Send a tip or document

If you have something Otsego Town Square should look at — a lead, a photo, township or school board meeting notes, an agenda or minutes, a flyer, or details about a community event — you can send it here.

A phone photo is all it takes. See a meeting notice on a township hall door, an agenda on a bulletin board, or a flyer at the store? Just snap a picture and send it. You don’t need to type it up, scan it, or write anything long. One line saying where you saw it is plenty.

A person on our team reads every tip. We still verify it with an official source before we post, and we do not post rumors. Sending a tip does not mean it will appear on the site. If we use what you sent, we will credit you by name only if you say that is okay.

You can also email [email protected] if that is easier.

What happens next

1. A person on the Otsego Town Square team reads your message and any files.
2. We check it against an official source when one exists — for example a township or county clerk, a school district, the road commission, or the National Weather Service.
3. If it is something we post, we write it in our usual form: a short update, the official source named and linked, reviewed by a person, and signed by the Otsego Town Square team.
4. If you said we may credit you, we will. If you said no, we will keep your name off the post.
5. We may email you if we need to clarify something. We will not publish your email address.

We do not post from police-scanner traffic, comments, or rumors alone. We do not copy newspaper or other outlets’ articles. We leave out private addresses, victim or witness names, juveniles’ names, and medical details.

Meeting notes you take are a helpful tip. They are not an official record. If we post from a meeting, we will rely on the official agenda, minutes, or the clerk when we can.

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Your name (optional)

Leave this blank if you would rather not give a name.

Email

So we can follow up. It is not published.

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Use the day of the meeting, event, or the thing you are writing about, if you know it.

Description

A short note is fine, like “Agenda posted at Bagley Township hall.” Sending a photo of a notice or agenda? One line is plenty.

Files (optional) Add a photo or file

Up to 3 files, 10 MB each. PDF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, HEIC (iPhone photos), or DOCX. A phone picture of a meeting notice, agenda, or flyer works great.

No file chosen yet.

Link (optional)

A public address, if there is one — for example a township agenda packet or an official Facebook post, starting with https://

OK to credit me by name?

Yes, you may use my name if you post this No, please keep me anonymous

To my knowledge, this is accurate, and I have the right to share the files and information I am sending. I understand a person will review this and that Otsego Town Square will verify it with an official source before posting, and may not post it.

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A short privacy note

We use your email only to follow up about this tip. We do not sell your information, and we do not publish your email address. If you ask us to keep you anonymous, we will not put your name on a post. Files you send are kept so we can review and verify the tip, and are not published as a public archive unless they are already official public documents and we have a reason to link them. If we cannot use what you sent, we will not keep the files longer than we need to finish the review.

To ask a question about a tip you already sent, or to ask us to drop it, email [email protected].

— the Otsego Town Square team