Let the road work continue. The Road Commission for Oakland County has been promised $500,000 for August and the same amount for September for routine road work on state roads. The county ran out of money last month due to a lack of state funding for work such as boulevard mowing, routine drainage work, routine […]
Ortonville- Santa needs a new ride. The sleigh that Santa Claus has rode into Ortonville on in the Christmas in the Village parade has been sold. The sleigh was on loan only. Brandon Township recreation director Fred Waybrant is looking for a two-seater wooden sleigh with runners than can be placed on a trailer. ‘Just […]
Brandon Twp.-It’s a sunny afternoon and Luie Reo is struggling with an uncooperative steer. The 11-year-old is trying to get the animal into the sunlight so visitors can get a better look, but the steer keeps backing up, tossing its head and making a commotion. Eventually, he leads the steer into the shade, where he […]
Johannesburg South Africa-Some people dream of Africa. Chuck and Darlene Saunders have lived it. They live on the continent that is thousands of miles in both distance and culture from their last home, which was in Goodrich. The Saunders left their Goodrich home 20 years ago for Swaziland, but their journey began even before then. […]
Brandon Twp.-Crayons, pencils, paper and backpacks–just a few of the items filling stores in preparation for back to school. The Ortonville Community Emergency Fund (OCEF) hopes those items will find their way to the OCEF pantry so needy families can have new supplies, too. OCEF is currently collecting supplies for low-income families in the Brandon […]
Brandon Twp.- Residents of Walnut Hills Estates are accustomed to a tranquil, secluded subdivision. However, the placid neighborhood was transformed on July 18 when tires squealed, police sirens wailed, and six gunshots rang out. Scott Kajcienski was working on his computer around 8 p.m., July 18 when he heard the sirens in the neighborhood of […]
Ortonville-The village has a new manager. The village council unanimously agreed at the July 11 meeting to offer the position to Judy D. Andersen, with a 90-day trial employment and $37,000 yearly salary, to be renegotiated at the end of the trial period. She was hired the next day and will start July 18. Thirty-five […]
Ortonville– The village has a new manager. The village council unanimously agreed at the July 11 meeting to offer the position to Judy D. Andersen, with a 90-day trial employment and $37,000 yearly salary, to be renegotiated at the end of the trial period. She was hired the next day and will start July 18. […]
Brandon Twp.– Seymour Lake Road between Sashabaw and Perry Lake Road is seen as dangerous by some township and county officials. In August, township supervisor Ron Lapp hopes accidents and problems with cars running off the road will be alleviated with paving of the shoulder. The township and Oakland County Road Commission will pay for […]
Ortonville – The village council is looking for a new council member after Nancy Peters resigned for personal reasons. Applicants should be 18 and above with no criminal record and hold the village “near and dear to their heart,” says council president Sue Bess. The term is up in 2006, at which time an election […]