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May 8, 2012
Primary filing deadline Tuesday, May 15

The filing deadline for township, county and state offices is fast approaching. 

Tuesday, May 15, at 4 p.m. is the cut off for candidates to file petitions for these offices to have their name put on the Aug. 7 primary ballot.

The filing deadline for township, county and state offices is fast approaching. 

February 15, 2012
juwi Wind terminates plans for local wind development

After announcements that Exelon and Great Lakes Wind were moving their project north to Huron County, now juwi Wind has determined they will no longer seek Lenawee County as a place to build wind turbines as part of a larger wind project.

After announcements that Exelon and Great Lakes Wind were moving their project north to Huron County, now juwi Wind has determined they will no longer seek Lenawee County as a place to build wind turbines as part of a larger wind project.

February 7, 2012
Ogden Twp. prepared to draft police power ordinance on wind

OGDEN — After a year of deliberation and debate, the Ogden Township board is poised to draft a police power ordinance regulating wind energy development in Ogden.

OGDEN — After a year of deliberation and debate, the Ogden Township board is poised to draft a police power ordinance regulating wind energy development in Ogden.

November 8, 2011
Marks, Clark elected in Ogden; Riga affirms wind ordinance

Ogden Township's interim supervisor and clerk earned their jobs for a full term Tuesday, Nov. 8, handily winning the seats they have held since being appointed after a recall of their predecessors. And Riga Township residents affirmed the wind ordinance approved by their township board.

Ogden Township's interim supervisor and clerk earned their jobs for a full term Tuesday, Nov. 8, handily winning the seats they have held since being appointed after a recall of their predecessors. And in Riga Township, voters said "yes" to reaffirming the wind ordinance their township board passed this summer.

In Tuesday's election in Ogden Township, Richard Marks won the supervisor's seat he has filled on an interim basis since his predecessor was recalled earlier this year over challenger Kevin DeCatur by a vote of 309-177.

October 11, 2011
BWE rolls out proposal for Ogden Twp. wind project

Blissfield Wind Energy hosted a public open house last Tuesday evening at the Blissfield American Legion. 

Blissfield Wind Energy hosted a public open house last Tuesday evening at the Blissfield American Legion. BWE, a partnership between industrial wind energy developer Exelon Wind and local firm Great Lakes Wind, answered many of the public’s questions regarding the proposed Blissfield area wind energy installation and unveiled a tentative project layout for Ogden Township.

September 20, 2011
Ogden officials defend appointments

OGDEN — Last Tuesday evening the Ogden Township board held a regular monthly meeting, at which it defended its interim board appointments, reviewed its legal fees relating to industrial wind energy regulation, discontinued rental of the municipal building, approved maintenance of the Ogden cemetery and changed its policy on public comment. Representatives of developer Exelon Wind also announced a potential added benefit of the proposed Blissfield Wind Energy Project.

OGDEN — Last Tuesday evening the Ogden Township board held a regular monthly meeting, at which it defended its interim board appointments, reviewed its legal fees relating to industrial wind energy regulation, discontinued rental of the municipal building, approved maintenance of the Ogden cemetery and changed its policy on public comment. Representatives of developer Exelon Wind also announced a potential added benefit of the proposed Blissfield Wind Energy Project.

August 16, 2011
Ogden Township fills seats

In a regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening, the Ogden Township board appointed two interim board members and extended a moratorium on wind energy development.

In a regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening, the Ogden Township board appointed two interim board members and extended a moratorium on wind energy development.

July 26, 2011
Recall election previewed

There are two sides to every issue, as the old adage goes, and next Tuesday voters in Ogden Township and Riga Township will have the opportunity to vote either yes or no to recall some of their elected township officials.

There are two sides to every issue, as the old adage goes, and next Tuesday voters in Ogden Township and Riga Township will have the opportunity to vote either yes or no to recall some of their elected township officials.

June 14, 2011
Harry Neuroth

Harry L. Neuroth, age 82, Blissfield, passed away Thursday, June 9, 
2011, at Kingston Care Center of Sylvania.

Harry L. Neuroth, age 82, Blissfield, passed away Thursday, June 9, 
2011, at Kingston Care Center of Sylvania. He was born August 27, 
1928, in Ogden Twp, to Ezra and Arloa (Friedly) Neuroth. On June 17, 
1949, he married Margery Dowling in Fairfield, and she survives. 
Harry had a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, his Lord, and 
desired to go be with Him.
      He and his wife were winter snowbirds in Florida for many years 
living in the Lake Placid area.

