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Robert Bruner to take on Troy city manager position BY SARAH WRIGHT
swright@candgnews.com
The Troy City Council has chosen Deputy City Manager Robert Bruner to take over the city manager position following Mark Miller’s upcoming departure.
The unanimous decision came during a City Council meeting April 8. The council looked through several applications and was considering Bruner and Public Works Director Kurt Bovensiep as the two finalists for the position. Miller will officially retire from the
position May 31. He was selected for the position in 2018, originally on a five-year contract. During his time as city manager, he had to work through some turmoil within city government in the wake of scandal surrounding his predecessor, former longtime City Manager Brian Kischnick, who was
convicted of bribery charges and was accused of improper behavior while in office, which led to his firing in March 2018. Miller’s career in Troy started in 2000 as the principal planner, before becoming the planning director. Miller was later promoted
See CITY MANAGER on page 9A
Pitching and defense could find Athens a way to OAA Blue title BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com
RIGHT: Troy Athens senior Parker Ciurla pitches during a matchup against Southfield A&T April 9 at Athens High School.
If you can count on anything from Troy Athens baseball, it’s that the rotation and the defensive unit will be at their best day in and day out. Through their Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 state tournament run last year, Athens allowed three runs or fewer in four of its five matchups while the bats caught fire throughout districts. Behind returning senior captains Parker Ciurla and Brody Fahnestock, Athens will lean on its arms once more as a slew of underclassmen will look to help fill the void of the eight graduated seniors. “We’ve always been blessed with pitching since I’ve been here in 2005,” Athens head coach Mike Morris said. “You always say, at least I do as a baseball
LIBRAR on page 12A
ABOVE: Troy Athens sophomore Andrew Cermak stands at the plate, ready to hit. Photos by Donna Dalziel
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