By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.-By a 5-0 vote on Monday night the township board of trustees moved forward with an application to fund preventative maintenance construction procedures to Burpee Road Bridge over the Thread Creek and Green Road Bridge over the Kearsley Creek. The meeting was posted and conducted via conference call. The proposed […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.- On Monday night the township board of trustees voted 5-0 to extend the waste collection and disposal contract which expires on Dec. 31, 2020 for 10 years. Of 31 communities in Genesee County with collection contracts, the township was ranked 29th with only Richfield and Davison townships less costly. […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- The Downtown Development Authority has two new board members. By a 7-0 vote on Monday night the village council approved Kelly Quisenberry and Jayson Rumball to the DDA. “Both of the candidates are great, I’ve known them for years,” said Councilman Mark Butzu. Kelly Quisenberry is a village resident […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich- The Martians seniors will graduate. On April 2 Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered all K-12 schools to remain closed throughout the academic year to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus. Statewide, the order shuttered school campuses and sent about 1.5 million students home for about 30 percent of the academic […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville is hoping to welcome customers back to businesses downtown in a big way. “Our community is facing a very different challenge right now and it is difficult to know the short and long-term impact the COVID-19 crisis is having on our local businesses and our community culture,” said Courtney […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.-The opening of the new Holly Oaks ORV Park has been pushed back to Sept. 17 due to the coronavirus. The project has been on hold this spring– including hiring and training staff, grant-funded planning/development along with volunteer work. Michigan’s latest state park, located in the township near I-75 and […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer The Brandon Community Clothing Closet is officially closed. “The clothing closet had to close due to the Brandon Community Church closing it’s doors,” said Esther Skiba, who ran the clothing closet. “I would like to thank the community for keeping the racks filled at the clothing closet and for volunteering […]
By David Fleet Editor At the time of his retirement from Goodrich Schools, Bill Duso explained he’d taught 6,100 students in 37 years—”And I hope they learned more than the fact that I said, ‘Smoke ’em if you got ’em,’ whenever I left the room.” William Thomas Duso of Owosso, passed away peacefully May 7, […]
By David Fleet Editor In January, Michael Clancy opened AC -Tire Service Center-North, 595 Ortonville Road the former Brandon Tire store. “Just a few months after we opened in Ortonville the coronavirus prompted the shutdown of economy,” said Clancy, who for the past 50 years has operated AC-Tire South, 5440 Dixie Highway, Waterford. “Since we […]
While the Brandon Groveland Youth Recognition night has been postponed due to the coronavirus, the BGYA still honored 184 students with Youth Recognition Awards. A total of 169 students were listed in the May 9 print edition of The Citizen and online at thecitizenonline.com. An additional 16 students were also recently added to the award […]