By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — During the regular Monday night meeting, the Brandon board of education voted unanimously to purchase three buses for the district. “As you know, we got delivery in April of 7 buses, those buses replaced the ones that we were leasing, so that was a nice savings to […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — During the regular Monday night board meeting, the Brandon Board of Education voted unanimously to award Saginaw-based Wolgast Corporation two bid packs for bond projects. Bid pack four consists of two paving projects, and will cost $1,864,711. The first paving project will be the replacement of Goodman […]
By David Fleet Editor Livonia — A bid to return to the state finals for the Goodrich Martians Varsity Football team fell short on Saturday as the Harper Woods Pioneers defeated the Martians 35-21 in the Division 4 state semi-final game at Franklin High School. The Martians were up 14-0 in the second quarter, the […]
By David Fleet Editor Ortonville — Stop chasing antlers. That’s the message from Chad Stewart, deer, elk and moose management specialist Michigan Department of Natural Resources to Michigan deer hunters. “Our harvest decisions we make between October and December can improve our deer herd, influence safety on our roads, support our farmers and benefit our […]
Gregory Lanthier and Emma Hevel putting turkeys on the board outside their classroom at Oakwood Elementary in preparation for Thanksgiving. All of the feathers have reasons that the students like books and reading. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville — The Ortonville Downtown Development Authority is encouraging people to shop small for Small Business Saturday on Nov. 25. “We always seem to have a great response from the public on Small Business Saturday, but certainly throughout the holiday shopping season,” said Ortonville DDA Director Matt Jenkins. Small Business […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp. — Medstar, the preferred ambulance service for township and village 911 calls announced earlier this month its sixth consecutive zero deficiency accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services or CAAS. In the fall of 2021 both the township board of trustees and Village of Goodrich approve a […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich— Nov. 15, the opening day of firearm deer season, which happened to land mid-week on a Wednesday this year, has often been considered detrimental to hunting activity due to work or school obligations of thousands heading to the woods. Despite the clamor for a weekend opener to boost hunter activity, […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — During the regular Monday night meeting, the Brandon Township board of trustees voted 5-0 to approve Community Development Block Grant program year 2024 funds allocations. Treasurer Scott Broughton and supervisor Jayson Rumball abstained from the vote due to being on the board of directors for Brandon Groveland […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer On Nov. 7, voters in the Brandon and Goodrich school districts went to the polls in light numbers to decide on school funding proposals. Across the Brandon School District, which includes part of Groveland. Brandon and Hadley townships, the non-homestead millage renewal passed by more than a two-to-one margin with […]