Walter B. Toth, of Ortonville, passed away on Nov. 4, 2019 at the age of 96. He was born in Ironshire, MD on Sept. 5, 1923. He was a US Army veteran, serving during the Korean War and was retired from General Motors. He was the father of Joe (the late Bev) Toth of Flushing, […]
A Macomb County man has been found guilty of premeditated murder in the first degree and murder of a police officer following a trial and jury deliberation. Christopher Berak, 24, was found guilty on Nov. 1 of killing Oakland County Sheriff Deputy Eric Overall, a deputy with the Brandon Substation, on November 23, 2017. Overall […]
Brandon High School Student Victoria Ciavarella as Steve Harrington and Mitchel Belton as a Demogorgon, from the fiction TV show Stranger Things. On Oct. 28 BHS students hosted their third annual Haunted Hallways for area youth. Photo by Patrick McAbee.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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, […]