Brandon Twp.- Mike Nash may have lost part of his leg in an accident last year, but he kept something more important? a positive attitude. Determination, dedication and the ‘adapt and overcome attitude? he has a Marine Corps veteran are what enabled Nash, 38, to return last week as a paid on-call firefighter for the […]
She’s back. Jenny Olsen, a 1986 graduate of Brandon High School, has returned to hosting, producing and editing the ‘Michigan Out-of-Doors? show on PBS. She previously held the position for five-and-a-half years prior to leaving for Texas in January 2005 to work as editor and videographer on the nationally televised show ‘Ted Nugent Spirit of […]
Officials from Genisys Credit Union, formerly T & C Federal Credit Union, confirmed the purchase last week of 1.83 acres of vacant property with M-15 frontage, south of Brandon High School. ‘It will be for future development,? said Lon Bone, vice-president of public relations and community involvement for Genisys. ‘We feel good about it and […]
An Ortonville man who sped through the streets of the village as a deputy pursued him is now facing up to five years in prison. Mark Daniel Banfield, 45, was arraigned Feb. 3 in front of 52-2 District Court Magistrate Thomas Raguso on charges of fleeing and eluding a police officer and operating while intoxicated. […]
A 58-year-old Holly man will likely spend the rest of his life in prison on felony drug charges related to the death of a former Ortonville man. William Lee Sparks was sentenced on Jan. 28 in federal court to 30 months imprisonment, said Acting U.S. Attorney Terrence Berg. Just over a year ago, on Jan. […]
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Township resident and former Oxford High School teacher whose husband is accused of sexually assaulting a student, has withdrawn her appeal challenging the Oxford school district’s decision to fire her.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 […]
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Township resident and former Oxford High School teacher whose husband is accused of sexually assaulting a student, has withdrawn her appeal challenging the Oxford school district’s decision to fire her.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 […]
As soon as April, action could be taken to move toward one common waste hauler for all residents of Brandon and Groveland townships. Resource Recycling Systems of Ann Arbor recently was awarded a bid contract to study developing a system to handle solid waste for Brandon and Groveland, as well as other north Oakland County […]
Chynna Blaker will miss a week of school in March, but she will be getting an invaluable lesson that can’t be had in the classroom. For the third year in a row, the 18-year-old Goodrich High School senior will accompany her parents to Guatemala, where the family provides medical assistance to villagers in the developing […]
Brandon Twp.- Chuck Murray remembers the moment clearly. A young couple was sitting in a corner booth at MacPhee’s Restaurant. Murray and other members of the barbershop quartet, Northbound Sound, stood around the booth, singing the ballad ‘May I Never Love Again,? when halfway through the song, the woman reached for her boyfriend’s hand as […]