The public is invited to meet the candidates for the Brandon Township Board during a forum planned for 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 2, at the Edna Burton Senior Center, 345 Ball St., Ortonville. The forum takes place just five days before the primary election (Tues., Aug. 7), when the majority of the township seats will […]
Summer break is half over and store shelves have filled with supplies for kids to take back to school. The Ortonville Community Emergency Fund is hoping local residents will help get some of those supplies into the hands of financially disadvantaged students, and perhaps even help to put some new shoes on these students? feet. […]
Roger Ingles bought five calves and three goats at an animal auction June 28. He says he has been harassed by Oakland County Animal Control regularly since. Oakland County Animal Control, which investigates animal cruelty complaints, has been out to see him and the animals one to three times a week since June 29, said […]
Brandon Twp.- Glass half-empty or half-full? Anticipating a possible budget shortfall of more than $1.3 million, the school board pink-slipped 28 teachers this spring. At their July 16 meeting, the board unanimously approved the recall of 14 of those teachers, exactly half. ‘We laid off more than we needed to? we do that because we […]
Brandon Twp.- The school district has about $500,000 left over from a $73 million bond that voters passed in 2006, but will soon use more than a quarter of that money, $136,300, to replace a bridge on school property. The remaining funds will likely be earmarked to be used toward replacement of the pool roof, […]
Voters in the Brandon School District will be presented with a millage renewal proposal on the November ballot. The school board unanimously approved ballot language for an operating millage renewal proposal during their July 16 meeting. The proposal will allow the school district to levy 17.9496 mills on all property except principal residence and other […]
Groveland Twp.- Seismic testing, often used to predict earthquake or volcanic activity, is being conducted in the township. While this area isn’t known for earthquakes nor volcanoes, the tests conducted by West Bay Geophysical can also be used to determine whether there is oil or natural gas in specific locations, and these are the resources […]
A 19-year-old Auburn Hills woman has been arraigned on multiple charges after going on a rampage in Brandon Township, attacking her mother, trashing a vehicle and spitting at a responding deputy. Charlene Elizabeth Wooldridge was arraigned via video July 5 on charges of assault on a police officer, domestic violence, and malicious destruction of property, […]
Brandon Twp.- Free lunch, and breakfast, too, is available for kids 18 and under this summer at Oakwood Elementary, 2839 Oakwood Road. The Brandon School District Food Services Department is able to offer the free meals through a grant offered to schools which have more than 50 percent of their student population eligible to participate […]
Brandon Twp.- Consumers Energy will begin installation of gas mains in the township July 23 on Allen and Reese roads. Residents on those roads who signed contracts with Consumers can expect gas service lines directly to their homes to be installed the week of July 30 after the main line is extended in the road […]