Editor’s Note: The names in this story have been changed to protect identities. Brandon Twp.- Jim and Sally Smith have exactly what they want for Christmas, now they just hope they don’t have to return their perfect gifts. The township residents received news of their present in March, when a foster agency called to ask […]
Brandon Twp.- If every employee in the school district took a 10 percent paycut for the 2012-2013 school year, the district could save $2 million. And it still would not be enough to cover the deficit the district is facing. During the Dec. 19 school board meeting, Executive Director of Fiscal Affairs Steve Lenar said […]
Candee Allen has seen plenty of changes in area recreation in two decades. The Brandon Parks and Recreation administrative assistant is retiring after nearly 23 years of employment by the township. A party celebrating her years of service is planned for 5 -8 p.m., Jan. 3 at the Edna Burton Senior Center, 345 Ball St. […]
Brandon Twp.- Lease or buy? For the school district, for at least the next three years, the answer is lease. The school board unanimously voted at the Dec. 19 board meeting to approve the leasing of seven buses (with a capacity of 77 passengers per bus) at a cost of $11,990 per bus per year […]
Brandon Twp.- School board members voted 6-1 at their Dec. 19 meeting to contract with VARtek Services, Inc. for technology support services. Board Vice-President Kevin McClellan voted no, citing concern over a lack of companies providing similar services with which to compare. ‘In five years, I believe that we will have many more alternatives for […]
Brandon Twp.- Adele Ferguson knows what it is like to struggle. To not have two nickels to rub together. To have to decide between whether to buy gas or groceries. As a single mother in Pontiac more than 40 years ago, at Christmastime she did not have the resources available to her that are available […]
Ortonville- Still looking for a special family gift this holiday season? If everyone in the household is in agreement, you could save lives by rescuing a dog or cat, puppy or kitten that needs a home, while receiving much love in return. According to humanesociety.org, about 4 million dogs and cats are euthanized at U.S. […]
Two former area residents have been sentenced in connection with a string of local home invasions. Danie Vore, 31, formerly of Groveland Township, was sentenced Dec. 9 in front of Sixth Circuit Court Judge Rudy Nichols to seven to 30 years in prison after being convicted of four counts of home invasion, second degree, as […]
Ortonville- After 29 years, Dec. 24 will be the last day that D.L. Bonner Jewelers, 431 Mill St., will be open for business. David Bonner opened his jewelry store in the village in 1983, with about $18,000 in jewelry, kept in three counters. Over the years, that inventory grew to more than $350,000 worth of […]
Ortonville- Last Christmas, Heather Wills received the most devastating news of her life? it was very likely that the baby she was carrying inside her was going to die. Just two days before Christmas, doctors at the University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital told Heather and Jason Wills that their unborn child had critical aortic […]