By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- After a tornado tore through Moore, Okla. last month, destroying two elementary schools, students here at Oakwood Elementary wondered what they could do to help their peers hundreds of miles away. While it wasn’t so simple to help clean up or give hugs with the distance separating them, […]
Ortonville- Everyone is welcome at the area’s largest 24-hour summer party, taking place next weekend. The 2013 Relay for Life of Brandon/Ortonville is set for 10 a.m. June 15 to 10 a.m., June 16 at the Varsity Track, 209 Varsity Drive in the village. ‘Everyone needs to come, the public is welcome, it’s family friendly,? […]
Atlas Twp.- Vickie Kennedy gazed over a scene of destruction in the 7400 block of Gale Road early Wednesday morning, after a tornado tore through Tuesday night. ‘This is my daughter’s house,? she said, crying. ‘We were there all day Saturday.? The two-story home where Ashlee Mahaffy lived with her husband, Tom, and their three […]
Brandon Twp.- In an effort to protect students from outside threats, school officials are increasing security measures district-wide. The school board unanimously approved hiring ROK Systems at a cost not to exceed $130,000 to provide additional security at all student-occupied buildings in the district. ‘Every school will be covered with cameras and a buzz-in system,? […]
Ortonville- A plan to replace the Ball Street Bridge in the village has been delayed due to concerns over an artisan well beneath the bridge. During the May 28 village council meeting, Village Manager John Lyons said the construction company contracted by MDOT for the bridge replacement found an inconsistency in the bridge design that […]
Ortonville- Summer returns this month, as well as Beets, Beats & Eats, the 12-week Friday night extravaganza. The event that features food, music, vendors and fun themes kicks off its 8th annual season June 14 at Crossman Park in the village with an art contest sponsored by Art of Life and a taco dinner provided […]
Brandon Twp.- A 74-year-old retired physician was killed May 24 in a multi-vehicle crash on M-15. According to Oakland County Sheriff’s Office reports, at approximately 8:31 a.m., May 24, Dr. Nabil Awad El-Shamaa, a Troy resident, was driving a 2001 Acura northbound when the driver of a 1999 Chrysler Town & Country van turned left […]
A Brandon High School senior recently expressed his disappointment to teacher Brian Moore that the school didn’t offer AP Physics. He will now have to take it at the University of Michigan, where he will be enrolled in the fall. While BHS offers several advanced placement courses, due to the size of the school and […]
After testing positive for BRCA-2, a mutated gene, last August, Stephanie Venner was told by her doctor that her body was a ticking time bomb. Rather than waiting for the explosion, the Brandon Township resident short-circuited the bomb by having a complete hysterectomy and a preventive double mastectomy. Her sister, Groveland Township resident Tammy Kentros, […]
A 45-year-old Brandon Township man has been charged in several home invasions after being caught in the act May 9. Timothy Darrell Dunn, 45, was arraigned May 10 on two charges of first degree home invasion and one charge of home invasion, second degree. He is currently lodged at the Oakland County Jail on a […]