Brandon Twp.- The backyard of Marilyn and Aaron Burns, siblings and township residents, is expansive with many trees. It might look like many others, but with one notable exception? it has what appears to be a fortress? remnants of a movie set. The structure shows signs of being burned and was, as part of a […]
Brandon Twp.- Be a good neighbor. This advice from Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Detective Chris Pacholski may be key in reducing home invasions in the township, particularly recent ones that have occurred during the day. ‘It will help a lot if neighbors look out for each other and notify us when there are strangers in […]
Ortonville- The village is without a Department of Public Works crew for now, after both DPW employees were fired within days of each other. Village Manager Ed Coy confirmed that with the consent of the village council, he terminated Bill Prince on Jan. 29 and Kevin Booms on Feb. 2, both for disciplinary reasons that […]
Brandon Twp.- Mike Nash may have lost part of his leg in an accident last year, but he kept something more important? a positive attitude. Determination, dedication and the ‘adapt and overcome attitude? he has a Marine Corps veteran are what enabled Nash, 38, to return last week as a paid on-call firefighter for the […]
She’s back. Jenny Olsen, a 1986 graduate of Brandon High School, has returned to hosting, producing and editing the ‘Michigan Out-of-Doors? show on PBS. She previously held the position for five-and-a-half years prior to leaving for Texas in January 2005 to work as editor and videographer on the nationally televised show ‘Ted Nugent Spirit of […]
Officials from Genisys Credit Union, formerly T & C Federal Credit Union, confirmed the purchase last week of 1.83 acres of vacant property with M-15 frontage, south of Brandon High School. ‘It will be for future development,? said Lon Bone, vice-president of public relations and community involvement for Genisys. ‘We feel good about it and […]
An Ortonville man who sped through the streets of the village as a deputy pursued him is now facing up to five years in prison. Mark Daniel Banfield, 45, was arraigned Feb. 3 in front of 52-2 District Court Magistrate Thomas Raguso on charges of fleeing and eluding a police officer and operating while intoxicated. […]
A 58-year-old Holly man will likely spend the rest of his life in prison on felony drug charges related to the death of a former Ortonville man. William Lee Sparks was sentenced on Jan. 28 in federal court to 30 months imprisonment, said Acting U.S. Attorney Terrence Berg. Just over a year ago, on Jan. […]
Margaret Sullivan Keely, the Brandon Township resident and former Oxford High School teacher whose husband is accused of sexually assaulting a student, has withdrawn her appeal challenging the Oxford school district’s decision to fire her. On Jan. 23, State Tenure Commission Judge James Ward issued an order of dismissal of Keely’s appeal of tenure charges […]
Margaret Sullivan Keely, the Brandon Township resident and former Oxford High School teacher whose husband is accused of sexually assaulting a student, has withdrawn her appeal challenging the Oxford school district’s decision to fire her. On Jan. 23, State Tenure Commission Judge James Ward issued an order of dismissal of Keely’s appeal of tenure charges […]