By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- Trustee Keith Dylus resigned on Oct. 23 without comment. His resignation was announced by village council president Wayne Wills at the Monday night meeting, which Dylus was absent from. Dylus was appointed originally in December 2015 to fill the seat vacated by Liz Waters partway through her term. He […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- At Wednesday’s special school board meeting, potential buyers on one of the three properties the school district currently has for sale was discussed. Potential buyer, local resident Doug Nanney, addressed the board seeking the Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School as not only a place to run his church on […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville -Jordan Smith, a CPA with Stevens Kirinovic & Tucker P.C., presented the annual financial statements and auditor’s report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017 at Monday’s board of trustees meeting. The village board voted 5-0 to approve the audit. Council members Keith Dylus and Coleen Skornicka were […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-By a 7-0 vote on Monday night the school board of trustees accepted an audit from Lewis & Knopf for the 2016-17 fiscal year ending June 30. The audit was presented by Antia Abrol, principal. The district ended the 2016-17 fiscal year with a fund balance of 11.35 percent or $2,114,542 […]
By David Fleet Editor On Aug. 13, 1862, young Tom Tucker of Brandon Township walked 20 miles to Pontiac. The next day he joined the Union Army Company D of the 22nd Michigan Infantry under the commanded by Colonel Moses Wisner, the former governor of Michigan. Tucker described the Cabbage Hill fight near Covington, Ky., […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- Genisys Credit Union’s new facility is now open at 1101 S. Ortonville Road. At 9 a.m., Nov. 6 the public is invited for a ribbon cutting. Genisys has been in the community since 2005, and moved from the Bueche’s Plaza at 15 Oak Square due to business growth, […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.- On Monday morning the Mobilization Center for Michigan Task Force 1, 7337 Grange Hall Road was officially dedicated—providing a home to supplies and equipment used in the event of a major catastrophe. The Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System or MABAS storage warehouse is a 17,000 square feet facility relocated […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.- Mile by mile township trails linkng the segments of the community are moving forward. By a 5-0 vote on Monday night the township board of trustees OK’d a scoping project from the sidewalks in front of the Goodrich Village offices north to Perry Road along the west side of […]
Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-On Monday at the school board of trustees meeting, Paul Bryant and Chris Kassab of Plante Moran presented the school district’s annual financial statements and auditor’s report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017. The board voted 7-0 to approve the audit. According to the audit for the fiscal […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville-Bill Holden has been without his sight since 1993, and he will be telling his story at 6:30 p.m., Oct. 25 at the Brandon Township Public Library 304 South St. “I always think it is just misplaced for now, not lost,” said Holden. “I had diabetic retinopathy, which led to […]