Brandon Twp.- Police are investigating an assault on a woman that occurred early Wednesday morning in the Clarkston Lakes Mobile Home Park. Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Mike Searing of the Brandon substation said the woman, in her mid-20s, was asleep on the couch with her 2-year-old child when she was awakened by a window […]
Brandon Twp.- Couch potatoes arise? Joyce Anderson is coming to the library. Anderson, author of ‘Help, I’m knee-deep in clutter!?, will offer tips, strategies, and solutions for decluttering and organization during a free hour-long program set for 6:30 p.m., Sept. 10, at the library, 304 South St. Anderson, 63, says she was born with organizing […]
A 40-year-old Ortonville mother is facing up to 10 years in prison after several months of investigation found she allegedly stole thousands of dollars from an Oxford gym’s parent club. Cheryl Ann Zardus was arraigned on a felony charge of embezzlement more than $20,000 Aug. 21. She is currently free on bond. Oakland County Sheriff’s […]
Two Ortonville residents have been arraigned on charges relating to recent copper thefts in the area. Richard Edward Kwiatkowski, 33, was arraigned on Aug. 24 and Aug. 28 in 52-2 District Court on charges of second degree home invasion, possession of burglary tools, three counts of larceny over $1,000, and receiving and concealing property over […]
Ortonville- The Village Skate Park reopened Wednesday, albeit with limited hours. The village council voted unanimously at their Aug. 27 meeting to reopen the park from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Friday for the rest of the season, to end Oct. 30. The park will have adult volunteers present during open hours. The village council […]
A Brandon Township man was sentenced Aug. 27 to one to 20 years in prison for slicing his ex-girlfriend’s neck in April at a local establishment. Robert Logan, 38, will receive credit for 122 days served and as part of his sentencing must also receive mental health treatment. He pleaded no contest Aug. 13 to […]
Hadley Twp.- Debria Meadows arrived at her Gregory Road home just three minutes before a tornado showed up the evening of Aug. 24. In the house, her grandson Damian, 13, had the news on in the kitchen and was getting flashlights. Outside, the rain looked like bullets and had no slant. She yelled for Damian […]
Brandon Twp.- The welcome mat appears to have been put out for Tractor Supply Company to come to the township. The planning commission unanimously approved a site plan and special use request, provided all conditions are met, by Tractor Supply Company to maintain outdoor storage and display at 700 S. Ortonville Road, the former site […]
Brandon Twp.- The planning commission will review a preliminary site plan request by B.L.L. Commercial Property Company LLC to develop a 15,000 square-foot retail/commercial center off Ortonville Road north of Seymour Lake Road during a meeting at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 11, at the township offices, 395 Mill St. Silverman Development Company President Steve Robinson and […]
Ortonville- The village council has had its share of breakdowns recently: a broken street sweeper, a broken borrowed pot for melting asphalt, and a breakdown in communication that had one council trustee angrily offering his resignation. ‘If you want my resignation so you can run the council the way you want, then ask,? said Council […]