Goodrich- For Debbie Bresler and Julie Quinnell, Angel Food Ministries has proved to be a blessing. The monthly food program, open to everyone regardless of income, offers a variety of meats, fruits, vegetables, desserts and more at prices well below grocery retail. Goodrich United Methodist Church, 8071 S. State Road, began taking orders for the […]
Brandon Twp.- Construction began Monday on what will be a $2 million technology center in the school district. SKANSKA USA is building the 7,600 square-foot Instructional Technology Exploration and Collaboration Center. The project is an addition to the Brandon Middle School and funded as part of the $73 million bond approved by voters in 2006. […]
Groveland Twp.- The remains of a man found in a wooded area in the township have been positively identified as those of Timothy Robert Burch, a Brandon Township man who was missing for nearly three months. According to police reports, two squirrel hunters found the remains at about 2 p.m. on September 26 in an […]
Former Ortonville Clerk/Treasurer Mary Clark was sentenced Sept. 21 to 12 months of probation and 100 hours of community service by 52-2 District Court Judge Joseph Fabrizio. Clark pleaded no contest in May to charges of willful neglect of duty by a public officer. Clark’s defense attorney, Josh West, said she will be be enrolled […]
Catherine McGhee slept with the Miss Michigan Teen USA crown on her head last Saturday night. She was relieved when she woke up Sunday morning to find it still there. ‘I wanted to make sure it wasn’t a dream,? said the 16-year-old Brandon Township resident, who competed against 44 other girls in the pageant Sept. […]
Ortonville- At Paramount Signs + Graphix, the motto is simple: ‘Come see us so people can see you.? Tonia and Mike Seling opened their business at 252 S. Ortonville Road this month and want the community to know they are here to help promote businesses and assist residents in celebrating the milestones in their lives. […]
As a lieutenant firefighter in Groveland Township, Brian Cremeans saves lives. Now the Atlas Township resident is sharing his knowledge to give others the ability to do the same. Cremeans and his wife, Stephanie, started their own business, Corporate Support Services, in June to train individuals for emergency situations, as well as assist businesses in […]
Ortonville- The village will officially have a Department of Public Works again after the council unanimously voted at their Sept. 14 meeting to hire a full-time DPW director. Aileen Champion made the motion after saying research into hiring a private contractor to provide DPW services showed there were no cost savings and that residents like […]
The average life expectancy is 47 in Ethiopia due to devastatingly high levels of poverty, famine, and diseases including HIV/AIDS. As a result, there are 4.5 million orphans in the African nation. That number decreased by two and Brandon Schools Curriculum Director Joanna McKinney and her husband, Benjamin, gained a family with the adoptions of […]
Ortonville- The Village Skate Park is closed for the rest of the season. Councilmembers voted unanimously at their Sept. 14 meeting to close the park located at the corner of Ball and Cedar streets in the village due to a lack of supervision there since the termination of former skate park monitor Bob Roerink. Councilmember […]