Ortonville- The village council voted 5-2 Monday night to suspend DPW Supervisor Bill Prince for five days without pay, effective immediately. The move came after Village Manager Ed Coy sent a notice of pending charges dated Nov. 8 to Prince, advising him a conference would be held with respect to his apparent misconduct. The charges […]
Brandon Twp.- Kay Hunt moved to the United States from Thailand about 20 years ago and while she loves her adopted country, there is one thing she has never found here? good Thai sauce. ‘I enjoy cooking and I tried Thai sauce sold at markets and they don’t taste good,? Hunt says. ‘I don’t know […]
Brandon Twp.- Joe Rohovsky has watched the township grow by leaps and bounds during his 38-year tenure as a member of the planning commission. When Joe Rohovsky joined the planning commission in 1969, there were few residents and he recalls the only businesses in the community were the A&W Drive-In, Hamilton’s, Arrants Ford and Owens […]
Ortonville- Mary Clark has resigned as village clerk/treasurer. Village Council President Ken Quisenberry confirmed that the village received a resignation letter dated Nov. 5 from Clark, whose accounting practices were being investigated through an audit by the Flint firm Lewis & Knopf. ‘The audit confirmed the inadequacies in accounting that we suspected,? said Quisenberry. ‘Checks […]
Brandon Twp.- Sgt. Pete Burkett is coming home. The Goodrich resident and former Brandon detective, is returning here as the new sergeant and commander of the Brandon substation. ‘I’m extremely excited,? says Burkett, who has been commander of the Addison Township substation for the past four years. ‘I know the community and the citizens, and […]
Brandon Twp.- When police responded to the Walnut Hill Adult Foster Care home on Seymour Lake Road for the death investigation of a resident, they ultimately found nothing criminal. But they did find enough to be disturbed about, including a man living at the residence who is a registered sex offender. ‘While there may not […]
Brandon Twp.- Library officials are examining what is involved in creating a district library, a move that would broaden their tax base and increase revenue by drawing in Groveland Township residents who live within the Brandon School District. The library board and Library Director Paula Gauthier will meet with Lance Werner, Library of Michigan legal […]
Brandon Twp.- Township officials will soon make a pitch regarding an increased recreation fee to their counterparts in Groveland Township. But whether it will be a hit remains to be seen. Township Supervisor Ron Lapp and the board of trustees plan to ask the Groveland Township Board to increase their $15,000 annual contribution to the […]
A 28-year-old Ypsilanti man who drove his vehicle into his brother-in-law, a Brandon Township man, has been sentenced to 46 days in jail, with credit for 46 days served, was given three years probation and must pay fines and costs of $1,740. James Tiung Huie was sentenced Oct. 18 in front of Sixth Judicial Circuit […]
A 43-year-old Brandon Township man was sentenced to 20 months to 10 years in prison after his fifth arrest for drunk driving. Bobby Ray Christian was sentenced Nov. 1 by Sixth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Michael D. Warren, Jr. after he pleaded guilty last month to operating under the influence of liquor, third offense, driving […]