By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- “I’m saving all of your letters. I don’t know what to d o when I get a locker full. Do you suppose you could keep them for me when I get 20 or 25 if I wrap them carefully in a package and send them to you? I’d […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.– While the world robotics championship was taking place last week, three members of Metal Muscle Robotics were receiving the highest honors on a local stage. Jacob Donders, Sage Hallberg and Tyler Solo were the recipients of the Gold Star Award during the 29th Annual Youth Recognition Night April […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-Paving of Oakhill Road between M-15 and Ellis Road may finally be in sight— in 2023. At their May 2 meeting, the township board unanimously approved submitting a letter of interest to the Road Commission for Oakland County to consider paving the 1.5 mile section of road using federal […]
It’s everyone’s responsibility to keep children safe
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- The majority of child sexual abuse is not perpetrated by a stranger, but by someone the victim knows, and nearly half the time, by another child. “On a weekly basis, we take a sexual abuse case involving a child, and more often than not, it is child on […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- One of the area’s largest annual yard sales won’t take place this year. The Ortonville Community Emergency Fund’s Rummage Sale has been cancelled for 2016. “Due to expansion, the sale has gotten so big and is so well-received, but we don’t have the volunteers needed to do this […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Ortonville- Dennis Hoffman needs your help to honor our Purple Heart veterans. The commander of the VFW Post 582 received the blessing of the village council last month to have Aug. 1 designated Purple Heart Day. He now plans to have the nearly 50 Purple Heart recipients from this […]
DDA and Main Street funding in jeopardy
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Ortonville- Legislators are considering changes to a 40-year-old law that could reduce funding designated for the village and eliminate the DDA and Main Street program in the village. House Bill 5856 would amend 1975 PA 197, which provides for the establishment of a downtown development authority, as well as encourages […]
The sinking fund millage, if approved by voters, would garner $2.2 million.
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- Voters here will see a sinking fund millage question on the August ballot. At their April 18 meeting, the school board unanimously agreed to put a 2-year, 2-mill proposal on the Aug. 2 ballot. The sinking fund millage, if approved by voters, would garner $2.2 million. The money […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Several local candidates will face no competition on the August primary ballot. The filing deadline to be placed on the Aug. 2 ballot was 4 p.m. this past Tuesday and in Groveland Township, only five candidates, all Republicans, made known their intentions to run, one for each seat available, four […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- Bill Renner The board of education unanimously approved Renner as the school’s next principal during their April 18 meeting. “Thank you for allowing me to come to your district,” Renner told the board. “I was looking for a springboard in my leadership track and I found it here. […]