Brandon Twp.- A recall just over a week ago of chocolate milk produced at Cook’s Farm Dairy was the farm’s first recall of any kind in more than 30 years in business. The farm, located at 2950 E. Seymour Lake Road, voluntarily issued a recall on their chocolate milk packaged in plastic pints, plastic half-gallons, […]
The filing deadline to be placed on the November ballot as a candidate for local positions, including seats on the Ortonville Council and Brandon Board of Education is 4 p.m., this Tuesday, July 22. The Ortonville Village Council has three trustee positions open, all 4-year terms, currently held by Tom Peters, Coleen Skornicka, and Liz […]
Ortonville- Kayleigh Hogan was diagnosed with brain cancer on April 11, and had surgery just three days later to remove the medullo blastoma tumor. The 8-year-old has since endured radiation and at the end of this month she will have another surgery to remove one of her ovaries, prior to beginning nine months of chemotherapy […]
(Editor’s Note: This is the conclusion of a 2-part story. See part one online at thecitizenonline.com.) Gwyn Brady never tried to be a ‘friend? and drag anyone into the heroin addiction she has battled now for half of her life. As she puts it, she didn’t want anyone along on her journey through hell. On […]
Brandon Twp.- A meeting for residents potentially affected by the proposed ET Rover pipeline is planned for 7 p.m., July 24, at the library, 304 South St., Ortonville. ‘We are going to get a landowners group together to see if we can come up with a way to have the pipeline not come through,? said […]
(Editor’s note:Part one of a two-part story. Conclusion in July 19 edition of The Citizen.) Gwyn Brady’s first time using heroin was on her 21st birthday. It wasn’t her first time seeing the drug? that would have been nearly 19 years before when she saw her own father shoot up, her earliest childhood memory. And […]
In the heat of summer, the cold winter may seem a distant memory. Or not. This past winter was particularly brutal, but thanks to ‘The Heat Stays On in Ortonville,? many struggling local families received assistance with paying their utility bills and keeping warm. Now the community has an opportunity to enjoy the warmth of […]
Ortonville- After 35 years as a teacher, Alice Robb knows the importance of school supplies. ‘There is always a need for notebooks, folders, pencils, pens,? said Robb, who retired as a Brandon Middle School math teacher in 2007. ‘The district can’t supply all of that. And backpacks are a big need.? With summer in full […]
Brandon Twp.- Matt Mersino arrived home from work one night only two weeks into his marriage and found his wife, Faye, in tears. When he asked her what was wrong, she told him she wanted to go home? to her parents and siblings. Matt’s solution was to have his wife take him to work the […]
Jeff Axt moved to Brandon Township because, like many others here, he liked the natural beauty of a rural community with ordinances in place to protect woodlands and wetlands, as well as prevent overdevelopment. Now he feels he and other area landowners are being penalized for their desire to live here by multi-billion dollar companies […]