Ortonville- The village will officially have a Department of Public Works again after the council unanimously voted at their Sept. 14 meeting to hire a full-time DPW director. Aileen Champion made the motion after saying research into hiring a private contractor to provide DPW services showed there were no cost savings and that residents like […]
The average life expectancy is 47 in Ethiopia due to devastatingly high levels of poverty, famine, and diseases including HIV/AIDS. As a result, there are 4.5 million orphans in the African nation. That number decreased by two and Brandon Schools Curriculum Director Joanna McKinney and her husband, Benjamin, gained a family with the adoptions of […]
Ortonville- The Village Skate Park is closed for the rest of the season. Councilmembers voted unanimously at their Sept. 14 meeting to close the park located at the corner of Ball and Cedar streets in the village due to a lack of supervision there since the termination of former skate park monitor Bob Roerink. Councilmember […]
Ortonville- A new sign at the corner of M-15 and Mill Street welcomes visitors to the village. The approximately 6-foot-by-10-foot sign made by Creative Designs & Signs of Pontiac cost $11,000, sparkles due to a black crushed glass background, and has a detachable sign to advertise special events, said Downtown Development Authority Executive Director Molly […]
Goodrich- As the new pastor of the Goodrich Assembly of God church, Paul Kleindl wants to give hope in troubled times. ‘We’d like to reach out to the community and bring a message of hope to people during these challenging times our nation is facing, and let it be known everyone is welcome here,? said […]
Since 2002, Ortonville United Methodist Church members have traveled to a rural coal mining community in Kentucky seeking to improve the lives of the people living there. This year, eight OUMC members traveled to Wallins Creek, Ky. as part of the annual Red Bird mission trip. They stayed at a Girl Scout camp constructed around […]
Since 2002, Ortonville United Methodist Church members have traveled to a rural coal mining community in Kentucky seeking to improve the lives of the people living there. This year, eight OUMC members traveled to Wallins Creek, Ky. as part of the annual Red Bird mission trip. They stayed at a Girl Scout camp constructed around […]
Brandon Twp.- A new elementary and redrawing of district boundaries did not interfere with a smooth start to the school year here. ‘The first day of school went very smooth, there were no problems that I’m aware of,? said Superintendent Lorrie McMahon. ‘There are always a few glitches with the buses, but they were all […]
A 4-year-old Brandon Township boy is expected to make a full recovery from a fractured skull he suffered in a single-car accident in which the driver, his mother, was found to be intoxicated. Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Harry Joseph, crash reconstructionist, said he will seek a warrant from the prosecutor’s office this week for […]
Residents of Brandon and Groveland townships will continue to contract for their own waste hauling services, despite the results of a months-long study that concluded citizens could realize savings and other benefits from community-wide waste hauling contracts. Brandon and Groveland were part of the waste hauling services study conducted by Resource Recycling Systems of Ann […]