By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — During the regular meeting on Monday night, the Brandon Township board of trustees unanimously approved the purchase of a new ambulance for the Brandon Fire Department. The purchase will replace an older ambulance in their fleet. “That ambulance was initially purchased in 2000, we remounted it in 2011,” […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — During the regular meeting on Monday night, the Brandon Township board of trustees approved a budget amendment for development of the Brandon Township Community Park, 1414 N. Hadley Road. “In July, we received past invoices from HRC in the amount totaling $23,437,” said parks and John Hug, recreation […]
Ava and Amaya Campa playing in the foam pit during Good Times in Goodrich on Aug. 3. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com On July 23, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the state budget into law, which included a $23.4 billion education budget. In the budget, per pupil funding for K-12 schools was frozen at $9,608 and did not increase from last year’s budget. There has previously been an increase in per-pupil funding annually since […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com On Aug. 6, area voters turned out for in-person voting during the August primary election. This year they had the options of absentee voting, nine days of early voting, or voting on election day. In Brandon Township, of the 13,770 voters, 3,242 voted in the primary in some way, which gives […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com Oxford —It’s been years in the planning and construction phases, but on Monday McLaren Oakland – Oxford Campus opened the doors of its new $35 million medical facility in Oxford to patients. Beginning Aug. 5, patients “will have access to a wide range of services including advanced diagnostic imaging, […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp.— A few new leaders will join area boards this fall following the November general elections. In Brandon Township, incumbent Jayson Rumball won the Republican nomination with 1,020 votes, over challengers Kathy Thurman, 831 votes, and Edward Darbyshire, 192 votes. Incumbent clerk Roselyn Blair garnered 1,622 for the republican nomination. […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Groveland Twp. — Two new township supervisors and one incumbent will step-in this November following Tuesday’s primary. In Groveland Township Kevin Scramlin won the Republican nomination on Tuesday replacing long-time supervisor Bob DePalma after more than 40 years in government. DePalma served more than 28 years as supervisor along with, stints […]
Jessica Toutant of Starshine Arts designing henna at the Ortonville Farmers Market Kids Day on July 27. Photo: Jason Gault
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — The Brandon School District is accepting nominations for the Ed and Diane Donaldson Distinguished Alumni Wall of Fame. “The school district is very excited to continue with our Distinguished Alumni tradition, honoring the legacy our Brandon Blackhawks provided to our school, community, and beyond,” said district superintendent Carly […]