Brandon Twp.- The school board has approved the reduction of 15 full-time teachers, but more lay-offs may be coming. The lay-offs were approved by a 6-0 vote during a special board meeting May 23. Trustee Debbie Brady was absent. Besides the teachers, 31 other personnel have also received pink slips, including paraprofessionals that are not […]
Groveland Twp.- A township family lost a beloved pet and are staying with friends after a fire in the early morning hours of May 19 destroyed their home and everything in it. Despite the tragedy, Jeff McLanson feels fortunate. ‘We’re lucky, we have a lot of great friends and people we don’t even know have […]
Brandon Twp.- Lay-offs are coming to the school district. The school board will vote during a special meeting to reduce 46 staff members, including 15 full-time teachers, 9 percent of the total current teaching staff. The remainder of staff that can expect pink slips following the meeting are paraprofessionals that are not grant-funded, media center […]
Ortonville- Take a walk on the wild side. Two gardens in the village are now certified wildlife habitats as defined by the National Wildlife Federation. Heritage Garden, located next to the Old Town Hall, as well as Creekside Garden, a buffer behind the Old Mill, located alongside Kearsley Creek, were recognized as wildlife habitats by […]
Brandon Twp.- Among several hundred local students graduating next month, Jason Rabideau is unique. Jason won’t go on to college and he will never hold a job, but like most mothers, Kelly Rabideau is proud of her child and dreams of a happy future for her son, who has Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen Syndrome, a disorder so rare […]
Brandon Twp.- Sandy Wiley, a Brandon Middle School teacher, feels her profession is under attack ‘For more years than I can count, I’ve had to defend my career,? said Wiley, who left a medical career and took a $40,000 pay cut to become a teacher. ‘I am sick and tired of defending our value.? But […]
Brandon Twp.- Residents with concerns about any number of state issues are invited to present them to local legislators during a community forum hosted by the Brandon School District, 6:30 p.m., May 16, at the I-TEC Center, 609 Ortonville Road. State Senator David Robertson and State Representative Brad Jacobsen will answer questions and share their […]
Brandon Twp.- Katrine Fossberg had to adjust to a few differences between America and her home country of Norway when she arrived here in late August. One of the first things she learned is that unlike in Norway, students here don’t call teachers by their first name. ‘We call all adults in Norway by their […]
A 24-year-old Auburn Hills man was arraigned on charges after he broke into a township woman’s home and assaulted her. Daryn Lane Dexter was arraigned on one charge of home invasion, first degree, as well as one charge of domestic assault on May 6, by 52-2 District Court Magistrate Mark Sadecki. Bond was set at […]
Brandon Twp.- The district will continue to accept unlimited numbers of schools of choice students in every grade for the first trimester. The school board approved three changes to the schools of choice guidelines during their May 9 meeting? a yearly review of the program after the September count; academic assessments for each new student; […]