Last Saturday, some local high school students attended a very special prom’as hosts. Unlike most proms, the nearly 100 guests at the Jan. 26 dance weren’t teenagers, in fact, most ranged in age from 30-80. The guests were all residents of Angels? Place, homes for special needs adults. For many of them, it was their […]
Ortonville- Area residents can learn about various opportunities to become involved in the community at one of two hour-long sessions planned for Feb. 6. The Downtown Development Authority will host a day session from 9 a.m.-10 a.m., as well as an evening session from 6 p.m.-7 p.m., Feb. 6 at the Old Town Hall, 486 […]
Recent meetings with Brandon and Atlas residents regarding plans to extend natural gas mains in the townships had relatively low attendance, but officials are optimistic that the Consumers Energy projects will obtain the number of participants needed to proceed. ‘We didn’t have as many as expected’about 250 total,? said Kathy Thurman of the number of […]
Brandon Twp.- Two local women have achieved a dream come true by becoming published authors, and will sign copies of their books at the library this month. Pam Belding will sign copies of ‘You’re the Boat: Charting a Course Toward a Life Worth Looking Forward To,? from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 5, and Jill […]
Brandon Twp.- Township firefighters have voted against becoming a union department. All ten full-time firefighters voted in the election, with seven voting no on joining the International Association of Firefighters and three voting yes. ‘Obviously with the results of the election, the majority of the firefighters feel we have enough say in our future and […]
The video is startling. A man is depicted walking into what appears to be a large office building, occupied by dozens of workers. In the man’s hands is a large gun and as he aims at individuals in the lobby, shots and screams can be heard. People fall to the floor. Elsewhere in the building, […]
Brandon Twp.- New district boundaries are in place following the decision to reconfigure school buildings. The reconfiguration will be implemented in the fall and the parents of students who previously would have attended Belle Ann Elementary are invited to meet with the principals of Oakwood Elementary, Harvey Swanson Elementary and Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School at […]
A former Brandon Township man will spend at least the next 50 years in prison. The man, who repeatedly sexually assaulted his young daughter for several years in Brandon, was sentenced Jan. 22 by Sixth Circuit Court Judge Colleen O’Brien to serve 25 years in prison concurrently on four counts of criminal sexual conduct, first […]
Danell Duff had to beat the flu, 80-degree weather, exhaustion, and pain in order to arrive at the finish line of the 2013 Walt Disney World Marathon. If she had not already experienced and won a bigger battle, she may not have attempted the 26.2 mile race, held on Jan. 13 in Orlando, Fla., at […]
A former Brandon Township man will spend at least the next 50 years in prison. The man, who repeatedly sexually assaulted his young daughter for several years in Brandon, was sentenced Jan. 22 by Sixth Circuit Court Judge Colleen O’Brien to serve 25 years in prison concurrently on four counts of criminal sexual conduct, first […]