A 47-year-old woman who severely bruised a Brandon Township group home resident nearly a year ago has been sentenced to two years of probation. Crystal Charlotte Overall was sentenced by Sixth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Shalina D. Kumar on March 11. Overall, a Flint resident, had pleaded no contest on Feb. 5 to charges of […]
Brandon Twp.- They work hard to keep the community safe and now, several of the township’s police officers are being recognized for their efforts. On March 3, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office announced selections for honors at their annual awards ceremony, planned for May 12. Those honorees include Detective Chris Pacholski as Investigator of the […]
When Kelly Evans learned 2008 was a leap year, she says she knew she would give birth on leap day. ‘It was just my luck,? says Evans, who was due to deliver on March 6. She was right. Evans gave birth to Mikayla JoLynn Evans at 6:02 p.m., Feb. 29, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital […]
Brandon Twp.- Some community members are ready to seek the recall of several school board members. Bonnie Kerin, Kathy Stockley and Maria Lauinger, members of what they call a concerned group of citizens, plan to show a videotape of Superintendent Tom Miller’s hiring interview from three years ago, at 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 1:30 […]
Brandon Twp.- Roger McCarville has dedicated the past 26 years of his life championing the disabled. Now, the host of the PBS show ‘Disabilities Today,? who became disabled in 1975 when he fell from a boat and his legs were severed, will continue his advocating efforts as a member of the Michigan Statewide Independent Living […]
Ortonville- Construction on the addition to the Old Mill should be completed in less than three weeks and when it is done, the Ortonville Community Historical Society will be busy in the museum, filling two floors (800 square feet each) with artifacts. OCHS President Dean Salley’s plans for the new space includes an expanded military […]
The Brandon School District has faced a turbulent year so far and the troubles appear to be continuing. 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 Muzzarelli, have been named in a lawsuit filed by […]
Brandon Twp.- Joe Miller has missed a lot of ‘firsts? in his young son’s life, but there was one first that could wait until the Army sergeant took leave from a 15-month deployment to Iraq. Luisier Miller, now 17-months old, got his first haircut on Feb. 20, while seated on his daddy’s lap at Amedae […]
Former Ortonville village manager Paul Zelenak has been selected to be the next village manager of Lake Orion. The Lake Orion Village Council chose Zelenak by a 6-1 vote during their Feb. 25 meeting. ‘It’s still an offer, we haven’t negotiated the contract,? Zelenak said Tuesday. ‘I’m very excited and looking forward to the opportunity […]
A father who lost his son nearly two years ago when a dead tree in Brandon Township fell and killed the 25-year-old man, is suing the Road Commission for Oakland County. Attorney Jeffrey Himelhoch said he filed a lawsuit on Feb. 21 in Oakland County Circuit Court on behalf of Doral Lawrence, father of David […]