Brandon Twp.- Some community members are ready to seek the recall of several school board members. Bonnie Kerin, Kathy Stockley and Maria Lauinger, members of what they call a concerned group of citizens, plan to show a videotape of Superintendent Tom Miller’s hiring interview from three years ago, at 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 1:30 […]
Brandon Twp.- Roger McCarville has dedicated the past 26 years of his life championing the disabled. Now, the host of the PBS show ‘Disabilities Today,? who became disabled in 1975 when he fell from a boat and his legs were severed, will continue his advocating efforts as a member of the Michigan Statewide Independent Living […]
Ortonville- Construction on the addition to the Old Mill should be completed in less than three weeks and when it is done, the Ortonville Community Historical Society will be busy in the museum, filling two floors (800 square feet each) with artifacts. OCHS President Dean Salley’s plans for the new space includes an expanded military […]
The Brandon School District has faced a turbulent year so far and the troubles appear to be continuing. 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 Muzzarelli, have been named in a lawsuit filed by […]
Brandon Twp.- Joe Miller has missed a lot of ‘firsts? in his young son’s life, but there was one first that could wait until the Army sergeant took leave from a 15-month deployment to Iraq. Luisier Miller, now 17-months old, got his first haircut on Feb. 20, while seated on his daddy’s lap at Amedae […]
Former Ortonville village manager Paul Zelenak has been selected to be the next village manager of Lake Orion. The Lake Orion Village Council chose Zelenak by a 6-1 vote during their Feb. 25 meeting. ‘It’s still an offer, we haven’t negotiated the contract,? Zelenak said Tuesday. ‘I’m very excited and looking forward to the opportunity […]
A father who lost his son nearly two years ago when a dead tree in Brandon Township fell and killed the 25-year-old man, is suing the Road Commission for Oakland County. Attorney Jeffrey Himelhoch said he filed a lawsuit on Feb. 21 in Oakland County Circuit Court on behalf of Doral Lawrence, father of David […]
Brandon Twp.- Two township men are lucky to be alive after the car they were in struck a tree when the driver lost control while doing ‘doughnuts? on the ice of Hummer Lake. According to police reports, deputies were called out to the 4000 block of Hummer Lake about 12:33 a.m. on Feb. 26. A […]
Dannie Vernon Vore, Jr., 27, of Goodrich, pleaded guilty to larceny over $1,000 and receiving and concealing stolen property over $1,000 in front of Sixth Circuit Court Judge Shalina Kumar on Feb. 19, in connection with several thefts of catalytic converters in Brandon Township. According to police reports, Vore and Jason Brian Morgan, 23, of […]
Brandon Twp.- Mike Kohlrieser is bringing the rain forest here. The founder of Understanding Wildlife, a non-profit organization, will present the animal-filled show, ‘The Rain Forest? at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on March 5 at Harvey Swanson Elementary School, 209 Varsity Drive and at the same times on March 6 at Belle Ann Elementary, […]