From left Gavin Rochester, Eli Crenshaw, Dylon Carr, Jeremiah Maki and Darrin Linenger. Students set their salmon free on April 20. Photos provided. By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Somewhere in the Great Lakes there’s a salmon that’s attended Peggy Miller-Zelinko’s science class. This spring marked the sixth consecutive year Miller-Zelinko raised classroom salmon from eggs […]
By David Fleet Editor Michigan’s newest state park located in Holly and Groveland townships may soon be called The Mines of Oakland. In the spirit of the property’s history and its unique plan for legal public off-road vehicle recreation, the local municipalities and their representatives agreed on the name following a request by Michigan Department […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Both the Ortonville village council and the Brandon Township board of trustees have voted unanimously to donate $750 each to the Ortonville VFW post 582 to reimburse them for the cost of the signs for the Purple Heart Trail on M-15. “It’s the Purple Heart Trail Memorial Highway, and it […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- On Monday night, the township board voted 7-0 to send two ordinance revisions to the Planning Commission for review. At issue is an ordinance first put in place in October of 2018, when residents were concerned that another AFC would open on Sleepy Hollow. The current home on […]
By David Fleet Editor Some Genesee County children will be a little happier and drier thanks to the efforts of Reid and Oaktree elementary students. Reid and Oaktree elementary joined 28 area schools and participated in the Dimes for Diapers program during April. The event, which started about 10 years ago and is coordinated by […]
Front, Cole Taylor and Ivory O’Callaghan head out for a run at Reid Elementary School. Photo by Patarick McAbee.
By David Fleet Editor On April 23, the Goodrich Board of Education completed its audit of student discipline practices at Oaktree Elementary. In January the school board had started an investigation at Oaktree following alleged disciplinary issues that involve the superintendent’s son. Superintendent Ryan Relken distributed a letter on Jan. 14 stating that a group […]
By David Fleet Editor On April 25 a panel of three federal judges ruled that 34 congressional and state legislative districts in Michigan are extreme partisan gerrymanders and unconstitutional. Of those areas possibly impacted by the ruling are the 51st State House, voters in Atlas and Groveland townships along with Village of Goodrich; the 14th […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer The Edna Burton Senior Center kitchen is now approved for use by the health department. “It’s very, very close to being totally complete,” said Brandon Township Clerk Candee Allen. “But we’re very, very happy to have it back working. We lost a lot of revenue not being able to rent […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-On a cool, clear spring morning township resident Janice Parker received some much needed lawn cleanup following a long Michigan winter. “They’ve done this the last three or four years, I can’t do it anymore, and it’s such a blessing to me and it just makes me so glad […]