Brandon Twp.- Time to clean out the closets, the basement, and the garage. The annual OCEF Rummage Sale is coming. ‘We’re asking for household, outdoor and garage items, children’s toys, small appliances and furniture,? said Sue Kelty, rummage sale co-chair. ‘We are also looking for children’s clothing, particularly coats and jeans, and career clothing for […]
Brandon Twp.- Students will see a new face in school this year. Eric Overall isn’t exactly the new kid. As an Oakland County Sheriff’s Office deputy for 19 years, he’s been around the block. But after four years on the midnight patrol shift in the township, he has moved into the position of school liaison […]
Tonja Brice, Fran Hotchkiss, and Robin Loughlin all work at the Brandon Township Public Library, and were nominated to do the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge? to benefit the ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) Association. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord and is eventually fatal for those who […]
Brandon Twp.- Two years after Enbridge began putting in the new Line 6B oil pipeline in the township, some residents are still waiting for the promised restoration of their property. Phase two of the project, which adds three more miles of pipeline in the township and a pump station, in addition to the three miles […]
Brandon Twp.- Police are seeking anyone with information on an intruder that a 12-year-old girl woke to find standing over her bed last weekend. According to Oakland County Sheriff’s Office police reports, Brandon deputies responded at about 3:33 a.m. Aug. 23 to a mobile home in the 3700 block of Chestnut for a report of […]
Brandon Twp.- A lack of knowledge about the location of Lake Louise has led to a name change on one of the area’s long-standing churches. What was once known as Lake Louise Church of the Nazarene is now the Brandon Community Church of the Nazarene, and the church has a new vision. To celebrate the […]
Nestled among the Appalachian Mountains in Kentucky is Henderson Settlement, begun nearly nine decades ago after a frustrated judge told area residents to ‘kill themselves off? after they refused once again to stand witness against a murderer. Hiram Frakes, a Methodist pastor in the courtroom at that 1925 murder hearing, was inspired to make a […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Atlas Twp.- Jim Lusty was taken aback when a representative of ET Rover showed up on his Vantine Road property near Irish Road Saturday afternoon. ‘It actually gave me heartburn,? said Lusty. ‘I like my place the way it is, I don’t want them cutting down trees.? The ET Rover […]
Ortonville- During a joint meeting on Aug. 18 of the Brandon Township Board and Ortonville Village Council, both government entities unanimously accepted recommendations by the Fire Authority for the 2015 fire budget. The recommendations as presented include an increase of .2 mills to be levied for fire, as well as a 3 percent wage increase […]
Brandon Twp.- Township firefighters battled two blazes last weekend, one of which displaced a family, and the other which was deemed arson. Fire Chief David Kwapis said township firefighters were called to an early Sunday morning duplex fire in the 400 block of Cedar Lake Lane in the Village of Ortonville. The first emergency call […]