I want to tell you a love story. It isn’t a story that will ever be made into a major motion picture, a best-selling novel, or a television mini-series, but it is a true story, and special, nonetheless. Our story begins in the summer of 1964, when Larry, 16, called the number for a pipeline, […]
Ortonville- After much confusion just hours before the petition deadline, the dust has settled and 10 residents have filed to have their names to be on the election ballot for Sept. 11. The problems began on Monday, when Village Clerk Mary Clark was informed by Joseph Rozell of the Oakland County Elections Division that the […]
Brandon Twp.- Jim Campbell doesn’t want a 144-unit apartment complex as his new neighbor and he says he isn’t alone. ‘Talking to the neighbors in my area, I haven’t found a single person excited about the apartment complex,? said Campbell, referring to the project planned for a parcel of land off M-15, north of Solley’s […]
Ortonville- Recent testing for E.coli in Kearsley Creek shows elevated levels again, however it was not as high as officials expected. A sampling of three locations in the creek showed levels of 1,283 colony forming units (near South Street just east of the Brandon Township Library); 739 CFU (near Ball and Francis streets) and 400 […]
Brandon Twp.- A 21-year-old township man was recently arraigned on a charge of arson-preparation to burn property, $1,000 or more, less than $20,000, stemming from an altercation with his mother that ended in the man dousing his father’s car with gasoline. Brandon David Zaner was arraigned on the charge June 19 in front of 52-2 […]
Brandon Twp.- A Clarkston man plans to press charges after being scared for his life recently at a vacant log cabin in the township. Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Brandon Substation Detective Chris Pacholski is currently investigating the incident, which may involve charges of felonious assault, armed robbery, and breaking and entering. According to police reports, […]
Ortonville- Oakland County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the vandals who recently spray painted two local businesses, senior center vans, the senior center building, and the recreation building. The damage was discovered on June 14 and included the garage at David Regiani’s dental office, 101 South St., on which vandals wrote ?8 Snow? in silver spray […]
Ortonville- It’s a Tuesday afternoon and Alex Martin is at the park again. He pushes his three young children on a merry-go-round as they laugh and he smiles at their joy. He chases after his 1-year-old daughter Claire, and calls out to his 4-year-old to stay away from the strange cat she leans down to […]
Tourists taking the road less traveled could make all the difference for some local businesses. M-15 has been named the first Heritage Route in the state of Michigan. The idea was begun by Chamber of Commerce organizations at least 20 years ago, with a plan to advertise parks, festivals and summer events to get travelers […]
Brandon Twp.- Township officials will not sell land to the village for a wastewater treatment facility, but they are willing to give it, with some strings attached. The township board approved by a 7-0 vote at their June 4 meeting a memorandum of agreement between the Charter Township of Brandon and the Village of Ortonville. […]