A 33-year-old Davison man has been arraigned on a felony charge after stealing a woman’s purse at a local establishment. Dennis Wayne Ball was arraigned Dec. 17 at 52-2 District Court on the charge of larceny in a building. According to police reports, Brandon deputies were dispatched to Bullfrogs, 2225 Ortonville Road, after employees detained […]
A 24-year-old Detroit woman was arraigned Dec. 14 on multiple charges after an altercation with Brandon deputies. Jenea Nickoli Manley was arraigned at 52-2 District Court on one charge of police officer assault/resisting and obstructing a police officer; a charge of operating license forgery/alteration/false identification; and operating while license suspended, revoked or denied. According to […]
Brandon Twp.- Carrin Weirauch is promoting a back to basics approach with her new business, Down to Earth Toys. The online store, www.downtoearthtoys.com, features wooden, natural, and educational toys and went live in November. The store opens at a time when toy recalls are rampant because of lead paint found in toys made in China. […]
A $2,500 paycheck isn’t bad for 60 seconds of work. Jessica Laviolette, a 2006 Brandon High School graduate and sophomore psychology major at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was the recipient of that check when she won the grand prize in the first annual MIT elevator pitch contest in October. Laviolette says the point of […]
Brandon Twp.- They faced plenty of obstacles, including a snowstorm and a poor economy, but volunteers and donors came through once again for the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund, to make this year’s Christmas Food and Gift Distribution? the largest ever’a success. OCEF helped more than 170 families (750 individuals) in need, as well as residents […]
Brandon Twp.- Bruiser has been regifted for Christmas. Lindsey Vollmer first received the Chihuahua puppy as a present from her husband, David, shortly before he deployed to Iraq with the Army. He intended for the puppy to keep her from being lonely while he is gone for the next 15 months. But on Dec. 12, […]
Brandon Twp.- To staring onlookers at Detroit Metro Airport, it may have seemed bizarre’a man rushing up the stairs on an escalator going down. But Major Paul Alban, returning to Michigan after a 14-month deployment to Iraq, wasn’t concerned with how he may have looked or what strangers may have thought, he was single-minded at […]
Brandon Twp.- The township board passed the 2008 budget by a 5-1 vote at a special meeting Dec. 17. The budget features a 2.5 percent pay raise for all township employees and an additional 10 percent raise for Recreation Director Fred Waybrant. The 10 percent pay hike for Waybrant was the cause of Treasurer Linda […]
Brandon Twp.- A party doesn’t seem too difficult to find at this time of year, but two local entrepreneurs are offering a fun and safe twist on celebrations. Dylan Dean and John Maniaci started their business, Double D’s Designated Driver Service, in September with the goal of keeping the community safe. ‘We had friends who […]
Hadley Twp.- The answer that won her a $4,600 tropical vacation was the same as her first name: Karen. Karen Hope, 59, has been a regular viewer of the ABC morning talk show ‘Live with Regis & Kelly? since 2000. She has entered numerous contests on the show, either online or by sending in a […]