Brandon Twp. — In the early morning hours of Nov. 1, Brandon Fire Department responded to a mobile home fire at Sashabaw Meadows Mobile Home Park storage facility near Dartmouth and Seymour Lake roads. When firefighters arrived, one mobile home was completely engulfed and two others were beginning to burn within the fenced-in compound area […]
On Nov. 3, electricity in the Ortonville area went out at 8:16 a.m. and was restored about 10:30 a.m., said Detroit Edison Energy spokesperson Len Singer. “We’re not quite sure what caused the outage,” Singer said. “Typically a branch or something breaks a circuit that causes the shutdown.” Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School and Brandon High […]
Fire departments from both Brandon and Groveland Township assisted at the Holly Gardens fire on Tuesday. Brandon and Groveland joined other area departments in battling the blaze at the abandoned building, located on Grange Hall Road just west of I-75. According to reports, firefighters from Brandon and Groveland townships were called to the fire at […]
Brandon Twp.— Strong winds ripped the roof off this new home in Brandon Township when gusts estimated at more than 60 mph hit the area at about 5 p.m. Wednesday night and continued through Thursday. “These storms are anything but unusal in November,” said Bill Deedler, meteorologist from the National Weather Service in White Lake, […]
Three 2003 Brandon High School Graduates have received AP Scholar Awards for achievements on the Advanced Placement exams. Lisa Thibodeau and Christina Via both scored in the top15 percent nationally in the College Board AP Scholar Award. In addition, Anna Stanzyk earned the National AP Scholar award with honors. The Advanced Placement Program is sponsored […]
Goodrich-A recent court injunction has helped paved the way for some vital voter information. District voters can now find detailed ballot information the school website before the crucial March 8 vote regarding the Non-Homestead tax levy renewal of 18 mills used for the schools? general fund budget. That information provided by the district could have […]
Sheldon Smith was tired the afternoon of Jan. 9. ‘It was one of those days where I just wanted to go home after school and stay there,? said Smith, a 15-year-old Brandon High School sophomore. ‘But I went and bowled anyway.? Smith is second year member of the Brandon Blackhawks bowling team, which was taking […]
Two popular band members with local roots are returning to help out with the Flint water crisis. Niko and Gino Puzio, brothers and former Goodrich School District students, founded the band Kougaran in the summer of 2010. Described as a rock band with a modern twist, Kougaran has grown in popularity over the past few […]
Goodrich-It’s Tuesday afternoon and Troy Hutchison rests for just a moment in a small hallway chair at Reid Elementary School. He’s exhausted and for good reason. Over the past six hours, Hutchison, 55, has played in the snow, ate lunch and assisted with the education of about 200 active school children under the age of […]
Atlas Twp.-At the Jan. 25 board of trustees meeting, township attorney David Lattie presented the first draft of an ordinance to regulate drones and unmanned aircraft in the township. The board is expected to further discuss the ordinance at an upcoming meeting. According to the proposed ordinance, drones will be prohibited from flying under 250 […]