Brandon Twp.- District residents will likely see an increase from the current 8.24 mills for the debt levy to 9.7 mills on their summer tax bills, and that’s the good news. Previously, the increase was expected to hit 13 mills this year, the maximum allowable, in order for the district to be in compliance with […]
Brandon Twp.- The school board has two candidates to choose from for an open trustee seat. Debbie Brady, a former school board member, and Shelly Oles, a newcomer, have applied for appointment to the school board seat after Trustee Le Anne Schmidt resigned last month. The personnel committee will review the two candidates? applications at […]
Wednesday marked the eighth day so far this winter that school has been cancelled in the Brandon District. That is two days beyond the six snow days allowed for the entire year, with an arrival two days before the end of January. With several weeks left of winter, students and teachers may find themselves still […]
Ortonville- Eileen Bradley and her husband Ed built their home in the village in 1953. Ed was a carpenter and took care of home maintenance, but he died several years ago and Eileen found herself last spring in a difficult situation with home repairs that needed to be done. ‘Things wear down and it was […]
Brandon Twp.- Samantha Stiller was in the car with her dad two weeks ago when she heard a radio commercial seeking kids for acting jobs on the Disney Channel. After auditioning along with 600 others ranging in age from 6-19 a few days later, Samantha was one of only 30 selected to travel to Los […]
Atlas Twp.- Marcus Bieth was obeying orders a little more than three decades ago when he took Milly Anguiano on a date. Last month, the pair celebrated 30 years of marriage and a life together that Marcus says is never boring. The Atlas Township residents met Oct. 16, 1983, when both were in the Army […]
Brandon Twp.- Danny Bledsoe was an Army Blackhawk pilot in 2006 when a visit to the doctor permanently changed the course of his life. During that visit, he learned a spinal injury caused by his years of flying would ground him from that point forward. ‘The impact of taking what you thought you wanted for […]
It took until January 9 for the first baby of the new year to be born to parents who reside in The Citizen readership area. A second arrived less than two hours later, just two doors down, in the same hospital, also a girl, and with a name remarkably similar to the first child. The […]
Brandon Twp.- A couple had a fire blazing in the fireplace of their home at 2400 Kile D Drive at about 3 p.m., Jan. 19, when they heard crackling and a popping noise. They went outside to investigate and saw smoke pouring from the roof near the chimney. Firefighters from Brandon, as well as from […]
Ortonville- It was a senior all-night party of a different sort Dec. 22-23. Following an ice storm that knocked out power to most of the community, Annette Beach went to the Edna Burton Senior Center, powered up the building’s generator and welcomed numerous area residents to the facility. The generator, which cost about $9,000, was […]