Motorcyclist injured in M-15 crash

At 12:59 p.m., July 15, Brandon deputies along with the Brandon Township Fire Department responded to a motorcycle-automobile crash on North Ortonville Road near Wolfe Road. A 2002 Honda VT750 was traveling southbound on N. Ortonville Road when the operator, a 38 year old Oxford Township resident, collided with a Buick Enclave that was making a […]

M-15 re-opens

What a mess. Late Tuesday evening M-15 was reopened  to traffic following a three day down shut down from July 13 just north of South Street for the Duck Creek culvert replacement. The major north-west thoroughfare snared traffic and swelled detours to Seymour Lake Road east to Baldwin Road, then north on Baldwin to Oakwood Road westbound. […]

Police millage on township ballot

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- The police millage will be back on the ballot for the November 2018 election. At the township meeting on July 2, the board voted in favor of the language for the ballot, which is to call this a police millage replacement. Because the previous millage request was for […]

Simeon “Sim” Blagg

BLAGG, SIMEON WILLIAM “SIM” a 36 year resident of Ortonville, MI; died July 16, 2018.  He was 70.  Born December 21, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan.  He graduated from D.H.S. in 1966 and was raised in Dearborn, MI with his surviving sister Jacque, by their late parents Simeon and Ida Blagg. He is survived by his loving family; wife […]

Duane Wildey

Duane Edward Wildey, age 80, passed away Sunday, July 15th, at his home in Goodrich, MI. He was born October 2, 1937, in Oxford, MI to the late Malcom J. and Irene E. (Miller) Wildey. He is survived by his son, Todd (Kristi) Wildey; three grandchildren, Jessica, Mitchel, and Gary Wildey; a brother, Gary Wildey; […]

Letters to the editor July 14

(In response to “Ortonville air quality stinks,” a letter by Patrick George, The Citizen July, 7, page 7) Bonfire crazy too Dear Editor I have lived in Ortonville for almost 15 years, the last 2 here in downtown. I have often wanted to write to the editor as I too have had strong feelings about […]

Kaboom!

Kaboom!

On July 7, thousands attended the Ortonville Fireworks from Brandon Middle School. See more photos on 14-15. Photo by Patrick McAbee. 

Public Notice: Brandon Township

LEGAL NOTICE Lake Louise Improvement Board Oakland County, Michigan HEARING OF PRACTICABILITY AND HEARING OF ASSESSMENT TAKE NOTICE that the Lake Louise Improvement Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the Brandon Township Library, 304 South Street, Ortonville, Michigan, to determine the practicability of a five-year improvement […]

Public Notice: Groveland Township

PUBLIC NOTICE GROVELAND TOWNSHIP GROVELAND TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS Deferment of Summer Taxes Application for deferment of Summer Taxes are available at the Township Hall. Principal residents who are Senior citizens, paraplegics, quadriplegics, eligible serviceman, eligible veterans, eligible widows, blind persons or totally and permanently disabled, who can verify that their household income for the preceding calendar […]

Public Notice: Brandon Township

SYNOPSIS CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BRANDON REGULAR MEETING July 2, 2018 Members present: Allen, Broughton, Darnall, Kordella, Marshall, Thurman Members absent (with notice): DePalma Approved: Agenda as amended. Consent Agenda as amended, which contained the following items: · Special Meeting Minutes of 5/29/18 & 6/4/18 · Regular Meeting Minutes of 6/4/18 · Regular bills in the […]