Groveland Twp. woman dies in crash

By Megan Kelley mkelley@mihomepaper.com Springfield Twp. — Late on Nov. 20, police responded to a two-vehicle car accident on Dixie Highway in Springfield township which left one person dead and two injured. According to police, a 34-year-old Groveland Township woman was fatally injured after failing to stop at a stop sign on Holly road on […]

Randy Wise Ford-Ortonville celebrates 20 years in the community

By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — It’s been two decades since Grand Blanc Businessman and Waterford native Randy Wise purchased the long-time local Ford dealership at 968 Ortonville Road. Since then, the strong response from the community coupled with continued investment has established the Randy Wise-Ford team as northern Oakland and southern Genesee counties […]

Successful hunters

By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp — With about four days remaining in the firearm deer season which opened statewide on Nov. 15, the deer harvest lagged by about 30,000 behind the 2023 numbers, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Locally, Lapeer County hunters reported 1,974 deer harvested; Genesee County 1,151 deer tagged […]

Village of Ortonville-Main Street

By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Ortonville — In the spring of 2020 a global pandemic was declared due to COVID-19. While the health of millions was impacted, the economy on a variety of levels was also shaken. At the core, businesses were rocked as supply chains were altered, consumers were often jarred from visiting traditional brick […]

Dinner guest

Dinner guest

Earlier this year a wild tom turkey was in full display following a light snow in a Brandon Township woods. Photo: Jonathan Schechter.

I-75 in Oakland County now open, work to resume in spring 2025

By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com All closures on I-75 from M-15 to the Genesee County line have been opened. The freeway is open to three lanes in each direction and all ramps are open. Rolling shoulder closures remain as traffic control devices are removed from the site. Work is expected to resume in early March 2025. […]

Small Business Saturday

By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com On Nov. 30, the Ortonville Downtown Development Authority is encouraging people to Shop Small for Small Business Saturday. “The DDA has been a registered Neighborhood Champion with Shop Small since the very first Small Business Saturday,” said Matt Jenkins, DDA executive director. “As an accredited Main Street America community, we are […]

Brandon school district updates required high school reading list

By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon — The Brandon School District is expanding their plan to update the required readings for the high school English Language Arts. In the 2020-2021 school year, the ELA teachers had a goal of getting students to read more, and implemented free reading times, where students could read a book of […]

Atlas Township appoints PC, ZBA, BR members

By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp. — On Monday night the Atlas Township Board of Trustees voted 5-0 to appoint Jim Lusty and Greg Thurk to the Township Planning Commission for a three year term from Dec. 1 to Nov. 30, 2027. Joel Mallery was appointed to the Township Zoning Board of Appeals for a […]

Six library board write-in candidates elected

By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — The Nov. 5 election has been certified, and the write-in candidates for the Brandon Township Library Board have been announced. Write-in candidates Verna Cole, John Crokett, Kellie Ann Faw, Cheryl Gault, Jan Rathbug and Debra Kay Taylor have been elected to the library board. Following the April 23 […]