May 24, 2011
Ogden talks wind and bells

OGDEN TOWNSHIP — At its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening, the Ogden Township board voted to auction off the bell of the former Ogden Zion United Brethren Church building, weighed the options for sorely needed road repair, and continued to discuss the proposed Blissfield area wind energy developments, a topic which again filled seats in the Ogden Township Municipal Building.

OGDEN TOWNSHIP — At its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening, the Ogden Township board voted to auction off the bell of the former Ogden Zion United Brethren Church building, weighed the options for sorely needed road repair, and continued to discuss the proposed Blissfield area wind energy developments, a topic which again filled seats in the Ogden Township Municipal Building.

May 12, 2011
ATTENTION, PALMYRA TWP. RESIDENTS!

Saturday May 14th, from 8 am until 12 noon, residents of Palmyra Township will be allowed to dispose of household waste "free of charge" at the Adrian Landfill located at 1983 Ogden Hwy. Please be advised that used oil, tires, lead acid batteries, yard clippings, medical waste and asbestos are just a few of the items that are not allowed and that paying customers of the landfill will be given priority when dumping. Loads are limited to 10 cubic yards per load and proof of residence is required. More information on prohibited materials and disposal/recycling options can be found at www.michigan.gov/deqwaste.




Attention

Palmyra Township Residents

April 26, 2011
Recall election likely in Ogden Twp.

OGDEN — A recall election will likely be taking place this August in Ogden Township.

OGDEN — A recall election will likely be taking place this August in Ogden Township.

April 12, 2011
Ridgeway Twp. joins Seventh District

It’s official, Ridgeway Township is now a part of the seventh Lenawee County Commission District. 

March 15, 2011
Proposed zoning ordinance change hearing packs Riga Twp. meeting

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RIGA — Thursday’s Riga Township planning commission meeting saw the Riga Fire Department’s main hall packed from wall to wall. Residents of Riga, Ogden, Palmyra, Sylvania and beyond gathered to discuss the proposed Blissfield area wind farm and hear about the zoning ordinance recently drafted by the planning commission that regulates the implementation of wind turbines in Riga Township.

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March 1, 2011
Ogden Twp. chambers full

OGDEN —  The Ogden Township Board held a special meeting Monday evening at the Ogden Township Municipal Hall. The hall was crowded yet again with locals eager to hear developments regarding the Blissfield Wind Energy Project and voice their opinions on the subject. © 2011 All content copyrighted. No reproduction without permission

OGDEN —  The Ogden Township Board held a special meeting Monday evening at the Ogden Township Municipal Hall. The hall was crowded yet again with locals eager to hear developments regarding the Blissfield Wind Energy Project and voice their opinions on the subject. Several representatives of Exelon Wind and Great Lakes Wind, partners in the project, were present as well.

February 24, 2011
Ogden Twp. seeks legal advice

OGDEN — The Ogden Township board has called a special meeting for 7 p.m. Monday evening.

OGDEN — The Ogden Township board has called a special meeting for 7 p.m. Monday evening.

February 8, 2011
Seminar focuses on life near wind turbines

The Interstate Informed Citizens Coalition, a group that opposes the development of wind farms in Ogden, Palmyra and Riga townships, hosted an all-day seminar entitled “Living in the Grid: Industrial Wind Turbines and You” at Blissfield Middle School Saturday morning, Feb. 5.

The Interstate Informed Citizens Coalition, a group that opposes the development of wind farms in Ogden, Palmyra and Riga townships, hosted an all-day seminar entitled “Living in the Grid: Industrial Wind Turbines and You” at Blissfield Middle School Saturday morning, Feb. 5.

February 1, 2011
Wind topic fills Ogden Township Hall

OGDEN — It was a full house at the Ogden Township Municipal Hall the evening of Jan. 24. Ogden area residents, the Ogden Township Board and representatives of Exelon Wind crowded into the hall to discuss Exelon’s plans to install turbines in the surrounding area.

OGDEN — It was a full house at the Ogden Township Municipal Hall the evening of Jan. 24. Ogden area residents, the Ogden Township Board and representatives of Exelon Wind crowded into the hall to discuss Exelon’s plans to install turbines in the surrounding area.

January 25, 2011
Advance reporter visits largest wind farms in Midwest

(EDITOR’S NOTE: It is difficult to make sense of the disparate voices that either laud or denounce the wind turbines Exelon Wind seeks to erect near Riga, Ogden and Palmyra.

