Public Notice:

PUBLIC NOTICE ATLAS TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 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, FEBRUARY 28, 2024 AT 6:00 P.M. at the Atlas Township Hall to hear a request for an 8” variance on the allowable […]

Public Notice: Atlas Township

PUBLIC NOTICE ATLAS TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 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, FEBRUARY 28, 2024 AT 6:00 P.M. at the Atlas Township Hall to hear an appeal of an administrative decision by the Atlas […]

Public Notice: Brandon Township

Brandon Township 395 Mill Street, P.O. Box 929 Ortonville, MI 48462 Phone: 248-627-4918 PUBLIC NOTICE Because the People Want to Know BRANDON TOWNSHIP BRANDON TOWNSHIP 2024 BOARD OF REVIEW The 2024 March Board of Review will meet at the Brandon Township Office at 395 Mill Street, Ortonville, MI on the following dates and times: Tuesday […]

Dora Whelpley

WHELPLEY, DORA JANE of Otisville, Michigan formerly of Hadley; died on February 1, 2024. She was 86. Dora was born July 31, 1937 in Frozen Creek, Kentucky to the late Isaac and Laura (nee: Spencer) Dale. She married the late Roy Jay Whelpley on April 6, 1958. She is survived by her five children, William […]

Cold cardinal

Cold cardinal

A female cardinal contemplates a January snowfall in Brandon Township. According to the National Weather Service about four inches of heavy snow arrived on Tuesday morning. The winter conditions will give way to sunshine and temperatures in the 40s. Photo: Jonathan Schechter.

Teachers of the Year

By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. —On Jan. 30, three educators were honored in the Brandon School District with teacher of the year awards. At the secondary level, the recipient was high school teacher Jenny Gieselman. “From the time I was an upper elementary student, I have always loved working with kids,” she said. […]

Special delivery en route to hospital

By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Goodrich — Despite being past her due date, Penelope Roelandt was eager to make her entrance to the world. “It was Sunday, on the 28th,” said Jen Roelandt, a Goodrich resident. “We were going to the hospital because I was having contractions.” But Roelandt’s husband Chris would end up delivering […]

‘Boring’ doesn’t have to be boring

A friend told me recently that she felt like she wasn’t ready to settle down and be ‘boring’ yet. Which, on one hand, I understand. On the other hand, I love being boring. I’m an introvert, and a homebody. I love being home. And it’s not that being at home is always boring, but some […]

Letters to the Editor Feb. 3, 2024

OCEF Update Thank you Ortonville community for your generous holiday donations to OCEF! We were able to provide holiday food for 80 families in our area, as well as donating some food to some group homes and shelters. We could not do this without the support of our community. Thank you again! Due to recent […]

Third grade reading retention law lifted starting next month

By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Michigan — Beginning in March 2024, Public Act 7 of 2023 will go into affect. PA 7 repeals the retention component of the Read by Grade Three law, which required students who did not meet state standards for reading by the end of third grade to repeat the grade. Originally […]

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