Atlas Twp.-Firefighters responded to a house fire near Baldwin and Vassar roads on Sunday at about 11:45 a.m. Sunday. Fire Chief Fred Forys said passerbys traveling east on Baldwin Road saw smoke coming from the home’s attached garage and stopped in the driveway. ‘The passerbys could hear the dogs barking in the garage,? said Forys. […]
Groveland Twp.- A federal attorney has reportedly exonerated Township Trustee David Ax following charges he violated the Hatch Act as a candidate for township treasurer in the primary election on Aug. 5. Ax, 59, a township trustee since 1992 and a probationary interim federal mine safety inspector since 2007, was accused of breaking the act, […]
When students at Goodrich High School return to classes in September, they may find Principal David St. Aubin smiling. St. Aubin is elated after Goodrich High School juniors topped Genesee County on Michigan Merit Exam (MME) scores in all but social studies, according to data released last week. Grand Blanc High School scored 93.7 in […]
After passing a $73 million bond extension in 2005, the Brandon School District began construction and renovations to every building in the district. The projects include the upgraded performing arts center, the new cafeteria, auxiliary gymnasium, additional classrooms and the athletics complex. The projects are slated to open for the first day of school on […]
One election’two long time supervisors out. When the last vote was counted late Tuesday night in the Brandon Township primary election, two-term Republican incumbent supervisor Ron Lapp was ousted. Challenger Kathy Thurman received 1,179 votes while Lapp garnered 863 votes. Thurman will challenge Democrat Cynthia Strehle, who snagged 369 votes, in the November general election. […]
Brandon Twp.-It’s going to cost a little less to play in Brandon. By a vote of 4 to 3, the township board of trustees approved lowering the non-resident fee for participation in recreation programs from $60 per event and participant to $15. The move comes after about 60 residents attended a public hearing on non-resident […]
Brandon Twp.-It’s a late summer afternoon and two deputies from the Oakland County Marine Division launch their 18-foot patrol boat into Bald Eagle Lake. Only a handful of boaters are out on the placid lake. The pair cruise the perimeter of the lake before pulling up next to a couple in a pontoon boat. The […]
A Brandon Township man and woman are suspected of assault with a baseball bat after a May 3 incident in the woman’s township home. Michael Boadway, 47, was arrested on July 28 and arraigned the next day in 52-2 District Court on charges of aggravated assault. He was released on $5,000 bond. Jean Klanke, 43, […]
Two races, 25 votes. That’s the only separation in the Tuesday’s primary election Atlas Township Supervisor race between incumbent Paul Amman’s bid for a third term and newcomer Shirley Kautman-Jones. The tally ended early Wednesday morning in Atlas Township with Kautman-Jones receiving 649 votes to Amman’s 624 votes. Similarly, the race for Brandon Township Treasurer […]
By a 6-0 vote on Wednesday night, the Brandon School Board voted to narrow the search for a new district superintendent down to four candidates. Trustee Luke Frye was absent from the meeting. The closed session meeting, with Mike Wilmot of the Southeast Michigan Region of the Michigan Leadership Institute, lasted about 45 minutes. The […]