Some locals, namely a group of Ogden residents led by Josh Vancamp, have expressed strong opposition to the wind turbines. Others see them as a boon for both the townships and local landowners. With neither an invitation nor an advance warning, Advance reporter James McClenathen visited two of the largest wind farms in the midwest in an effort to find some answers to our readers’ questions. After a tour of the wind farms, McClenathen spoke with several locals about the wind turbines and their respective companies.)

(EDITOR’S NOTE: It is difficult to make sense of the disparate voices that either laud or denounce the wind turbines Exelon Wind seeks to erect near Riga, Ogden and Palmyra.

October 29, 2010
Palmyra Twp. planners to define guidelines for wind farms

October 13, 2010
Wind Farm Debate Blows into Palmyra

 

Palmyra Township may prove to be fertile ground for wind farms according to Jeff Ehlert of Blissfield Wind Energy, L.L.C., who expressed his company’s interest to trustees at Thursday night’s meeting.

Ehlert summarized the company’s investigation into the possibility of incorporating the eastern and southern borders of the township into the larger project pending for Riga and Ogden townships. 

Palmyra Township may prove to be fertile ground for wind farms according to Jeff Ehlert of Blissfield Wind Energy, L.L.C., who expressed his company’s interest to trustees at Thursday night’s meeting.

Ehlert summarized the company’s investigation into the possibility of incorporating the eastern and southern borders of the township into the larger project pending for Riga and Ogden townships. Ehlert made the presentation to the township trustees during the communications portion of the agenda.

August 3, 2010
Riga, Ogden Voters Pass Renewal Questions

 

In early reported results, voters in Riga and Ogden townships passed the renewals up for consideration.

Ogden voters passed the two-year road-renewal by a 105-86 tally.

Riga voters passed the two-year fire department renewal and the two year road and bridges proposal. The fire millage passed with 147 yes votes against 65 no votes. The road proposal was a bit closer, but still passed easily, 139-74.

Results from Ridgeway and Deerfield Townships are still unavailable.

 

In early reported results, voters in Riga and Ogden townships passed the renewals up for consideration.

Ogden voters passed the two-year road-renewal by a 105-86 tally.

Riga voters passed the two-year fire department renewal and the two year road and bridges proposal. The fire millage passed with 147 yes votes against 65 no votes. The road proposal was a bit closer, but still passed easily, 139-74.

Results from Ridgeway and Deerfield Townships are still unavailable.

June 22, 2010
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March 28, 2010
Feds search home in Ogden

                 OGDEN – Saturday’s federal law enforcement operation reportedly targeting a “Christian” militia group in Lenawee County included a search of a Bruce Highway home in Ogden Township.

                It was unclear if an arrest was made.
                Bruce Highway resident Nelson Clough said he was startled by the commotion in his normally quiet and rural neighborhood.
                “There were police cars parked right in front of my house and a helicopter circling above. It was the FBI, state police and others,” said Clough. “My wife was gone out when it all started, so I went out and asked a state trooper if she should come home or stay in town. He advised she stay in town. It certainly wasn’t what you normally see around here.”
                Clough said police did enter the home of a next-door neighbor. He declined to reveal the name of the residents.
                Another neighbor, who asked not be identified, said she and her family had never seen anything like it.
                “We pulled up to our street and there were police officers wearing Kevlar and holding assault rifles. They wanted to see our identification before we could pass the checkpoint,” she said. “It was frightening.”
                She said police were searching a home at the “top of the hill.” She did not name the residents but said that they kept to themselves and were relatively unknown to her family.
                “Their children didn’t go to Blissfield schools and they didn’t play with our kids,” she said
                She said police investigated the property into the wee hours, flooding the pole barn with light and pulling up a van to move things in and out.
                The FBI conducted raids Saturday night in Lenawee and Washtenaw county in an investigation that reportedly targeted members of Hutaree, a Christian-oriented militia group. WXYZ-TV in Detroit reported operations in the Sand Creek and Clayton areas.
                FoxNews.com reported that several arrests had been made in relation to the sale of pipe bombs.
                A militia member told AnnArbor.com that five members of Hutaree were arrested during a raid at a service for a Hutaree member who had recently died.
                Similar federal law enforcement raids have taken place in Sandusky and Huron, Ohio, and Hammond, Indiana.
                A Toledo Blade report indicated the law enforcement operation would continue into tonight.
               

 

                 OGDEN – Saturday’s federal law enforcement operation reportedly targeting a “Christian” militia group in Lenawee County included a search of a Bruce Highway home in Ogden Township.