By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — During the regular meeting on Oct.7, the Brandon Township board of trustees voted unanimously to approve the fire department purchase of four LifePak monitors, two LUCAS devises, and two ambulance cot for the new ambulances. The LifePaks are the cardiac monitors used by the fire department, and the […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp. — Obsolete bunker gear, once used to protect township firefighters, will soon find a new assignment in Honduras. Earlier this year the township board of trustees voted to donate retired bunker gear and some equipment that no longer is considered acceptable by the National Fire Protection Association to Aid for […]
By David Fleet fleet@mihomepaper.com Ortonville — There was plenty of attractions in the village over the last two decades. Creek Fest celebrated the Kearsley Creek, the village waterway once home to founder Amos Orton’s mill; Beets, Beats & Eats attracted local musicians and local cuisine on summer evenings and a vibrant Farmers Market feature homegrown […]
Editor’s Note: Earlier this month, The Citizen e-mailed questions to candidates in Atlas, Brandon and Groveland Townships. The general election is November 5, 2024. Candidates were limited to 35-word responses. Key: (NP) Non-partisan race, (D) Democrat, (R) Republican and (I) Incumbent. Ortonville Village President Village president candidate Ken Quisenberry (NP) (I) did not respond to […]
Charlotte Bracken, Scarlett Ramos, Emmett Inman and Preston Gipson testing out the equipment in one of the Atlas Fire Department vehicles during a Reid Elementary field trip this week. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Groveland Twp. — A temporary end to a summer-long bridge and road work project along I-75 between M-15 to the Oakland/Genesee county line is expected in November. Diane Cross, Michigan Department of Transportation, reported last week crews are currently working on the removal of the temporary construction set up with plans […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Anna Maria Island — It’s devastating when a home is ravaged by a hurricane. But twice in two weeks has a local family struggling with a tragic deja vu. Atlas Township residents Kelly and Jeff Stonerock own a small mobile home on Anna Maria Island, Fla. part of the Barrier Islands […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Ortonville — With the archery deer season underway, the Village of Ortonville is reminding area residents that hunting in the Ortonville Wildlife Preservation Park is prohibited. “Hunting of any kind is prohibited on Village property including the park areas, notably it is specifically prohibited in the area commonly known as the […]
The sunset over the Goodrich Mill Pond. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Stan Koon, Goodrich Class of 1966 and starting guard on the Martian Varsity Football team recalls playing the Blackhawks in a snowstorm. “It was a semi-blizzard,” recalls Koon, 76, who remains a Goodrich resident. “That Brandon game sticks in my mind when the other lineman Terry Gillette and I made a cross-block […]