Ortonville- When CreekFest returns next month, it will be a few weeks later than usual, will be expanded to two days, and with new events, will be bigger and better than ever, say organizers. CreekFest, the annual environmental education event celebrating Kearsley Creek and local waterways will be June 29-30 in the village. Last year, […]
Atlas Twp.-The board of trustees voted 5-0 Monday night to purchase about three acres of property south of the township hall along Gale Road. The parcel was purchased from a township resident at the assessed value of $37,600. Township Supervisor Shirley Kautman-Jones said there is no immediate use for the property, which was discussed in […]
Goodrich- In April the board approved a bid from the Holland Bus Company for $388,500 for the purchase of six used buses. Due to deficits in the district’s budget and consideration of privatization of bus service, some questioned the need for the purchase of the buses. ‘There has been much concern over the purchase of […]
Growth at Brandon High School is on the rise and school officials say as many as five new teachers are needed. Teachers in English, mathematics, music, science and social studies will be added as the high school class continues to escalate. ‘During the last five years a lot of new people moved to the community […]
Goodrich- Drug testing will not be part of the activities policy. At the Monday night school board meeting, the high school policy committee recommended that drug testing for students would not be part of the athletic student handbook for the 2013-14 school year. In January, School Board President David Cramer suggested, with support from other […]
Ortonville-While nationwide General Motors is reeling from some rather sluggish sales’one local dealership says business is booming in his market. Larry Simms, owner of Simms Chevrolet, 110 M-15, Ortonville says of 47 Detroit area Chevrolet dealerships only four have posted an increase in sales over the past year. Simms Chevrolet is one of those four. […]
Brandon Twp.- Donald Kengerski says he’s no hero’but accounts of his action more than 50 years ago during a battle for a small piece of Korean real estate describes a stoic effort in combat. A Minnesota native, Kengerski moved to Centerline, Mich. in 1948. He entered the U.S. Army in March 1951 and reported to […]
Atlas Twp.- A pair of crashes on M-15 last week has area law enforcement stepping up patrols. At about 6:28 p.m., Oct. 30, Genesee County Sheriff deputies responded to M-15 and Hill Lane for a two-car accident. According to police reports, a 2004 Chevrolet van was traveling northbound on M-15, driven by a 57-year-old Ortonville […]
Both the Brandon Blackhawks and Goodrich Martians sent runners to the Cross Country State Finals at Michigan International Speedway on Nov 1. Martian freshman Fiodor Kessler finished 96th of 252 runners in the Division II boys final. Kessler was one of 20 freshmen in the 5K race. He ended the race fifth among freshmen with […]
Oxford Bank will remain. Due to improved operating results for the first quarter of 2013 and delays in a proposed merger to the Farmington Hills-based Level One Bank, the company’s board of directors, after consultation with its legal counsel and financial advisor, terminated the merger agreement on May 14. Locally, there are two branches of […]