LEECE, KATHLEEN VICTORIA SAUNDERS of Ortonville, Michigan; she passed into the loving arms of the Lord on May 3, 2023. She was 104. Kathleen was born on November 10, 1918 in Ortonville, Michigan to the late Leslie and Jennie (nee: Howell) Saunders. She married her beloved husband, John Elwyn Leece on July 12, 1941 and […]
ROBERTS, MADOLYN GWENYTH (MOORE) died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, April 21, 2023. She was 92. Gwen was born in Muskegon, Michigan to Mary Veronica (Woodard) Moore and Ernest William Moore on June 3, 1930. Her five siblings preceded her in death along with her loving husband, Donald H. Roberts who died in 1997. […]
Sue Ellen Howard (Scales) passed away on April 25, 2023. She was 92. Sue was born in the farmlands of Ohio on January 12th, 1931 to Helen (Armstrong) and Rufus Scales. She was preceded in death by her husband Fred, her siblings Bill, Sally, & Jane, and her beloved cat “Shorty”. She is survived by […]
Bemis, Nancy (Kolanowski) age 67 of Ortonville, Michigan died April 28, 2023 surrounded by family. As was her wish, cremation has taken place. Nancy was born August 27, 1955 in Flint, Michigan, the daughter of Thomas Kolanowski and Joanna McCauley. She was raised in Swartz Creek and attended Swartz Creek High School. She began a […]
Ethan Downs and Max Petit are making their way across the BHS swimming pool on Tuesday. The cardboard boat race is part of a class physics project. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — A multi-community committee is taking a hard look at just how county officials are going to effectively use a couple million in newly gathered taxpayer money. A survey has been created to gather feedback for the public transit needs of residents of Brandon, Groveland, Holly, Rose and […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville — The Ortonville village council and village manager Ryan Madis are looking to revamp the current special event permit for the village. The issue has been brought up the last few meetings, including the Monday night gathering when council member Melanie Nivelt motioned to add special event permits to […]
Rocking and Raking I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the volunteers who helped clean the yards and flowerbeds of 23 area senior citizens on Saturday, April 22, 2023. The weather definitely wasn’t the greatest but the volunteers braved the cold and rain and got the jobs done. These volunteers are […]
I’m usually the first person to tell myself I’m good at writing. I’ve been writing since I could hold a pencil, and I still have a mountain of notebooks from middle and high school full of barely-legible stories that no one else has ever read. To be honest, not sure if I could even read […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville — During the regular Monday night meeting, the Ortonville Village Council voted unanimously to approve a petition for the Northwest Oakland sewer project. “The project itself was initiated by Genesee County,” said Brian Coburn, Oakland County Water Resources Commission. “They want to serve Grand Blanc Township. Genesee County is […]