Ortonville- The village council has taken various steps in support of a wastewater treatment system during the past few years. On Monday, they took another by approving 4-2 a resolution supporting a Downtown Development Authority resolution supporting the sanitary sewer project, as well as educational efforts of the Livable Legacy of Ortonville, a pro-sewer campaign […]
Brandon Twp.- School district officials have settled contracts with three employee groups and have reached tentative agreements with two more. The school board approved at their Aug. 17 meeting ratification of contracts with transportation, food service, and administrators in the district. Additionally, Superintendent Matt Outlaw said Tuesday the district appears to have tentative agreements with […]
Brandon Twp.-Trees for everybody. Everybody in the township that applied for one, anyway. Township officials approved in March the purchase of 143 sunset red maple trees to be given away in a lottery for township residents who applied for the tree. The deadline to apply was Aug. 14 and the township received 165 valid applications, […]
Brandon Twp.- A public hearing on the library budget will begin at 6:45 p.m., Aug. 24, at the library, 304 South St. Attendees can expect to hear good news. Library Director Rebecca Higgerson will be presenting a proposed 2016 library budget with projected revenues of $1,039,083, an increase of 9.5 percent over the 2015 budget, […]
Ortonville- Chris Register rolled into the village Monday on his bicycle, one more stop on a journey in which he hopes to find what unites Americans, rather than divides them. The Houston resident is on the second leg of an ambitious project he calls ‘Conversations with US.? The project will eventually take him into every […]
Ortonville- Sue Howard was downsizing the number of items in her village home when she came across a file drawer full of photocopies of original pen and ink drawings she had created years ago. She briefly contemplated their fate? should she toss them? Put them in a garage sale? Fortunately, Howard decided to donate the […]
Paul Bowers has a distinguished career as a captain in the Royal Navy, but he is humble about his accomplishments, even with his parents, John Bowers and Joann Cook of Groveland Township. ‘He’s our son, but he doesn’t talk much about his job until his wife says, ‘Tell your Dad what you’re doing,?? said John. […]
Dan Penix spent this summer and last pulling 1,000-pound racks of salmon around an isolated Alaskan fishery in 16-hour shifts. Ideal, he says, for a college student like himself. ‘It’s seasonal, good pay, and even better because of the overtime,? he said. ‘Sixteen hour days, seven days a week, 100 hours a week and anything […]
It’s the middle of August and as summer draws to a close, maybe you’re reflecting on a great vacation or maybe you’re lamenting the one you didn’t take or drooling over someone else’s photos of an exotic destination. A few weeks ago, I shared the story of Justin and Sarah Walker, Brandon graduates who live […]
Brandon Twp.- A 21-year-old township man died Monday night after losing control of his motorcycle on Hadley Road. According to an Oakland County Sheriff’s Office report, Jacob Thomas Siggins was traveling southbound on Hadley Road on a 2004 Honda CBR 600RR at 10:54 p.m., Aug. 3 as he entered a curve near Sawmill Lake Road, […]