Like many people, Kari Roehl used to start each new year by making a resolution to lose weight. Then, she would join the ranks of many more people by breaking the resolution. Not anymore. Roehl, 36, has lost more than 100 pounds since April 2006, without bariatric surgery. ‘Every first of the year, I would […]
A third and final suspect has been charged in the armed robbery of a Brandon Township man on Thanksgiving Eve. Annmarie Elizabeth Hanna, 17, of Burton, was arraigned Jan. 7 in 52-2 District Court on a charge of armed robbery. Bond was set at $100,000, no 10 percent, and she remains in the Oakland County […]
Brandon Twp.- A last minute deal will keep the police liaison officer position in the school district until June. Township Supervisor Kathy Thurman and Brandon Schools Superintendent Lorrie McMahon reached an agreement on Dec. 26, in which the school district will contribute $10,000 to fund the position for the remainder of the school year. ‘The […]
Groveland Twp.-Air Force Technical Sgt. Mackenzie Lombardo spent Christmas this year at the the Groveland Township home of her parents, Terry and Rick Geary. She was happy to be there and they were happy to have her and their two grandchildren, Mackenzie’s daughters Addison, 3, and Riley, 2, for the holiday. But the family wasn’t […]
A second suspect has been arraigned in the armed robbery of a Brandon Township man the day before Thanksgiving. Isiah Jamal Brent, 17, of Detroit, was arraigned on a charge of armed robbery on Dec. 29 in front of 52-2 District Court Magistrate Elizabeth Chiappelli. Bond was set at $500,000, no 10 percent. Additionally, police […]
William Arthur Keely, the 64-year-old Brandon Township man accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl introduced to him by his wife, a teacher, will be arraigned on multiple charges at 8:30 a.m., Dec. 26, in front of Sixth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Rudy Nichols. Keely was bound over to the circuit court on all charges, […]
Brandon Twp.- When Fire Chief Bob McArthur retires next month after 33 years with the Brandon Fire Department, he’ll take many memories with him. Some are funny? like the time he went out on a call in the early 80s after a woman who was locked out of her house got stuck in her chimney; […]
Brandon Twp.- As 2008 draws to a close, Tyler Cole reflected on it as an educational year in which he learned about the people of two different countries and the effects of pessimism and optimism, among other things. Cole, 20, spent five weeks in Lima, Peru in April and May, followed by a 2-month stay […]
Brandon Twp.- Babe Osmak and her husband, Grady Like, are looking for the angel who rang their doorbell at about 4:30 a.m. Dec. 8, telling them their chimney was on fire. ‘We were asleep and the doorbell rang,? recalls Osmak. ‘I answered the door, and a man there said flames were coming out of our […]
Brandon Twp.- The township board will ‘put everything on the table? in an effort to save between $100,000- $150,000 per year. ‘A revenue saving committee will investigate ways to save money, especially in the area of healthcare for township employees,’said Supervisor Kathy Thurman, who is aiming for $150,000 in cuts. ‘They will also investigate how […]