Brandon Twp.- Clerk Jeannie McCreery has been selected as a candidate for 2008 Clerk of the Year. The nominating committee for the Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks selected McCreery as well as four other candidates using criteria including years of experience as a clerk; demonstrated above average competence in the position; activity in county, state […]
Ortonville- An unfair labor practice charge has been filed against the village. Les Barrett, business representative for Teamsters Local #214 representing the village’s Department of Public Works employees, filed the charge in late March with the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, claiming the village is violating the Public Employee Relations Act. The charge stems from the […]
Brandon Twp.- Three fishermen should have a whopper of a truthful tale to tell after they were shot at while fishing on Tully Lake. According to police reports, a 49-year-old father and his two sons, ages 31 and 25, were fishing on the lake when a man later identified as Keith Allen Bauer, 44, of […]
Brandon Twp.- Three wetland crossings are expected to be installed on township-owned property off M-15 and south of Brandon High School this summer. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the township board have approved the crossings, which will allow vehicle access to uplands at three different areas. Fire Chief Bob McArthur described the largest […]
A 44-year-old Oxford resident who claimed he had permission to take items from a Brandon Township property will face larceny charges since the man he said was allowing it has been dead six years. Gary Lee Sexton was arraigned on a charge of larceny of $1,000 or more, less than $20,000, on March 23. According […]
Brandon Twp.- The final recommendation of a committee formed to find a resolution to Village Skate Park problems includes an 8- to 12-foot chainlink fence with landscaping, security lights and closing of the park on Saturdays and Sundays to give residents some peace and quiet. Township Trustee Bob DeWitt presented the recommendation at Monday night’s […]
Brandon Twp.- A committee of Brandon and Groveland residents will be formed to examine recreation issues including travel teams and recently increased non-resident recreation fees. Shawn Lovelace, a Brandon Hawks soccer coach, addressed concerns he and other parents have during a presentation at the beginning of Monday’s township board meeting. Lovelace noted that travel team […]
Kammron Myles looks and acts like a normal baby. On a recent Tuesday morning, the curly-haired, sturdy 10-month-old with the big brown eyes smiles and reaches for a toy truck on the floor in his aunt’s home in Groveland Township as sunshine streams in through a window. There are no signs that anything is wrong. […]
An attorney for the husband of Denise Amber Lee, a 21-year-old mother of two slain by a former Brandon Township resident, has announced plans to file a lawsuit against the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. Thomas Maryott said during a press conference last week that he is suing the sheriff’s office on behalf of […]
Brandon Twp.- The new community park unofficially opened this week after years of anticipation, with soccer players taking to the fields at Oakwood and Hadley roads. But some soccer players are facing frustation, disappointment and anger as they are shut out. ‘Brandon Recreation has told all travel programs that as of June, they will have […]