By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Ortonville— Residents in violation of the Ortonville political sign ordinance will be receiving a letter in the mail with a reminder of the current ordinance. “As we know, it’s election season, and during election season, everyone gets more verbose about their political opinions and sometimes that expression is through signs in […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Ortonville— From 8-9 a.m, Sept. 30, the Brandon Township Public Library, 304 South St., Ortonville will host Wendy Block, senior vice president of business advocacy from the Michigan Chamber of Commerce. Block will discuss the wages, tips and paid leave decision from the Michigan Supreme Court, and the ramifications for businesses. […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Ortonville — The Village of Ortonville council voiced their frustrations over the current special event permit following four event permit approvals at the regular meeting on Monday night. Currently, the special event permit, which was adopted in October of last year, requires event planners to submit their permit 60 days or […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Ortonville —During the regular meeting on Monday night, the Ortonville village manger Matt Ryan provided an update on the battery-operated, mobile speed radar signs in the village. The two signs were originally purchased in 2018, and since then have been moved around the village periodically to alert drivers of their speed. […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich— On Sept 23, the board of trustees of Goodrich Area Schools accepted an audit from Flint based-Lewis & Knopf for the 2023-2024 fiscal year ending June 30. The audit was presented by Allen Gamble. The district ended the fiscal year with a general fund balance of $5,486,106 up from $4,580,989 in the […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp.— Local hunter Elliot Vantine reported a close encounter from his ladder stand when a young buck still in velvet passed under during the recent Liberty-Youth Hunt earlier this month. While Vantine passed on the whitetail it was a fall ritual soon to be played over and over by hunters […]
Zoey drops the pedal during the kid’s tractor pull competition at Septemberfest on Saturday. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp.— Look for additional police coverage in the township soon. On Monday night the Atlas Township Board of Trustees voted 4-0 for a new one year contract renewal for enforcement services between the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office, Atlas Township and Goodrich Schools. Township Clerk Katie Vick was absent. The terms […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Groveland Twp. — On Sept. 12, the Groveland Township Board of Trustees voted 5-0 to promote Groveland Township Fire Department Captain John Williams to fire chief. Williams replaced Chief Kevin Mason who retired in August after 22 years with the department and six as fire chief. Williams, a 1989 Brandon High […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — During the regular meeting on Monday night, the Brandon Township board of trustees unanimously approved a first reading of an amendment to the code of ordinances, chapter 46, in regards to glare and exterior lighting. The revision comes from a dispute between residents of the township. “It was […]