Groveland Twp.-The Michigan Renaissance Festival has been canceled for the fall of 2020. “We are profoundly disappointed to announce that the 2020 Michigan Renaissance Festival will not be taking place this year,” the company said in a statement on their Facebook Post on Aug. 19. “We understand the impact of this decision on so many […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.-On Monday night the township board of trustees OK’d $500 for signs to recognize former township supervisors Paul Amman and Rudi Deschner. In December 2019, the board of trustees voted to dedicate the community room of the newly remodeled township hall to Amman. Due to the corovavirus the dedications were […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.-On Monday night the township board of trustees voted 5-0 to permanently change the location of voting Precinct Two. Starting with the Nov. 3 General Election, Creekside Acres, 7388 S State Road, Goodrich will be the new location for voters. The 4,200 square-foot building has been open for the past […]
Above, Davis Morhman, GHS senior and Clayton Burnett, GHS junior work out with the Martians Varsity Football team on Tuesday. Statewide the first day of high school practice was Monday. Photo by Patrick McAbee.
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.-On Monday night the township board of trustees voted 4-1 to deny a request by the Michigan Renaissance to amend the multi-unit residential (RM) zoning in the district where the festival parking property 12600 Dixie Highway is located. The change was requested to construct a drive-in-style movie facility. Had the […]
By David Fleet Editor The ripple effects of the coronavirus has left Heath and Peggy Zietz with a big decision to make. “My wife and I prefer our kids, Isaac and Horatio attend school in person next term, they will be attending Kindergarten and Preschool at Harvey Swanson,” said Heath, a Brandon Township resident. “We […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- On Monday night, the township board voted 7-0 to accept the resignation of treasurer Terri Darnall, effective Aug. 31. They also voted 7-0 to appoint Scott Broughton as treasurer, effective Sept, 1 and hire him as a full time assistant. “Know that this was not any way that […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- Downtown business owners are noticing less new customers coming into their shops since the yellow sign at M-15 and Mill Streets came down. “It increased our business significantly,” said Lisa Paynter, owner of It’s the Little Things, 431 Mill St. “From last year, probably 60 percent. July was our […]
By David Fleet Editor Masked coaches, the ping of a non-contact infrared digital thermometer and six-foot intervals to keep players socially distanced during on field stretching marked the first day high school football practice. Welcome to football during a pandemic. On Monday, both Brandon and Goodrich joined thousands of high teams statewide under a coronavirus […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-On Monday night the village council voted 4-1 to purchase two portable street speed signs at a cost of $2,636 each with a shipping cost of $300, for a total cost of $5,572. Councilmember Tim Light, a Genesee County Deputy proposed the purchase of the solar powered, battery operated speed sign […]