Ortonville- Police are seeking assistance from the public in their investigation of an armed robbery that occurred about two weeks ago at a local gas station. According to reports, at about 9:17 p.m. on Aug. 5, a man who appeared to be alone entered the Citgo gas station, 495 S. Ortonville Road, while no other […]
Ortonville- The Village Skate Park will remain closed, at least until some new security measures, likely security cameras and/or motion sensor lights, are installed. The Skate Park Committee made the decision at a meeting on Tuesday, after discussion on possible solutions to problems at the park. Committee members decided to pursue lights and cameras as […]
Ortonville- A proposed village trail has come to an abrupt end. The village council voted 5-0 at their Aug. 13 meeting that they are not in favor of the concept of a trail on village property at this time. Councilmembers Bob Flath and Larry Hayden were absent. The less-than-a-mile recreational trail was proposed last November […]
Brandon Twp.- The township could soon see another retail development near M-15. Silverman Development Company will seek site plan approval for a neighborhood retail center at the planning commission meeting set for 7:30 p.m., Aug. 28, at the township offices, 395 Mill St. The center, which would be 15,000 square feet total, would be located […]
Tom and Jodi Hammond planned to visit their cabin in the Upper Peninsula last week and do some landscaping while on a side trip from an annual family camping vacation. What they didn’t plan on was a wildfire. As of Wednesday, the fire suspected to have been started by a lightning strike Aug. 2 in […]
Ortonville- More than 30 people crammed into the village office conference room on Tuesday for a meeting to discuss the Village Skate Park. The skate park has been closed since July 27, after neighbors cited problems with kids at the park that include indecent exposure, foul language, and drug use. During Tuesday’s meeting, the Skate […]
A 21-year-old Brandon Township woman was arraigned on Tuesday on a charge of felony larceny in a building after she attempted to cash a check for $1,632 that she stole from her employer. Kristen N. Gallus, 21, was video arraigned on Aug. 7 by 51st District Court Judge Richard D. Kuhn, Jr. A preliminary exam […]
Brandon Twp.- Last semester, Logan Rascher traded time sitting in classrooms at Brandon High School for a different kind of education? life in Indonesia. ‘I became more independent and more self-sufficient,? says Rascher. ‘If you have a chance to do something like this, it’s the best life experience you could have.? The 18-year-old’s opportunity came […]
Ortonville- Ortonville High School was torn down in 1964. Still, the memories remain. Marilyn (Potter) Featherston and Shirley (Ruple) Pletcher recall taking their shoes off and climbing up the long fire chute at the two-story brick building with a basement, located at the corner of Schoolhouse and Ball streets in the village. They would take […]
Ortonville- ‘Night at the Movies,? planned for 7-11 p.m., Aug. 11, has a new location. The fifth annual free family event, sponsored by the Downtown Development Authority/Main Street, is set to take place at the ballfields at Cedar and Ball streets in the village. The Dreamworks film ‘Over the Hedge? will be shown. ‘We’re partnering […]