A former Brandon Township resident accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl ended his own life in an Oakland County Jail cell on Monday. William Arthur Keely, 65, was found dead in his solitary cell at about 5:25 a.m., April 27. An autopsy concluded his death was caused by suicide, a result of him using […]
William Arthur Keely had tried to harm himself a few months ago and was in the K- block at the Oakland County Jail, a stepped-up observation unit for inmates with mental health issues. Deputies patrol the unit of all single cells with glass windows, but Keely, 65, still managed to take his own life in […]
Brandon Twp.- Jenny Ikeler thought she was going to be at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota a little more than a week ago for what would have been the 21st surgery on her leg in the past 11 years, but she was prepared to make the 14-hour drive back home for one very special night. […]
A man and woman who robbed a Brandon Township man at gunpoint on Thankgiving Eve will serve prison time. On April 27, Corey Deandre Shaw, 19, of Pontiac, was sentenced to 51 months to 30 years in prison by Sixth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Denise K. Langford Morris and Annmarie Elizabeth Hanna, 17, of Burton, […]
Ortonville- Main Street is back on track. The village’s economic development program met all 10 criteria in an annual evaluation April 16, earning national accreditation. ‘We’re doing what we’re supposed to, to revitalize the downtown,? said Main Street Manager Molly LaLone. The village became a Main Street community in 2004. The 10 criteria used to […]
Brandon Twp.- In a technologically savvy move, the school board has opened another means of communication with the public? a blog. Brandon Blackhawk Talk, the Board of Education’s blog, can be found by visiting brandonblackhawk.blogspot.com. ‘We were looking for a vehicle to communicate with the community and figured blogging is the way to go,? said […]
An attorney defending the Brandon School District against a lawsuit by former employee June Wuopio has filed a motion to dismiss the case. Daniel J. Kelly, representing the Brandon Board of Education, aka Brandon School District, and Superintendent Tom Miller, along with Marian Horowitz, current Boardmember Beth Nuccio and former Boardmembers Ken Quisenberry and Gina […]
Erica Main endured a painful tetanus shot as well as shots to protect her from hepatitis A and typhoid, but still found herself unprepared for what she would find in Guatemala. ‘I had no idea what I was getting into,? said the Goodrich High School senior, who traveled to Antigua, Guatemala with friend Chynna Blaker, […]
Brandon Twp.- Within a span of 40 minutes on Tuesday afternoon, two township homes were broken into and a third break-in attempt was thwarted when the homeowner yelled, surprising the suspect. According to police reports, the first home invasion occurred around 12:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of Hummer Lake Road when a front door […]
A Groveland Township man who pleaded no contest to indecent exposure after police found him naked on Brandon High School property last year has been given 18 months probation. John Hilton Carr, 67, was sentenced April 20 by 52-2 District Court Judge Kelley Kostin. Terms of his probation include 20 hours of community service, completion […]