By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- At the regular meeting on Monday night, the township board voted 6-0 in to reappoint three planning commission members, Dick Lowthian, Joseph Dean and Mark Evans. There was also a motion that failed 4-2 to include Donna Ferrara in the reappointments. Supervisor Kathy Thurman and Clerk Candee Allen […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.- The township is getting brighter—well too bright for at least one area resident. On Nov. 18, Trish Marie a Maple Avenue resident suggested the township establish a Lighting Ordinance, an outdoor designed to help municipalities develop outdoor lighting standards that reduce glare, light trespass, and sky glow. “We’d like […]
Paysley and Parker Galloway, 3, drawing turkey hand pictures at Reid Elementary School on Tuesday. Photo by Patrick McAbee.
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich- On Monday night the board of trustees voted 6-0 to hire Travis McDowell as high school assistant principal. Trustee Ashley Herriman was absent with notice. The school board also introduced Rob McRae as the new district athletic director. McDowell and McRae replace Goodrich High School Assistant Principal Dave Davis. On […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- On Monday night, the village council had two failed motions in reference to the Ortonville Wildlife Preservation Park. At issue is about 47 acres of village owed wooded property and just how that parcel would be managed. The impasse for community members is should the trails be natural hiking […]
By David Fleet Editor From 3-7 p.m., Dec. 9, the community is invited to an open house at the newly remodeled Atlas Township Hall, 7386 S. Gale Road. Work on the original 4,500-square-foot township hall constructed in 1980 began in 2018. In May, demolition began on the building and the township employees along with the […]
From left, Bill McCormick and Bob Rogers of the Goodrich Lions Club set up Christmas Trees for sale at 9196 M-15. Photo by Patrick McAbee.
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ready, set, shop local. On Nov. 30, Small Business Saturday kicks off and the Ortonville Downtown Development Authority is participating in with giveaways and prizes. Small Business Saturday was created by American Express in 2010 as a way to support local retailers and small ecommerce shops. The idea continued and […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer At 4:58 p.m., Nov. 16, the Brandon Fire Department responded to a house fire on Oakwood Road. Upon arrival, the attached garage was fully engulfed, and the fire had spread quickly into the first and second stories and the attic spaces. “It spread very, very quickly,” said Brandon Fire Chief […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.-On Feb. 1, 2016, Mobile Medical Response or MMR, announced they would locate an ambulance 24 hours a day, seven days per week at 8389 S. State Road, just south of downtown Goodrich. By July 2019, about 30 months later that EMS unit was relocated. Company officials from MMR say […]