Lookin’ good
Lillian W., 8, checking out her new face paint, painted by Carol Diebl from Let’s Face It at Septemberfest on Sept. 24. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
Board OK’s weapons detection system for Brandon School District
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — During the regular meeting on Sept. 19, Brandon School District Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a resolution to purchase a weapons detection system for the district as part of their security planning. “Brandon School District will continue on an ongoing basis to examine all aspects […]
Painting complete at Old Mill
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville — The painting project on the Old Mill Museum is complete, thanks to the Ortonville DPW and the DPW director Bob Hauxwell. “We had reached out to many contractors about taking on the project, but they seemed to know it was a bigger job than we did,” said village […]
Letters to the Editor Oct. 1
Proposal 3 Get the facts: Vote No on the Reproductive Freedom for All! Based on the “wording’’ of the proposed amendment, this initiative seeks to allow abortions up to, and including, the day of birth in our state constitution! It seeks to eliminate dozens of Michigan laws that presently regulate abortion. These include parent consent […]
Council grapples with cannabis retail location
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville— During the regular Monday night meeting, the lawyer representing JARS cannabis, Bob Kirk, spoke to the village council about current issues with opening a marijuana retail establishment in the village due to clarity issues in the ordinance. “An issue has come up with regard to their site, in that […]
Village inks areas first EV charging station
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville — During the regular Monday night meeting, the village council voted unanimously to enter into a contract with State Contracting, Inc, 15045 Dixie Highway, Holly, to install electric vehicle charging station in the village. The first will be installed in the parking lot on Pond Street, with the potential […]
Patricia Reid
REID, PATRICIA ANN of Ortonville, Michigan; died on September 22, 2022. She was 75. Patricia was born on October 12, 1946 in Crum, West Virginia to the late Sam J. and Amy (Nee: Chaffin) Marcum. She is survived by two sons, Martin (Angela) Reid and Brian (Trisha) Reid; seven grandchildren, Jesse, Rayann, Callie and Taylor […]
Bernice Schrepfer
BERNICE WILMA SCHREPFER of Ortonville, Michigan; died on September 23, 2022. She was 95. Bernice was born on October 11, 1926 in Troy, Michigan to the late Leslie P. and Emma Belle (nee: Hodges) Straub. She is survived by four sons, David (June) Schrepfer, Bob (Dianne) Schrepfer, Gerald (Georgiann) Schrepfer and Lynn (Claudia) Schrepfer; nine […]
Leaves of change
Early fall color on the Goodrich Mill pond, a mark of the autumnal equinox which arrived Sept. 22. Cooler weather is forecasted for the weekend. Photo: David Fleet
M-15 road woes
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville — For the next two months, southbound M-15 from Granger Road to the south entrance of Brandon Middle School will be closed. The recent construction, conducted by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has drawn ire from many residents. “The reason we didn’t do it over the summer, there […]