Potterville
Potterville prepares for 150th anniversary celebrations
2018 is set to have one of the biggest celebrations Potterville has seen in the last few years. In July the city will celebrate 150 years as a mid-Michigan community with a two-day festival of parades, carnivals, fireworks, history observance, and more. The planning...
Oneida Twp. votes in favor of solar panel ordinance, Benton Twp. residents push for similar ordinance
After months of research, debate, and rewrites, the Oneida Township board voted in favor of a new solar panel ordinance on Tuesday, Feb. 13. The ordinance created in response to the ongoing Geronimo project and debate restricts solar panel developments to allotted...
Potterville city council: appointments, lawsuits, and accusations
Thursday, Jan. 25 the new Potterville city council met for the first time in 2018. The four-hour meeting covered everything from filling a council seat vacancy, selection of a new mayor, committee appointments, a brief presentation from the city’s attorney, a vote on...
City of Potterville appeals Benton Township case to State Supreme Court
The dispute over which fire department responds first to Potterville Public Schools continues after the outgoing Potterville City Council approved a decision to make an appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court. This move from the City of Potterville comes after the State...
Fire raises questions about City of Potterville and Benton Township mutual aid
Amidst an already tense legal battle, which resulted in the state court of appeals ruling against the City of Potterville’s claim as the first emergency responders to Potterville Public Schools, more concerns have come to the surface after a residential fire in the...
Potterville student council hosts annual chamber luncheon
Several members of the Potterville Area Chamber of Businesses met at Potterville High School on Wednesday, Dec. 6 for a luncheon with the Potterville student council. Directed by Jaimee Dorian, the students entertained the chamber members with conversation, food, and...
Potterville Library to close for renovations
The Potterville Benton Township Library will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 28 through Tuesday, Dec. 12. The nearly 20-year old library will be closed for two weeks to bring some long overdue renovations, according to library director Lu Ann Stachnik. “It’s been in the works...
New members to Potterville City Council ran together
Jennifer Lenneman, Bruce Kring, and Dustin Twichell are three of the four new city council members in Potterville, elected via write in Tuesday, Nov. 7. Aside from the oddity of being voted via write in ballot, the three candidates also ran for council as a team. With...
Interim Superintendent selected for Potterville Schools
In early July the Potterville school board appointed an interim superintendent for the school district. Tom Pillar, a retired superintendent from Waverly schools, is set to fill the interim role until the summer of 2018, by which point the Potterville school board...
Dates and artists set for Potterville Gospel Festival
The disappointment of losing Gizzard Fest was closely followed by exciting rumors of a possible music festival. The idea brought about by Dave Dickerson and a few other friends to have a gospel festival in Potterville came just a few weeks after the Potterville...