By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville-Aaron Stevens, a CPA with Maner Costerisan, presented the annual financial statements and auditor’s report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 at last Monday’s village council meeting. The village board voted 7-0 to approve the audit. According to the audit, the revenues for the fiscal year 2019-20 were […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- During the Monday night board meeting, the township board against a resolution to ask for enactment of legislation to lower the speed limit to 45 miles per hour on dirt roads. The vote was 3-4 with trustees Dana DePalma and Bob Marshall and supervisor Kathy Thurman voting for […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer At the special board meeting on Monday night, the Brandon Board of Education voted 7-0 to extend a contingency offer to Dr. Karl Heidrich for the position of interim superintendent. “The Brandon Board of Education has extended an offer to Dr. Karl Heidrich from Stockbridge Community Schools to be our […]
By David Fleet Editor Michigan Gov Gretchen. Whitmer formally adopted next year’s state budget on Sept. 30, one day before the start of the new financial year. The $62.7 billion budget for 2021 includes a $65-per-pupil funding increase for school districts while cutting only $250 million from several agencies and programs. School districts statewide were […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.-Despite a global pandemic, abbreviated pre-season and only a handful of fans in attendance—the Martian-Blackhawk football rivalry got just a smidge feisty on Friday night. The Blackhawks topped the Martians 41-28 in a game that featured plenty of offense along with some injuries. “It was a very physical game,” said […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- On Monday night the village council voted 5-2 to approve the hire of Jenna Palmer as the new part-time village clerk. Council members Pat George and Coleen Skornicka voted against the hire. “The village received 14 applications for our part-time clerk position, six of those applicants were interviewed, and […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Three of the four school board members who have terms up this November in Brandon have decided not to run for reelection. Marianne Dwyer, Kevin McClellen and John Chartier are not going to be on the ballot this November. “I’m going to be 68 years old here in December, I’m […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- Trick-or-treating in the village is on. At their Monday night meeting, the council approved trick-or-treating in the village on Halloween night with a 7-0 vote. They also decided to not have the annual cider and donuts at the DPW garage due to COVID-19 with a 7-0 vote. “I think […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer The Brandon Board of Education will be starting a search for a new superintendent in the coming months after current superintendent, Dr. Matt Outlaw, accepted a position in Brighton schools as superintendent beginning in late October. The board of education is expected to meet soon to discuss the search process. […]
Puck (Katrianna Ray), of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” fame performing at the Renaissance Festival on Parade on Sept. 12. Photo by Patrick McAbee.