Ortonville- Barbara White has been making quilts for about a quarter of a century and estimates that over the years, she has created about a dozen, although she only has two in her possession. ‘I’d like to keep more, but every time I start one, someone wants it,? says the Hadley Township resident and member […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- When George, a foxhound, came to live with Karen Swift, her terrier, Jake, did not adapt well. Depressed, the smaller dog would sit at the edge of the room and stare at the new dog. Watching how the two interacted gave Swift the idea for a story. In […]
Brandon Twp.- As the sun broke through the clouds over the Belle Ann Elementary playground shortly after 3 p.m., April 16, dozens of pink and purple balloons were released by third-grade students in memory of their classmate, Michelle Yang. The balloons floated quickly away on a brisk breeze as the children, as well as parents […]
Brandon Twp.- Nearly 50 employees, both union and non-union, have offered to reduce their hours and/or take cuts in their compensation to ease the deficit the district is facing by about $200,000. On Tuesday, Superintendent Lorrie McMahon announced that 21 non-union staffmembers, including the directors of curriculum, finance, food service, aquatics and fitness center, special […]
Brandon Twp.- She didn’t win a million dollars from Publisher’s Clearinghouse, but Debbie Brauher felt like she had when representatives from Oakland Schools and district officials entered her fourth grade classroom at Oakwood Elementary on Tuesday and proclaimed her the 2010 Oakland County Outstanding Elementary School Teacher of the Year. ‘In all of Oakland County?? […]
Ortonville- The Village Skate Park opened for the season on Wednesday under new supervision. Interim Village Manager Larry Brown hired Addison Turk, 24, as the new park monitor and he started work immediately,overseeing several happy kids at the park located at the corner of Ball and Cedar streets. ‘It’s a good job to help out […]
Ortonville- The village will apply for a grant to replace a deteriorating Ball Street bridge. ‘If the grant were given, the bridge would be replaced in 2013,? said Interim Village Manager Larry Brown. ‘It is now in a condition where bridge replacement would be considered by the funding authority.? The Ball Street bridge is one […]
Judges are not required to do background checks on individuals seeking guardianship of special needs adults. Still, when Wayne County Probate Court Judge Martin T. Maher awarded guardianship of a mentally incapacitated man to Duane Kuerbitz, he was aware that Kuerbitz was a registered sex offender. Kuerbitz, a former Brandon Township resident, is now charged […]
Ortonville- Larry Brown is the new interim village manager. The village council unanimously voted to assign Brown to the position at their April 12 meeting. The former village manager, Bill Sprague, has taken a position in the private sector after five months in the village. His last day was April 9. ‘I think Larry will […]
Police are continuing to investigate how a registered sex offender and former Brandon Township resident gained guardianship of a mentally incapacitated man, who he then allegedly sexually abused for the next two years until the abuse was reported. ‘We have a major league concern with what we have found so far,? said Oakland County Sheriff’s […]