Happy Fourth
Flags in a flower box in preparation for Fourth of July on Monday. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
Roe V. Wade overturned: battle over abortion rights continues half-century later
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer On Friday evening, Tracy Butcher and her sisters were hundreds of miles apart. However, one landmark decision sparked the sisters solidarity and rattled a country. On June 24, Butcher and her sisters joined others who marched in Detroit and North Carolina following the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. […]
Village bridges to close in July
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville — Bridge work in the village is set to begin the week of July 11. The construction will begin on South Street first. The construction is part of a 95-5 grant with the state of Michigan for maintenance of road bridges. There will also be construction and closures of […]
ONE MILE, $500K ATLAS SIDEWALK PROJECT TO BEGIN
By David Fleet Editor Atlas —Construction on all phases of sidewalk replacement for the Village of Atlas is expected to begin on July 7. On June 8, Burton-based Streeter Brothers was awarded a $311,369 bid for sidewalk improvement in the Village of Atlas with a 3-0 vote. They were the lowest of three received. All […]
Board OKs sinking fund proposal on Nov. ballot
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich — On Monday night, the school board of trustees voted 6-0 to place a 1 mill sinking fund on the November 2022 ballot. Trustee Ashley Herriman was absent with notice. A taxpayer with a $100,000 home will pay an additional $100 per year, if passed. The sinking fund will last […]
Cheers
Roxie, Isabella and Addelyn at Harvey Swanson during the summer camp program on Wednesday. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
The Citizen Newspaper, founder, ad manager to retire
By David Fleet Editor Ortonville — After nearly 1,400 editions a local newspaper icon whose diligence, foresight and friendliness drove a weekly publication for 27 years to the pinnacle of success will retire July 1. Advertising Manager, Jackie Nowicki, who along with then publisher Jim Sherman of the Oxford-based Sherman Publications, started The Citizen newspaper […]
2023 Brandon Schools bond project revised
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Schools — The 2023 Bond projects for the summer of 2023 are changing course. The changes pertain to the athletic facility updates, and were presented on Monday night during the Brandon Board of Education meeting, by Brian Smilnak, project architect. “At Harvey Swanson, for the bond projects, there was […]
Little Squirt
Dilyla Laga and Paul Vassall spraying the fire hose during a recent field trip for Harvey Swanson students to the Brandon Fire Department. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
Incoming superintendent named in lawsuit
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. —The recently selected superintendent of Brandon Schools has been named a defendant in a federal lawsuit filed on May 23. Dan Gilbertson, along with the Croswell-Lexington School District, the Croswell-Lexington board of education, and another administrator, are being sued due to alleged racial harassment of a student. The […]