Groveland Twp.-Air Force Technical Sgt. Mackenzie Lombardo spent Christmas this year at the the Groveland Township home of her parents, Terry and Rick Geary. She was happy to be there and they were happy to have her and their two grandchildren, Mackenzie’s daughters Addison, 3, and Riley, 2, for the holiday. But the family wasn’t […]
A second suspect has been arraigned in the armed robbery of a Brandon Township man the day before Thanksgiving. Isiah Jamal Brent, 17, of Detroit, was arraigned on a charge of armed robbery on Dec. 29 in front of 52-2 District Court Magistrate Elizabeth Chiappelli. Bond was set at $500,000, no 10 percent. Additionally, police […]
William Arthur Keely, the 64-year-old Brandon Township man accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl introduced to him by his wife, a teacher, will be arraigned on multiple charges at 8:30 a.m., Dec. 26, in front of Sixth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Rudy Nichols. Keely was bound over to the circuit court on all charges, […]
Brandon Twp.- When Fire Chief Bob McArthur retires next month after 33 years with the Brandon Fire Department, he’ll take many memories with him. Some are funny? like the time he went out on a call in the early 80s after a woman who was locked out of her house got stuck in her chimney; […]
Brandon Twp.- As 2008 draws to a close, Tyler Cole reflected on it as an educational year in which he learned about the people of two different countries and the effects of pessimism and optimism, among other things. Cole, 20, spent five weeks in Lima, Peru in April and May, followed by a 2-month stay […]
Brandon Twp.- Babe Osmak and her husband, Grady Like, are looking for the angel who rang their doorbell at about 4:30 a.m. Dec. 8, telling them their chimney was on fire. ‘We were asleep and the doorbell rang,? recalls Osmak. ‘I answered the door, and a man there said flames were coming out of our […]
Brandon Twp.- The township board will ‘put everything on the table? in an effort to save between $100,000- $150,000 per year. ‘A revenue saving committee will investigate ways to save money, especially in the area of healthcare for township employees,’said Supervisor Kathy Thurman, who is aiming for $150,000 in cuts. ‘They will also investigate how […]
A white Christmas in Ortonville and Goodrich is likely a sure thing this year. ‘It’s looking very good for a white Christmas,? said David Kook, a meteorologist intern at the National Weather Service, White Lake. He made his prediction on Thursday, with a few inches of snow already on the ground and more expected Friday. […]
Brandon Twp.- Happy faces on Christmas morning is the hope of Brenda Todd, co-coordinator of the OCEF toy store. Todd and Ortonville Community Emergency Fund volunteers Pat Bardel and Diane Knowles were hard at work on Dec. 12 at St. Anne Church in a toy-laden, festively decorated hall. Long tables filled with toys were arranged […]
William Arthur Keely, the 64-year-old Brandon Township man accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl introduced to him by his wife, a teacher, will be arraigned on multiple charges at 8:30 a.m., Dec. 26, in front of Sixth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Rudy Nichols. Keely was bound over to the circuit court Monday on all […]