Brandon Twp.- A final campaign to extend gas mains in the township is taking place within the next week as Consumers Energy officials push to meet a deadline of May 18 to have 221 residents signed up for service. Residents of 150 households in phase 1 of the proposed project who were not represented at […]
Brandon Twp.- It’s official’township voters will see a library millage proposal on the Aug. 7 ballot. Five months after announcing their intention to request a millage increase, the library board formally approved at their April 23 meeting a resolution and ballot language to be submitted to the Oakland County clerk. ‘By placing the millage question […]
Brandon Twp.- The school board is exploring two plans that would dramatically change the three elementary schools in the district and may reduce the overall number of teacher lay-offs that are coming. Currently, kindergarten through fourth grade students are educated in Belle Ann, Harvey Swanson and Oakwood. Under the two options being considered, however, that […]
Brandon Twp.- Five dogs were seriously burned when a shed fire spread to their attached kennels this week. The dogs, Llewellian setters, suffered second and third degree burns. One of the dogs had to be euthanized. According to police and fire reports, deputies and township firefighters were called to a home in the 500 block […]
Graduation day is a day of pride and happiness for most high school seniors. But for Gabrielle Ford, who fell on her way to get her diploma, it ended being a day of humiliation and sadness as she was laughed at and made fun of by a classmate. What should have been a special day […]
Brandon Twp.- The school district will no longer offer a childcare program. Pam Schoemer, director of special education for the district, said the program for children 6-months-old to school-age will end June 29. ‘It’s sad in the sense that it’s a wonderful service offered to our families,? said Schoemer of the elimination of the program. […]
Twenty years ago on April 18, my husband John and I pledged our love to one another in front of more than 150 family members and friends. I can remember certain details of that day vividly’how shy I felt walking down the church aisle, how heavy my bouquet felt, how the flowers shook in my […]
Ortonville- Using hands to pray is common during church services, but at Hillside Bible Church last Sunday, 500 hands were used for a different purpose. Instead of parishioners seated in rows listening to a sermon by Pastor Kevin Shorkey, chairs were removed from the sanctuary at the church, 173 N. Church St., and during the […]
Brandon Twp.- Deputies responded to 5,787 calls for service in the township in 2011, only a slight increase from the year before. Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Pete Burkett, Brandon substation commander, recently released the 2011 year-end sheriff’s report. ‘It’s a good report,? said Burkett. ‘We’re staying pretty steady, we had a slight increase in […]
Ortonville- William Armstrong was curious about the Occupy movement so he decided to find and attend the nearest meeting. For the White Lake resident, that was the April 15 Occupy meeting in Ortonville. While environmental issues were his primary motivation for getting involved, he found a lot of discussion at the meeting about corporations that […]