By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Pinwheel gardens have retruned to Brandon Township and Downtown Ortonville this spring. April is Child Abuse Prevention month, and the pinwheels are part of the awareness program through CARE House of Oakland County, which trains over 7,000 people in prevention every year. “We’ve been hearing since the beginning of the […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich- On Monday night District Superintendent Wayne Wright simplified a growing complex issue. “We basically have two choices, we can test our athletes and have spring sports or if we do not we have to cancel our spring season,” said Wright, during the April 12 School board meeting regarding the many […]
Ava Sofia Frazier, 8 green bag and Aden Frazier 6 on right lead the way during the Ortonville Lions Club annual Easter Egg hunt on April 3 at the Varsity Field. Photo by Patrick McAbee.
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-After retiring ten years ago, Karen McArthur’s last day working in the clerk’s office was on April 2. She said she’s finally gone. “When I retired, that was in 2010, the recession had caught up with the township,” said McArthur, a life-long Brandon Township resident. “If I had stayed […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.- It ain’t over yet. On Tuesday afternoon, the township board of trustees voted 5-0 via Zoom to continue to host meetings remote until the number of COVID cases are down in the county. “We had considered suspending the Zoom meetings on March 31, and go back to in person […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- During the regular Monday night meeting, the township board approved the special assessment district for Seymour Lake. “The last board meeting, we took action to go ahead with the special assessment district for Seymour Lake, and so that’s why we had the public hearing today,” said Clerk Roselyn […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- During the Monday night meeting, the township board approved using the budgeted and committed road funds to pay for graveling certain dirt roads this year. Trustee Kathy Thurman voted against it due to the motion not including a budget amendment. Supervisor Jayson Rumball and Treasurer Scott Broughton met […]
Athena Allen, 4, and Hendrick Hall, 13, on a scooter along the Gale Road pathway in Atlas Township. Photo by Patrick McAbee.
By David Fleet Editor After more than four decades of service for the Brandon Fire Department, Cpt. Dan Flood concluded a stellar career as a firefighter, paramedic, emergency medical technician, and EMS coordinator. On March 31, the department provided Flood the traditional last ride home in a fire truck following a Zoom retirement gathering. Flood’s […]
The Citizen newspaper was honored with a record 11 awards in the 2020 Michigan Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest, marking the 12th consecutive year of recognition in the state’s largest journalism competition. The awards were announced via Zoom meeting on March 25. With the new awards, The Citizen has now received 55 MPA awards since […]