Brandon Twp.- Members of a local church will examine a new television series, as well as the centuries-old book that inspired it, during the next several weeks. Seymour Lake United Methodist Church, 3050 Sashabaw Road, will host a Sunday School program on the History Channel’s ‘The Bible,? beginning at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Sunday, April 21. […]
Brandon Twp.- Jeff Maxson says he is moving forward with establishing a charter school in this area, but it appears unlikely it will be in a vacant building that the Brandon School District owns. A purchase request for the Sherman Center, 300 Sherman Court, was on the agenda of a special school board meeting April […]
Ortonville- To have and to hold, for better, for worse. After a nearly year-long courtship and 2-month engagement, Leah West and James Allen married on April 6 at the Old Town Hall in the village, decorated for the occasion with white tulle and ivy, sparkling lights, and purple flowers. Dressed in a black suit and […]
Jamie Broecker was at work last month when her daughter’s doctor left a message on her voicemail. ‘The doctor almost gave me a heart attack,? said Broecker, a 1996 Brandon High School graduate. ‘She left a message and said she needed to talk about Madison’s test results. I was a basketcase.? With mounting anxiety, the […]
Ortonville- Several projects were discussed during a special study session April 9 between the village council and planning commission, including numerous drain and sidewalk repairs, as well as new non-motorized pathways. However, one potential project has garnered far more attention’a wastewater treatment system. ‘The information we have on sewers goes back to 1958,? said Village […]
Brandon deputies terminated two high-speed chases led by the same suspect last week, but ultimately caught up with the man at his township residence. David John Daly, 45, was arraigned April 2 on two counts of fleeing and eluding, third degree, a felony, as well as driving while license suspended. According to police reports, deputies […]
Brandon Twp.- Recreation is ‘standing tall? in the township. This is how Fred Waybrant assesses the current state of the department he manages, which has been through plenty of challenges in the last few years, including a cut of two-thirds of the staff, elimination of an annual $15,000 funding contribution from Groveland Township, and a […]
“My name is Lisa, but once upon a time, my name was Ivanna, and I was an orphan living in the streets of Kiev, Ukraine.” This is the opening line of Lisa Jankowski’s essay ‘My Heroes that Saved My Life,? which was chosen as the first place winner from Goodrich Middle School entries in the […]
Dustin McClellan accepted an invitation to hop on a bus 15 years ago, a decision he believes changed the course of his life. McClellan was a 7-year-old Pontiac kid living with his single mother and older brother in a home with drugs and alcohol when Pastor John Gunn invited him to get on the bus […]
A 34-year-old Brandon Township resident who chased after a woman fleeing from him and was witnessed striking her in the snow before dragging her back to their shared home has been arraigned on multiple charges. Toby James McCoy was arraigned March 7 on one count of felonious assault and one count of domestic violence, third […]