A frosty beaked robin contemplates a late February snow in Brandon Township. Contrary to common belief robins are not the first bird of spring. Many winter right here in Oakland…
Thoughts of spring
Technology gap sparking vaccine appointment issues for seniors
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.- The race for the COVID-19 vaccination is now heating up—but one sector of the community may be lagging just behind. In Oakland county, sign-ups…
Village council opts for two monthly meetings
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville-During the regular meeting Monday night, the village council voted 5-1 to hold two regular meetings a month temporarily until they are able to catch…
Dog days of winter
Stella dives into about a foot of fresh snow on Tuesday morning in Goodrich as Jim and Zoey Smith watch. The snow was followed by negative temperatures overnight. A slight…
COVID vaccination distribution challenged
By David Fleet Editor An area lawmaker said, “no thank you” when offered the COVID-19 vaccine. State Rep. Mike Mueller vowed to make sure all his constituents have access to…
‘It’s quite the anomaly’
By David Fleet Editor On Wednesday morning Dustin Scriven had a little bit of home in his front yard. The Ortonville native, now living in College Station Texas, about 100…
School district enrollments up following Student Count Day
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Each year the second Wednesday of February is student Count Day statewide. The day is key since the count determines just how much funding a…
Foreclosure moratorium extended
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Oakland County Treasurer Andy Meisner is continuing the 2020 property tax foreclosure moratorium for 2021. In 2020, Oakland County had 2,494 properties that were withheld…
The art of Valentine’s Day
Pre kindergarten students, Ani and Lawson create Valentine’s Day bracelets for their families at Reid Elementary on Wednesday. Photo by Patrick McAbee.…
Chamberlain’s Auction Gallery
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-For more than four decades, Chamberlain’s Auction Gallery has been…
COVID in Lombardy, one year later
By David Fleet Editor Martina Ferri says the COVID situation in northern Italy isn’t good. The…
Sharing their secrets of love: Atlas couple together for 69 years
By David Fleet Editor Atlas-From the rural coal mining areas of West Virginia to Atlas— an…
Surrogacy in Michigan:The human element
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer According to Stephanie Jones, finding another woman in Michigan who had…
Apologizing for everything, Part 2.
You know there comes a time in every man’s life when he decides to chuck it…
Brandon joins crowded search for new superintendent
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer At a special work session on Tuesday night, the Brandon Board of Education was given training on searching for…
Michigan High School Athletics Association Scholar Athlete award finalist
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ian Burke, a senior at Brandon High School, was chosen as one of the 120 finalists for the Michigan…
Firms vie for superintendent search
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer At the regular meeting Monday night, the Brandon board of education voted 6-0 to bring in two companies to…
District bond sale, refunding
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich- On Oct. 19 the board of education voted 7-0 following the sale of its 2020 school building and site…
BHS students top in SAT
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon High School had three seniors this year with SAT scores in the top 1 percent in the nation.…
No goals. Blackhawks shutout streak lands team in record books
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.-Seven games —560 minutes of keeping the ball out of the net. That’s the result of a stingy Blackhawk…
Extraordinary Blackhawks
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Every month for the past six years, Brandon Superintendent Dr. Matt Outlaw has honored a staff member as the…
School trustee steps down
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon School Board member Sarah Allen has stepped down from the school board. “It was an honor to be…
Brandon/Flushing ski team
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer The Brandon board of education voted 5-0 to enter into a cooperative agreement with Flushing High School for a…