By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer The 37th annual Ortonville area CROP Walk will be Oct. 1 starting at the Ortonville United Methodist Church at 93 Church St. Registration begins at 1:30 p.m. and following that will be warm-up exercises. The walk begins at 2 p.m. The three mile trek will help battle world hunger by […]
James H.; “Big Jim” Lane, of Fenton formerly of Keego Harbor died September 24, 2017. He was 79. Father of Jimmy Lane III & Todd (Tonya) Lane; grandpa “Pa” of Michael, Halie, Harrison, Hunter & Heston; great grandpa of Brooklyn; special nephew of Pat “Fat Pat” Kelly; also survived by many other family members & friends. Jim […]
By David Fleet Editor A Flushing Township pair is now behind bars thanks to Facebook and a video surveillance camera. At 5:30 p.m., Brandon Township deputies responded to the 5000 block of Oakwood Road for a larceny report. When deputies arrived the victim homeowner provided video footage of a male subject exiting a white work […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.-A 26 year old St. Clair Shores man is in custody following an assault at the Michigan Renaissance Festival. At about 6 p.m., Sept. 17, Oakland County Sheriff deputies assigned to the festival in the 12000 block of Dixie Highway responded to the pedestrian trail connecting the north and south […]
BRANDON TOWNSHIP SYNOPSIS Charter Township of Brandon regular Board Meeting september 5, 2017 Call to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: Allen, Broughton, Darnall, DePalma, Kordella, Marshall & Thurman. Approved: Agenda Consent Agenda Removal of route A from Trail proposal Paint exterior of Fire Station One Township Facebook page Cable allocations Edna Burton computer donation No […]
(In response to, Why all the hate?, The Citizen, a letter by Vickie Lucus, Sept. 2, page 6) Unfit nincompoop Dear Editor, It is uncanny that Ms. Lucas cannot see Trump as the deplorable bigot he is. Instead she has dissidence with me. As a Korean War veteran, I have lived long enough to know […]
Shelby Stewart Staff Writer It was just one of about 140 Miracle boxes constructed on July 22, 2017 during a Hometown Hero Packing Party at the Old Town Hall in downtown Ortonville. About 50 individuals had gathered that day for a packing party coordinated by the Friends of AMOS in partnership with Desert Angel, Inc. […]
By David Fleet Editor On Monday night, by a 4- 2 vote Kurt Schulte was appointed to the school board replacing Dan Keller who stepped down effective Sept. 5. Candidates had until Sept. 15 to apply for the opening. Schulte was one of seven candidates which also included, Keenan Delaney, Melissa Garrard, Heidi Husted, Karen […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.- There are many overpasses that span U.S. 23 between Fenton and the Ohio boarder en route to Florida. Steve McGee will likely never forget them. “Fire trucks, police cars and just people were on the bridges as we drove under,” he said. “It was just unreal, how they knew […]
Cynthia Louise Mallory of Clarkston; died September 18, 2017. She was 69. Born August 22, 1948 in Oil City, Pennsylvania to the late Maximillan and Josephine (nee: Bruno) Kulinski. She married W. Howard Mallory on April 22, 1972 in Pennsylvania. She is survived by her loving husband, Howard; three children, Scott D. (Pauline) Mallory, Kimberly […]