Brandon Twp.- The township board has adopted a resolution giving formal support to Consumers Energy’s plan to extend natural gas mains here. The board voted 4-2 to adopt the resolution. Supervisor Kathy Thurman, Treasurer Terry Beltramo and Trustees Dana DePalma and Tom Stowell voted yes. Trustees Cheryl Gault and David King voted no. Clerk Jeannie […]
Brandon Twp.- The township board has approved new architectural design requirements addressing commercial and multi-residential development. The board approved 6-0 the second reading of a new section added to the architectural design ordinance during their March 5 meeting. Clerk Jeannie McCreery was absent. ‘Our planning commission has been wanting the township to adopt this ordinance […]
Brandon Twp.- Leah Bede and Susan Sigler, fourth grade students at Oakwood Elementary, may be young, but they are determined to make a difference in the lives of homeless dogs. Leah, 10, and Susan, 9, have founded the Leash on Life Dog Club, with the intent of raising money to support local dog rescue efforts. […]
Ortonville- About 4 million animals are euthanized at U.S. shelters every year, according to humanesociety.org. Liz Waters is doing her best to save animals locally and with that goal in mind she, along with Heidi Barckholtz and Denise Vanden Bossche, recently founded Ortonville Dog Rescue. The trio has applied to the state for 501c3 status […]
Brandon Twp.- Consumers Energy is offering township residents the option of natural gas. More than half the township depends on propane to heat their homes, as Consumers has gas main infrastructure in a limited area, concentrated in the southeast corner of the township along M-15 and parts of the northwest section. At the request of […]
Ron Turnbull was remembered this week as a man committed to his family and Ortonville, the community he loved. Turnbull died Feb. 27. He was 78. ‘Ron was an outstanding individual, one of the few that you could totally depend upon,? said Dean Salley, a long-time friend of Turnbull’s who served with him on the […]
Ortonville- The village council will continue to pursue the possible purchase of property at 255 Narrin St. for a potential waste water treatment facility. The council unanimously approved moving forward with a phase II environmental study after a phase I study found petroleum-based products and waste oil at the site. Further investigation is needed to […]
Election officials were pleased with voter turnout in both Brandon and Groveland townships for Tuesday’s primary election. In Brandon Township, 2,209 votes were cast in the presidential primary, 19.25 percent of the 11,477 registered voters. ‘I think for a presidential primary election, that’s pretty good turnout,? said Karen McArthur, township elections coordinator. ‘It’s actually 200 […]
Ortonville- CreekFest will be back in June and better than ever. The Downtown Development Authority announced last year that they would not sponsor CreekFest in 2012, choosing to focus funds elsewhere. However, DDA Executive Director Molly Lalone said several businesses have stepped forward to bring back for the ninth straight year the event that celebrates […]
Ortonville- A 50-year-old Clio man was killed in the village Thursday when a ladder he was attempting to move fell on a power line, electrocuting him. George Short was pronounced deceased March 1 at Genesys Regional Medical Center in Grand Blanc. His co-worker, Richard Ridley, 48, who was helping move the 24-foot aluminum extension ladder, […]