Brandon Twp.- It’s back to the drawing table for a school district wastewater treatment plant and officials will likely return to a plan to ask voters to fund the project through a sinking fund millage. Last month, district administrators were excited about the results of an independent study they commissioned that contradicted findings of the […]
Brandon Twp.- A 35-acre parcel of land will remain pristine and protected in the township for years to come? a habitat for wildlife, and with help from the community, an education destination for students. Mud Lake was bequeathed to the North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy last fall by the estate of Charles McGrath, delighting environmental […]
Ortonville- Voters flushed sewers last November, but the Main Street program is forging ahead in the village. After a daylong evaluation Jan. 26, the Downtown Development Authority learned the village was reaccredited as a Main Street community. ‘They are doing great, the best they can,? said Alex Hritcu, Main Street Oakland County assistant program coordinator. […]
Brandon Twp.- The township’s website has been shut down after it was infected by an angler exploit kit, used by cyber criminals. Oakland County government employees, which runs the township’s email system, discovered the tampering last week and blocked the township’s website. ‘It was actively infecting clients connecting to our site,? said Supervisor Kathy Thurman. […]
Brandon Twp.- The township has never had ordinances specifically governing property maintenance, nor waste haulers. Later this year, there may be both, with benefits to residents of recycling options, as well as a remedy to unsightly homes and falling property values. At a Feb. 8 special meeting, Building Director Bill Dinnan was present to discuss […]
The Cox family made a rest stop on their drive down to Disney World. A 14-and-a-half hour stop in the middle of the expressway, with no restaurants or restrooms in sight, but plenty of snow, ice, and other vehicles also frozen in place on I-75 in Kentucky. By the time they arrived at the happiest […]
It felt hot? a burning sensation similar to the sting of a bee. That’s how Gary D. Frank, now a 69-year-old White Cloud, Mich. resident, described the feeling of fragments from a Viet Cong booby trap that ripped through his right ear. ‘They call those bombs IEDs or improvised explosive devices today,? said Frank. ‘The […]
Brandon Twp.- Two educators who are themselves a lesson in the importance of empathy and understanding have been selected as teachers of the year. Sharon Voyer is the Brandon Elementary Teacher of the Year. Jeff Malicke is the Teacher of the Year at the secondary level. ‘We are nominating Mrs. Voyer because my son no […]
Brandon Twp.-More than 30 years ago, a plan for a senior housing complex in the community was born. However, the plan floundered with a lack of infrastructure to support such a facility. The defeat of a sewer proposal last fall led to the final nail in the coffin for the Ortonville Area Senior Housing Association, […]
Ortonville- Eat a slice of pizza while taking a bite out of cancer. The first annual Pizzapalooza, a fundraiser and kick-off event for Relay for Life of Brandon/Ortonville, will be from 6-8 p.m., Feb. 11 at the Old Town Hall, 486 Mill St. While the open house is free to all who want to learn […]