John Bowers and Joanne Cook received a special delivery this week? all the way from across the pond. The Groveland Township residents were delighted to open their mail and relive, via the DVD inside, the day last November when their son, Paul Bowers, received the Order of the British Empire from Prince William during an […]
It’s ‘business as usual? at Clarkston Brandon Community Credit Union, despite of, or perhaps in light of, a $20 million embezzlement investigation. The credit union’s former chief financial officer, Michael LaJoice, walked into the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office headquarters in Pontiac on Jan. 6 and confessed to embezzling roughly $20 million from CBCCU during the […]
Brandon Twp.- Just a few days before the school district’s winter break, a father lamented the bullying his elementary age children once again endured on the bus. Wishing to remain anonymous to protect his children, the man expressed his frustration about school officials who seemed to ignore his pleas for a remedy. He and his […]
Ortonville- Implementation of building application fees, as well as reinspection fees, will insure the building department is self-funding, or as close to breaking even as possible. By a 4-1 vote at their Jan. 25 meeting, the village council approved amendments to the building department fee schedules. Trustees Debbie Baker, Dan Eschmann, Courtney McClerren and Coleen […]
Brandon Twp.- Parents who choose any of the district’s preschools will be putting their children in a program that has received a 5-star rating from Great Start to Quality. ‘We have two of only 12 schools in Oakland County with this rating now,? said Diane Zedan, director of preschool programs for the Brandon School District. […]
When Michael J. Thorp and his wife Ginny first noticed the water coming out of the faucets in their Flint home was cloudy and sandy-looking, they didn’t think too much of it. The couple had moved to Flint from Atlas Township, where they’d had a well for 25 years that also had cloudy and sandy […]
Brandon Twp.- High school seniors here will have an opportunity to take a class and make it their own. At their Jan. 18 meeting, the school board approved adding a STEM Capstone and Career Exploration course to the list of elective options available for seniors in the 2016-17 school year. The half-credit class is part […]
Ortonville- After nearly a year without a pastor, Hillside Bible Church has found a new leader and Cliff Powell has found renewal in his calling. Powell took the helm at the church this fall. ‘I felt it was time to get back to leading a church,? he said. ‘It was this church, because that is […]
Ortonville-Six bucks. Three tickets. ‘That’s one ticket for each person in my family,? laughed Craig Burnett, an Atlas Township resident who stopped by Tom’s Market, 465 South St., Ortonville on Wednesday a few hours before the Powerball jackpot for the Jan. 13 drawing grew to a record $1.5 billion. ‘I used the Easy Pick and […]
Brandon Twp.-Health and hygiene concerns are sparking an amendment to the township’s code of ordinances. The township board approved by a 6-1 vote the first reading of an amendment to chapter 18 of the code of ordinances at their Jan. 4 meeting. The amendment adds Article IV, sections 18-71 to 18-77, addressing public buildings and […]