This weekend is Good Old Days. Where I grew up, Richmond, Michigan, the weekend after Labor Day is always Good Old Days weekend. It’s our small town fair, home to the outhouse races, various demolition derbies, carnival rides, and what was once the largest parade in Michigan. I always go back for Good Old Days. […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville — During the regular meeting on Aug. 28, the Ortonville Village Council decided to postpone approving the new special event permit application. “As we know, we’ve been kind of working on this since mid-late spring,” said Village President Ken Quisenberry. “It’s certainly a dramatic improvement over what we used […]
GROVELAND TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS The Groveland Township Planning Commission will hold the regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 26, 2023. The meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. at the Groveland Township Offices, located at, 4695 Grange Hall Road, Holly, MI 48442. With in this meeting there will be a Public Hearing (PH23-0009) regarding […]
Delylah Raelynn waving to her friend on the first day of school at Reid Elementary on Aug. 28. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp — The Oakwood and Hadley Road intersection is now open. On June 19, the intersection closed for the summer to make safety improvements and to replace the culvert under the road. The project was finished ahead of schedule, and the intersection opened to traffic on Aug. 25. “We […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville — During the regular Monday night meeting, the Ortonville village council voted unanimously to transfer the conditionally approved retail marijuana license for 456 S. Ortonville Road from Berserker Group, LLC to Violet License Group, LLC. “In conversations about transferring the license, it was guaranteed that they will abide by […]
OCEF Thank you Thank you, thank you, thank you! We cannot thank you enough for your kindness. Please know grateful we are to everyone who so generously donated school supplies and gave of their time to our OCEF 2023 School Supply Project. We would like to thank Brandon Township Public Library, all of the area […]
MOLLETT, DARRELL of Ortonville, Michigan, died on August 28, 2023. He was 67. Darrell was born January 4, 1956 in Tomahawk, Kentucky. He married Shelly Gula on June 15, 1978 in Waterford, Michigan. He is survived by his loving wife, Shelly Mollett; one daughter, Hannah (Matt Collins) Mollett; mother-in-law, LaVon Gula; he was preceded in […]
Lauren Cheek testing out her Boxlight display board in her kindergarten classroom at Reid Elementary. The first day of school for Goodrich is Aug. 28. Photo: David Fleet
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon — Kevin Ayer has spent 27 years in education, and now he’s making his mark on the Brandon School District as the new middle school principal. “I grew up in this area, I went to Kearsley, so Brandon has always been a solid school,” said Ayer. “The community is […]