HOSNER, JOE JOHN of Ortonville, Michigan; died suddenly June 14, 2021. He was 72. Joe was born April 3, 1949 in Pontiac, Michigan to Kenneth Charles and Wilma Pearl (nee: Rice) Hosner. He married Donna Rae Wayland in Ortonville, Michigan on May 6, 1972. He is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Donna […]
STOCKWELL, DIANE LYNN of Goodrich, Michigan . Passed away on June 12, 2021. She was 68. Diane was born November 10, 1952 in Pontiac, Michigan to the late George and Jennie (nee: Atkinson) Stokes. She married Dennis Stockwell on September 3, 1994 in Goodrich, Michigan. She is survived by her loving husband, Dennis Stockwell, her […]
Saundra Lee Todoroff of Ortonville, Michigan; born October 11, 1938 in Pontiac, Michigan; passed away June 1, 2021 at the age of 82. Daughter of the late Howard and Dorothy Collins; loving wife of the late Theodore David Todoroff; beloved mother of Cheryl Ellett (Alan), Cindy Wyatt (Larry) and Connie Campbell (Randall); grandmother of Chas Phelps […]
PALAZZOLA, Barbara A.; of Ortonville formerly of Detroit; passed away at home on June 14, 2021; age 86; preceded in death by her husband Anthony; mother of Joseph (Kathy) Palazzola, Kathy (Matt) Gohlke, Karen (Jerry) Fortuna, Linda (Terry) Carmean, David (Christalyn) Palazzola & Lisa (Vince) Orsini; preceded in death by her son Anthony S. Palazzola […]
Front Isabelle Ricard and Julie Cheng prepare to graduate from Brandon High School last weekend. Photo by Patrick McAbee.
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-A township man has been charged for operating an ORV while intoxicated causing death and ORV operating while intoxicated with an occupant under 16. On May 29, Anthony Davis, 33, was operating a tractor with two of his two-year-old cousins on it. One of the two-year-olds fell off and […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Brandon Substation operated a compliance check on the selling of vape products to those under 21 in the township on June 8. Six out of the 11 retailers sold to the decoy working with OCSO. The operation came after substation commander Lt. Greg Glover noticed […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Hayme Serrato’s Martial Arts has moved locations and is now open. The new location is at 465 South St., Suite 2 in Ortonville. “My building was sold, and the building was a little bit big for me, so it was good that I moved to a smaller building,” said Serrato. […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer On June 17, the Ortonville Downtown Development Authority and the Brandon Parks and Recreation department are partnering to give residents a night of food trucks and fun. Beginning at 4 p.m., there will be food trucks along Mill and South Streets in Downtown Ortonville, sponsored by the DDA. “We’ve all […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- During the regular meeting Monday night, the township board of trustees voted 7-0 to create a sewer subcommittee and appoint trustees Bob Marshall and Steve Unruh to it. As supervisor, Jayson Rumball is a member of the subcommittee as well. “When Brian Coburn was here from the Water […]