Public Notice: Groveland Township

PUBLIC NOTICE GROVELAND TOWNSHIP GROVELAND TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS Deferment of Summer Taxes Application for deferment of Summer Taxes are available at the Township Hall. Principal residents who are Senior citizens, paraplegics, quadriplegics, eligible serviceman, eligible veterans, eligible widows, blind persons or totally and permanently disabled, who can verify that their household income for the preceding calendar […]

Public Notice: Brandon Township

Charter Township of Brandon 395 Mill Street Ortonville, MI 48462 SPECIAL Meeting – June 20, 2019 Meeting was called to order at 7:30pm. Present:  Allen, Darnall, DePalma, Marshall, Rumball, Thurman Absent:  Kordella (arrived during Citizens Comments, before New Business) Approved: – Agenda – New Business: A. Recreation – Action on 2016 and 2017 LWCF Grant […]

John Heppner

HEPPNER, JOHN WILLIAM of Brandon Township/Oxford; died June 24, 2019.  He was 61. Born on December 15, 1957 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Robert K. and Marcia (nee: Jones) Heppner. He is survived by his loving wife of 16 years, Ilene Heppner; three children, Breanne (Michael) Failor, Kyle Heppner and Eric Heppner; three grandchildren, […]

Hinderina “René” Wheatley

WHEATLEY, HINDERINA CRISTINA, “RENÉ”of Ortonville, Michigan. Passed into Eternal Life, June 20, 2019. She was 77.  Born September 10, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Anton and Abeldiana (nee: Sekuur) Boll.  She is survived by one daughter, Susan (Jeffrey) Gregory; one granddaughter, Emily Gregory; one brother, John (Marlene) Boll, Sr.; one sister, Diena Nelson; […]

Wayne Heck

Heck, Wayne Neil of Bossier City, age 81, passed away June 4, 2019. Born on December 2, 1937, in Auburn Heights, Michigan, to the late Milton and Amelia (nee: Hinski) Heck. He is survived by his wife, Suzan, son Terry (Douglas), daughters Shun-Fong Gao, (Fu-Ken), Shun-Kwei Lin (Chi-Wen), grandchildren Yi-Rao Gao, Zhong-Yu Gao, Erin Huang […]

Let summer begin

Let summer begin

Students at Harvey Swanson Elementary School leave school on Monday for summer vacation. Photo by Patrick McAbee.

Board inks contract extension with Aqua Club

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer By a 7-0 vote on Monday night, the Brandon Board of Education approved their contract extension and amendment with Aqua Club. “We had our agreement that was signed in May of 2017, it expires June 30 of this year,” said Dr. Matt Outlaw, district superintendent. “As we know, we’ve been […]

Public Notice: Goodrich

PUBLIC NOTICE VILLAGE OF GOODRICH VILLAGE COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING DATES 2019/2020 At a regular meeting of the Village of Goodrich Council held on Monday, June 10,2019 at 6:00 p.m. at which a quorum was present, the following Resolution No. 2019-11; Village of Goodrich 2019-2020 Village of Goodrich Council Regular Meeting Schedule fiscal year 2019-2020 was […]

Public Notice: Atlas Township

TOWNSHIP OF ATLAS GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN ORDINANCE NO. 13-02B AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE FIREWORKS ORDINANCE FOR THE REGULATION OF THE IGNITION, DISCHARGE, AND USE OF CONSUMER FIREWORKS, AS ALLOWED UNDER THE MICHIGAN FIREWORKS SAFETY ACT MCL 28.451 ET SEQ., AS AMENDED. THE TOWNSHIP OF ATLAS ORDAINS: Section 1 — Short Title. This Ordinance shall […]

Goodrich resident named new Postmaster for Ortonville office

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville has a new postmaster. Robin Rogers has worked in the postal service for 20 years, as a carrier in Davison for 15, and as a supervisor in Troy for the past five before moving to the Ortonville Post Office. “I just wanted to be in a smaller town,” she […]