Oakley and Chanel of Brandon Township. The two are moms for Leader Dogs for the Blind of Rochester Hills. Chanel had four litters before she retired, and Oakley is pregnant…
Puppy tales:Raising Leader Dogs for the Blind
Community mourns
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer On Dec. 1, the Brandon School District was closed due to staffing shortages a reflection of the connectivity to the Oxford community. The district was…
Santa arrives:Goodrich Downtown Christmas
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-From 5-8 p.m., Dec. 9, Santa Claus will return to Goodrich Downtown Christmas. Santa is expected to be seeking both the naughty and nice during the…
Books of thanks
From left, Emily Burny, Madison Speirs and Weston Liquia, students at Reid Elementary School create, “Thankful turkey books,” just before the Thanksgiving break. Photo by Patrick McAbee.…
Substitute teacher need still great
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-On Monday night the board of trustees raised substitute teacher rates from $85 to $95 per day. “Several districts have (raised their rates),” said Wayne Wright,…
Christmas in the Village
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- Christmas in the Village is back this year after the holiday festivities were canceled last year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The grand marshal…
Long-time Groveland Township planner to retire
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.-For more than a quarter of century Jenny Sevigny has served the township on the planning commission. Earlier this month she announced her retirement. “If…
Village MCC rally draws crowd
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville-On Nov. 20, The Michigan Conservative Coalition hosted a ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ rally in Crossman Park in downtown Ortonville. The event was planned in about…
OCSO:Car-deer crashes on the rise statewide
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.- Hunters strive to connect with a deer. For motorists it’s just not the case “We are getting several car-deer accidents a day,” said Lt.…
Welcome to ‘Squirrel Town’
By David Fleet Editor Any great story from one’s youth starts in the backyard. For 2019…
Chevrolet Corvair’s gone, but not forgotton
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.- By today’s standards, Ray Dubia’s ride to work is minuscule…
Ashton Orchard open, limited hours
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.-A landmark family-owned orchard is on pause this fall. For more…
‘It was my duty to serve’
By David Fleet Editor Hadley Twp.-Army Pvt. Howard Brandt recalls the war torn rural countryside of…
This Thanksgiving I am thankful for lots of stuff
Every night I tend to reflect on the hours I was awake that day. Did I…
Engineering, computer science classes at GHS
By David Fleet Editor On June 28 the Goodrich School Board of Trustees approved two new classes in computer science and engineering this fall…
Brandon pool to re-open
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer During the regular meeting Monday night, the Brandon Board of Education voted 7-0 to approve a cooperative agreement with…
Welding at BHS
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer During the regular Monday night meeting, the Brandon board of education voted 7-0 to hire Sarah Walker as the…
Goodrich School District bonds refinaced
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich- On Monday night, District Superintendent Wayne Wright announce the successful sale of the districts 2021 Refunding Bonds (federally taxable)…
Brandon snags Federal CARES Tuition Credit
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Parents of Brandon preschool students were credited $200 towards their tuition thanks to the Federal CARES Tuition Credit. “In…
Keller tosses no hitter
By David Fleet Editor GHS Junior Noah Keller needed only 92 pitches and baffled Lake Linden-Hubbell High School hitters with 17 strickeouts and walking…
Brandon Schools:Kids Read Now
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer This summer, K-2 students in the Brandon School District will be getting books for free from Kids Read Now.…
State bound
Nine area grapplers, eight from Goodrich and one from Brandon reached the Division 2 individual state wrestling finals today at Van Andel Arena, Grand…
A fisheye view:Salmon from classroom released to return
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer After not being able to raise salmon last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Peggy Miller-Zelinko’s class was excited…