Public Notice: Ortonville

NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL – ORDINANCE #66 PUBLIC NOTICE VILLAGE OF ORTONVILLE NOTICE is hereby given that, in accordance with the Village of Ortonville Code of Ordinances, all noxious weeds and/or grass that is a height of eight inches or more growing upon any property in the Village shall be cut down, destroyed, or removed as […]

Nine states, three months, two coasts on two wheels

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Last year at just 18 years old Lynne Wummel took on 14 states and the 2,189 mile Appalachian Trail the longest marked trail in United States. She completed the trek on July 27 at top of Mt. Katahdin in Maine. So this year Wummel is going to ditch the hiking […]

Township dumps Belle Ann purchase, move after debate

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- On Monday night, the township board voted 5-2 to not move forward with negotiations on the purchase of the Belle Ann Elementary school building. Supervisor Kathy Thurman, Treasurer Terri Darnall, and Trustees Kris Kordella, Scott Broughton and Dana DePalma voted against negotiations while Clerk Candee Allen and Trustee […]

Heidi Rice

RICE, HEIDI SUE of Ortonville; died May 8, 2018.  She was 50.  Born in Pontiac, Michigan on May 11, 1967 to Gerald and Wanda (Talbee) Metro.  She married David Rice on April 30, 1988 in Troy, Michigan.  She is survived by her loving husband of 30 years, David Rice; two children, Noah and Hannah Rice; parents, […]

Millert Leinonen

LEINONEN, MILLERT DUANE of Standish formerly of Pontiac; died May 6, 2018.  He was 88.  Born on January 31, 1930 in Shell River Twp., Minnesota to the late Lars F. and Hilma E. (nee: Niemi) Leinonen.  He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 69 years, Irene Mae Leinonen on January 6, 2018 […]

Spring has sprung

Spring has sprung

Noonie Kowalski of Wojos Greenhouse, 2570 Oakwood Road, Brandon Township shares her thoughts on Fuchsia hanging baskets to a kindergarten class at Harvey Swanson Elementary on Monday. Photo by Patrick McAbee. 

Letters to the editor May 5

Thank you Dear Editor, I’d like to publicly acknowledge and thank the organizers and members of the Lion’s Club who showed up at my house last Saturday, to rock and rake. At age 88, I’m less and less able to do things like yard cleanup and window washing on a ladder, so I’m enormously grateful […]

Public Notice: Ortonville

SYNOPSIS Village of Ortonville Special Joint Organizational Stakeholders Meeting April 18, 2018 Call to order 6:11 p.m. The Village of Ortonville Council, Planning Commission and Downtown Development Authority met jointly for the purposes of conducting a Master Plan Stakeholders meeting. The following items were approved: Agenda Publication of Survey Results Adjournment 8:40 p.m. Posted by […]

Public Notice: Atlas Township

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE, to the citizens of ATLAS TOWNSHIP, Genesee County, Goodrich, Michigan. The ATLAS TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS will hold a PUBLIC HEARING ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2018 AT 7:00 P.M. LOCATED AT THE ATLAS TOWNSHIP HALL, 7386 S. GALE ROAD, GRAND BLANC, MI 48439 to consider request for a variance for road […]

Public Notice: Ortonville

SYNOPSIS Village of Ortonville Regular Meeting April 23, 2018 Call to order 7:02 p.m. Present: Brice, Butzu, Eschmann, Robinson, Skornicka, Sleva Absent: Wills The following items were approved: Agenda Minutes of March 26, 2018; March 29, 2018 Disbursements in amount of $17,556.95 Tractor Purchase Rowe Professional Services Proposal Water Softener Purchase Resolution 2018-0423 Mental Health […]