Brandon Twp.- St. Patrick’s Day is coming and one local resident is hoping other community members feel like ‘sharing the green.? An anonymous citizen is challenging others to donate to the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund. This person will match all donations up to a total of $2,000 between Feb. 21-March 17. ‘This donor wants to […]
Brandon Twp.- Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a man who attempted to sexually assault a woman in the Sashabaw Meadows Mobile Home Park. According to police reports, at about 12:45 a.m., Feb. 13, the 25-year-old victim was sleeping and alone at her home in the 3600 block of Pinoak when the suspect […]
Brandon Twp.- Deborah Wolfe-Sebetic faced some challenges when she chose Brandon High School’s latest production, ‘Titanic: The Musical.? There is no water on the set, the hand-crafted ship doesn’t actually tilt, and tenors? a major vocal component in the musical? were in short supply. Still, she was undeterred. ‘I’d been thinking about this for a […]
Brandon Twp.- Spring clean-up, as township residents have known it, is over. The township board unanimously approved at their Feb. 17 meeting a recycling and large refuse collection proposal from Bedrock Express, LTD. The excavating company, located at 1290 N. M-15 in Groveland Township, will provide year-round recycling and refuse collection for township residents at […]
Ortonville- In tough economic times, animals also suffer. While the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund uses cash donations to feed people, they will accept donations of dog and cat food to help owners feed their pets. OCEF Food Pantry Director Judy Henley said a concerned resident in the community has donated both dog and cat food […]
Margaret Sullivan Keely, the Brandon Township resident and former Oxford High School teacher whose husband is accused of sexually assaulting a student, has withdrawn her appeal challenging the Oxford school district’s decision to fire her. On Jan. 23, State Tenure Commission Judge James Ward issued an order of dismissal of Keely’s appeal of tenure charges […]
An attorney representing Mary Clark has filed a motion to dismiss the case against the former Ortonville clerk/treasurer accused of willful neglect of duty by a public officer. Josh West filed the motion Feb. 9 during a pretrial conference in front of 52-2 District Court Judge Joseph Fabrizio. ‘The charge is willful neglect and a […]
Brandon Twp.- The backyard of Marilyn and Aaron Burns, siblings and township residents, is expansive with many trees. It might look like many others, but with one notable exception? it has what appears to be a fortress? remnants of a movie set. The structure shows signs of being burned and was, as part of a […]
Brandon Twp.- Be a good neighbor. This advice from Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Detective Chris Pacholski may be key in reducing home invasions in the township, particularly recent ones that have occurred during the day. ‘It will help a lot if neighbors look out for each other and notify us when there are strangers in […]
Ortonville- The village is without a Department of Public Works crew for now, after both DPW employees were fired within days of each other. Village Manager Ed Coy confirmed that with the consent of the village council, he terminated Bill Prince on Jan. 29 and Kevin Booms on Feb. 2, both for disciplinary reasons that […]