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1 week ago | 
tctimes.com | David Fleet
At 6 p.m., June 3 the Brandon Youth Mountain Bike Club (BYMBC) will meet in the Brandon High School student parking lot 1025 S. Ortonville Road for their first ride of the fall season. Brandon students along with all sixth-12 grade area students are welcome to join. The team competes in six Sunday fall races as part of the Michigan Scholastic Cycling Association. Practices are two-three days each week. Mountain bike, helmets and water bottles are required.
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1 week ago | 
thecitizenonline.com | David Fleet
By David [email protected] Twp. — As the month of May heated up so has the Brandon Blackhawks. Despite a slow start to the 2025 season the Blackhawk Varsity Baseball team have now won 10 of 12 games heading into the postseason. “We are playing much better baseball,” said Glover. “We’ve committed fewer errors and have been putting the ball into play.
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1 week ago | 
thecitizenonline.com | David Fleet
By David [email protected] Branch — On May 17, the Goodrich Martians traveled to North Branch for the 2025 19-2, a 15 team Track and Field Regional meet that included some of the top teams in the state. “The North Branch weather was less than desirable for athletes and spectators,” said Coach Al Warden.
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1 week ago | 
thecitizenonline.com | David Fleet
By David [email protected] Twp. — On May 12, the Groveland Township Board of Trustees voted 5-0 to purchase a freestanding sign with a LED message center. The 10 feet by 10 feet sign will be located along Grange Hall Road at the site of the new Michigan State Police detachment and Groveland Township Fire Station #1 building near I-75. The cost of the sign is $68,000 and was purchased from Ortonville-based MRJ Sign Company.
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1 week ago | 
thecitizenonline.com | David Fleet
By David [email protected] —For the next few weeks Jonathan Schechter’s commute to his office is about 120 steps and is truly a room with a view. This May Schechter will start his seventh year of a 40 day “tour of duty” on Manitou Island as a volunteer lighthouse keeper, a job that has provided a host of adventures for the Brandon Township resident.
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1 week ago | 
thecitizenonline.com | David Fleet
By David [email protected] Twp. — Public safety officials are now calling the recent multi-vehicle crash near Grange Hall Road and I-75 the consequences of an unsafe construction zone. At 10:20 p.m., May 20, near the Grange Hall Road exit on Southbound I-75, Michigan State Police, Detroit Regional Communication Center was notified of a traffic crash with injuries.
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2 weeks ago | 
tctimes.com | David Fleet
Groveland Twp. — Public safety officials are now calling the recent multi-vehicle crash near Grange Hall Road and I-75 the consequences of an unsafe construction zone. At 10:20 p.m., May 20, near the Grange Hall Road exit on Southbound I-75, Michigan State Police, Detroit Regional Communication Center was notified of a traffic crash with injuries.
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2 weeks ago | 
thecitizenonline.com | David Fleet
By David [email protected] Twp. — At 6 p.m., June 3 the BYMBC will meet in the Brandon High School student parking lot 1025 S. Ortonville Road for their first ride of the fall season. Brandon along with all sixth-12 grade area students are welcome to join. The team competes in six Sunday fall races as part of the Michigan Scholastic Cycling Association. Practices are two-three days each week. Mountain bike, helmets and water bottles are required.
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2 weeks ago | 
thecitizenonline.com | David Fleet
By David [email protected] Twp.— From 5-8 p.m., starting May 29 the last Thursday of each month during the summer Classics Customs & Restorations-Automotive, 1695 S. Ortonville Road, will host a classic car show. The event is free and no registration is required to stop by their massive parking lot where classic cars are the stars. “The show is open to all who have a passion for the old and new muscle cars,” said Carl Cox, who along with Paul Opperman are co-owners of CCR.
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2 weeks ago | 
thecitizenonline.com | David Fleet
Ortonville — The Citizen newspaper was honored with nine awards in the 2024 Michigan Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest, marking the 16th consecutive year of recognition in the state’s largest journalism competition. With the new awards announced on May 8, The Citizen has now received 93 MPA awards since 2005. The View Newspaper Group, parent organization of The Citizen newspaper, won 91 awards this year.
