By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas — Heavy tropical rain from Hurricane Beryl soaked southeastern Michigan from late Tuesday night through Wednesday according to the National Weather Service. The local moisture from the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the southern states produced flooding in some areas of southeastern Michigan. “There was a lot of […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — On Monday night the Goodrich Village Council voted 4-1 to postpone a vote on a proposed heavy truck route ordinance around the village until October 2024. Council member Sherry Ann Moore voted no. The proposed ordinance, introduced in July, emphasized safety of the village citizens, truck noise and vibration […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — At 8:49 a.m., July 8 the Atlas Township Fire Department was dispatched for trash in a garbage truck on fire in the 7000 block of S. State Road in Goodrich. Upon their arrival the garbage truck had emptied its contents in a business parking lot to keep the truck from […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp—During the regular meeting on July 1, the Brandon Township board of trustees voted 7-0 to approve the audit report for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2023. “Overall the township is still in good financial condition,” said auditor Ken Palka of Pfeffer, Hanniford & Palka. “Your numbers are in […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — The new school year is still two months away, but the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund is getting ready for their annual back-to-school distribution. “Even though summer has just begun, we are gearing up for our Back to School Collection for OCEF,” said Robin Loughlin, Back to School team. […]
Joann Zimmer of Ortonville getting her flag ready for Independence Day, which was Thursday, July 4. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Davison— If the I-75 construction wasn’t enough, the summer of orange barrels just grew a little hotter. On July 8, the east bound ramp from I-69 to M-15 in Genesee County will be closed for improvements. The project should be completed in August. The Michigan Department of Transportation is investing approximately […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Groveland Twp. — The Ortonville Rite Aid remains open for now. Despite depleted stock, the local store has not posted any date of a possible closing as of July 3 as Rite Aid last month announced it was closing 12 more stores in Michigan in addition to the 19 stores last […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — During the regular meeting on Monday night, the Brandon Township board of trustees voted unanimously to waive the $50 Septemberfest vendor fee for downtown Ortonville businesses. “This came up in the Septemberfest planning meeting,” said Supervisor Jayson Rumball. “The group wanted to give business owners their spot in […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Ortonville — Sue Bess was happiest knitting, helping those in need and serving the Village of Ortonville the community she loved. Bess died June 24. She was 74. “Growing up mom was in the village government,” said Sarah (Gjelhaug) Bess, daughter. “She started in the 1980s and served on the Planning Commission, Downtown Development […]