By David Fleet Editor Ortonville-Mark Bell and Joe D’Anna were having trouble finding work in 1991. That’s when Mark was asked by a friend if he wanted to manage a struggling pizza store in Ortonville, then known as Papa John’s Pizza, 425 Mill St. recalls Mark. “The job market was bad right then and we […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- On Monday night, the village voted 7-0 to reject four bids for sidewalks in the village. “We received four bids, which we were very happy to see that we had more companies interested in bidding on the project, but very disappointed once we got them open and looked at […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer The Oakland County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to use up to $575,000 in federal Coronavirus relief aid to provide prepaid postage return envelopes for absentee ballots in the November presidential election. It is the first county in the state to do so. According to the commissioners, the cost […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.-Within two weeks plans for a new Fire Station One and Michigan State Police detachment will be sent to Lansing for final approval. Township officials created drawings of a 14,400 square foot single story building to be located on township property near the Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System or […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- On Monday night the village council voted 7-0 to appoint councilman Mark Robinson to the personnel committee. Robinson was previously on the committee. “I would like to appoint Mark Robinson,” said president Tonja Brice, also a member of personnel committee. “He had to cut back initially due to the […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville-The village council is scrutinizing themselves for an overage of almost $3,400 for paid-out salaries for attending meetings, which was shown on the budget. “It looks like we went over by $3,000, almost $3,400 this year,” said Dan Eschmann, village president pro tempore. “This has got to be some of […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.- Security cameras installed in early 2017 are paying off. In May, the board of trustees OK’d a township building security policy to document individuals with access key cards. The review also included forwarding security camera feeds to sheriff deputies from 10 cameras in the community. The board of trustees […]
“Simon Dean Adams” lillies bloom in Atlas Township. Photo by Patrick McAbee.
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon schools is presenting the community with their ‘Learn from Home’ plan for the fall, one of two options the district is making available to students. “We basically have two things that we’re looking at right now,” said Dr. Matt Outlaw, district superintendent. “One, our in-person option and the other […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-Masks are on and so are Good Times in Goodrich again. On Aug. 1, Good Times in Goodrich will begin with a day of cars, food and vendors in a safe outdoor environment. The event will be in the downtown Goodrich Commons area. “It’s biggest small festival that nobody heard of,” […]