DPW Dear Editor, Kudos to the Ortonville DPW department for their non-stop effort to battle the first snow storm of the season. When I saw non-stop, I mean 27 hours without breaks. While we were snug Monday night sleeping, they were still at it. So imagine my surprise to hear village residents complaining […]

Darin Waterous

Waterous, Darin Eugene, 43, passed away November 16, 2019 in VA. Born in Flint on July 1, 1976, the son of Sue and Tom along with a twin brother Dustin Thomas. Graduate of Goodrich High School in the class of 1995. Big fan of Michigan Football, Redwings, and Nascar. Darin was an EMT at Mary […]

Randy Tatu

Randy John Tatu, 63, of Hadley-Goodrich, died at home Wednesday November 13, 2019 surrounded by his family after a long courageous battle with cancer.  He was born December 19, 1955 in Pontiac to parents John and Audrey (Eick) Tatu.  Randy graduated from Lapeer High School, Class of 1974.  He married Kay Marie Ivory on September […]

Public Notice: Groveland Township

Synopsis Groveland Twp. Board 11-12-2019 Call to Order & Roll Call Approved Agenda Approved: Consent Agenda Budget Amendment Accts Payable Financial Reports Board Minutes Twp. /Fire/ 10/15/2019 NEW BUSINESS Approved CDBG Approved Cyber Coverage/Fraud Protection Discussed NoHaz Approved Phragmites Approved Election Laptops Discussed Fire Dept Review Meeting Date Approved Master Plan RESOLUTION Approved HAYA Board […]

Public Notice: Brandon Township

Charter Township of Brandon 395 Mill Street Ortonville, MI 48462 Regular Meeting  November 4, 2019 Meeting was called to order at 7:04pm Present:  Allen, DePalma, Kordella, Rumball and Thurman Absent:  Darnall and Marshall Also Attending: Lt. Glover, Fire Chief Kwapis, Citizen Reporter Shelby Stewart, and 9 other citizens. Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call Public Hearing: […]

Digging winter

Digging winter

Jason Howe of Goodrich digs out from the first measurable snowfall of the year on Monday. Most area of mid Michigan received about 7 inches of snow, enough to close schools on Tuesday. Photo by Patrick McAbee.

Safety of our communities should never have been held hostage: By Mike Mueller

This fall, I supported a bi-partisan budget that provided record funding for a number of initiatives and programs without a single tax increase. The budget provided record funding for roads and bridges, record funding for public schools, funding for services that would help veterans, farmers, and children with autism, and increased support for law enforcement […]

Letters to the editor Nov. 16, 2019

Full Studebaker Dear Editor, We would like to thank the Ortonville Community for the extremely generous Thanksgiving donations for OCEF that were received on Saturday, Nov 9 at Bueches. Our Studebaker truck was empty at 9 am, and by noon, it was completely full! We also collected $660 in Bueches Gift Cards and $174.36 cash. […]