Brandon Twp.- Considering a run for a seat on the board of education? You may want to consider attending a roughly 90-minute session designed to help you make an informed decision. ‘So You Want to Be a Board Member,? is set for 6:30 p.m., June 5, at central district office, 1025 S. Ortonville Road. Current […]
Brandon Twp.- A 100-year rain is defined as a weather event so severe it can be expected to happen no more than once in 100 years on average. Salli Petherbridge wonders if that is what happened this past Monday, when torrential downpours flooded Sarah’s Way and prevented her and neighbors from using their road. More […]
Three men have been sentenced in an armed robbery in which they held a man and woman at gunpoint in Brandon Township last September. Eddie Ruben Almodovar, 23, Rafael Angel Cordero, 19, and Darius Leon Jarman, 20, all of Pontiac, had their cases heard by Oakland County 6th Circuit Court Judge Denise Langford Morris. All […]
Brandon Twp.- Garage sale signs are popping up like flowers this spring and soon one will be in front of the Brandon Education Center. The first annual BEC garage sale is planned for 2:30 p.m.-6 p.m., May 29-May 30 at the center, located at the former Belle Ann Elementary, 155 E. Glass Road. Each and […]
Groveland Twp.- Paul Holstein has played disc golf in a foot of snow and in pouring rain, but on May 10, he played in near ideal conditions. Under clear blue skies, with temperatures hovering around 70 degrees, as the sun shone down, Holstein took aim off the first tee at Holly Woods Disc Golf Course […]
Brandon Twp.- From kindergarten to physics, the district’s three choices for Teacher of the Year are at the top of their class. Amy Poole, a kindergarten teacher at Oakwood Elementary, Dave Green, a Brandon Middle School science teacher, and Lesley Hildebrand, a science teacher at Brandon High School, were nominated for the 2013-2014 Oakland County […]
The feel of an elephant, tasty kudu, climbing a mountain and seeing a jail where Nelso Mandela was imprisoned are just some of the experiences Noah Cox had during a trip to South Africa last fall with his family. Noah, 13, shared his story as a young traveler during a presentation at the Old Mill […]
Brandon Twp.- Consumers Energy will make a decision by the end of this month on which roads to release in the final phase of a gas main extension project in the township. Township Supervisor Kathy Thurman announced at the board meeting Monday night that the public utility has received 351 returned applications for gas service […]
Ortonville- A public hearing on amending the Downtown Development Authority’s tax increment financing plan will be at 6:30 p.m., May 27, at the township offices, 395 Mill St. The hearing will be held just prior to the regular village council meeting. Tax increment financing does not add taxes. The DDA is required by Public Act […]
Brandon Twp.- Voters will be asked to approve 4.25 mills for police services, an increase of a quarter mill over what voters have approved in years past. During a special workshop April 28, the township board approved by a 6-1 vote police millage ballot language for the August primary. Supervisor Kathy Thurman voted no. ‘The […]