Brandon Twp.- With a nearly $50,000 decline in revenue from last year, Library Director Paula Gauthier announced last month that the library would be open only five days a week beginning in January. However, the library board will discuss a solution that could keep the library open seven days a week at their next meeting, […]
Brandon Twp.- D’j? vu. Kevin McClellan and Chris Yuchasz, current and former school boardmembers, appear to be guaranteed shoo-ins to open seats on the board for next term. As the deadline passed Aug. 16 to be placed on the Nov. 8 ballot, McClellan and Yuchasz were the only candidates that filed to run for two […]
It’s all about survival. That is the reason the Brandon varsity hockey team must consolidate with players from the Kearsley and Holly school districts, Steve Yuchasz told the Brandon School Board during their Aug. 15 meeting. ‘We don’t have enough players to field a team,? he said. ‘This (cooperative agreement) will buy a minimum of […]
Two teenage boys who were accused of sexually assaulting three children in Brandon Township have been sentenced to juvenile probation. On Aug. 11, Sixth Circuit Court Judge Mary Ellen Brennan placed the boys, now 14- and 15-years-old, on intensive probation, the terms of which require them to receive sex offender counseling/treatment, as well as individual […]
The first new playground in Pontiac in 30 years is bringing smiles to the faces of kids and parents, thanks to the dedication of some Brandon Township residents. Alec DuBay, a 15-year-old township resident, helped construct a ‘super play structure? from July 15-18 on a lot located at the intersection of Ferry and Jessie in […]
Ortonville- Police are investigating a case of road rage that was caught on tape Tuesday. A video surveillance camera at C&J Oil Change, 150 S. Ortonville Road, captured the incident that occurred around 4 p.m., Aug. 9. The video shows a two-tone pick-up truck, mustard yellow in color and possibly an ?80s model, northbound on […]
Ortonville- Unless someone steps up to offer funding, it appears there will be no CreekFest next year. ‘Because of all the big projects we are doing in the area in 2012, the Downtown Development Authority will not be sponsoring CreekFest,? said DDA Executive Director Molly Lalone. ‘We are taking a year off and will sponsor […]
Brandon Twp.- Tax more now, or ask voters for a tax increase later? That is the question township officials debated at their Aug. 8 budget workshop. The answer has yet to be determined. The board agrees on one point: The police fund is in trouble. ‘In 2013, if we do nothing, we will be $100,000 […]
Brandon Twp.- Fire Chief David Kwapis will ask the township board and Ortonville Village Council to approve a .3000 mill increase for fire equipment and housing during a special joint meeting at 7 p.m., Aug. 15 at the library, 304 South St. If the board and council approve the increase, a resident with a $120,000 […]
Brandon Twp.- Township officials cut police staff by three and a half positions last year. Now, unless changes are made, residents may lose three more deputies and subsequently, the substation here. The necessary changes to keep the deputies include levying the full police millage rate of 3.5286, and supplementing the police fund from the general […]