Brandon Twp.- Oakland County Sheriff’s Office detectives are seeking two suspects in a larceny from an auto and four counts of fraudulent use of a credit card. According to police reports, on May 4, a Brandon deputy responded to the 200 block of Howland Pines for a report of larceny from an auto. The complainant […]
Goodrich- Voters may get the final say in what happens to the library building, plagued by expensive maintenance issues. During a special meeting May 4, village and Atlas Township officials discussed the problems with the century-old Lyceum building, which houses the Goodrich Library, 10237 Hegel Road. Village Council President Ed York stressed that the council […]
Brandon Twp.- In recent years, school officials have trimmed the budget as much as possible in order to keep the district in good financial shape. Now, they must look again at making cuts? as much as $1 million worth. ‘We’ve done a lot of cutting in this district already,? said Superintendent Lorrie McMahon. ‘We don’t […]
A former Brandon Township resident accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl ended his own life in an Oakland County Jail cell on Monday. William Arthur Keely, 65, was found dead in his solitary cell at about 5:25 a.m., April 27. An autopsy concluded his death was caused by suicide, a result of him using […]
William Arthur Keely had tried to harm himself a few months ago and was in the K- block at the Oakland County Jail, a stepped-up observation unit for inmates with mental health issues. Deputies patrol the unit of all single cells with glass windows, but Keely, 65, still managed to take his own life in […]
Brandon Twp.- Jenny Ikeler thought she was going to be at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota a little more than a week ago for what would have been the 21st surgery on her leg in the past 11 years, but she was prepared to make the 14-hour drive back home for one very special night. […]
A man and woman who robbed a Brandon Township man at gunpoint on Thankgiving Eve will serve prison time. On April 27, Corey Deandre Shaw, 19, of Pontiac, was sentenced to 51 months to 30 years in prison by Sixth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Denise K. Langford Morris and Annmarie Elizabeth Hanna, 17, of Burton, […]
Ortonville- Main Street is back on track. The village’s economic development program met all 10 criteria in an annual evaluation April 16, earning national accreditation. ‘We’re doing what we’re supposed to, to revitalize the downtown,? said Main Street Manager Molly LaLone. The village became a Main Street community in 2004. The 10 criteria used to […]
Brandon Twp.- In a technologically savvy move, the school board has opened another means of communication with the public? a blog. Brandon Blackhawk Talk, the Board of Education’s blog, can be found by visiting brandonblackhawk.blogspot.com. ‘We were looking for a vehicle to communicate with the community and figured blogging is the way to go,? said […]
An attorney defending the Brandon School District against a lawsuit by former employee June Wuopio has filed a motion to dismiss the case. Daniel J. Kelly, representing the Brandon Board of Education, aka Brandon School District, and Superintendent Tom Miller, along with Marian Horowitz, current Boardmember Beth Nuccio and former Boardmembers Ken Quisenberry and Gina […]