Ortonville- The village council approved by a 6-1 vote to suspend Department of Public Works Supervisor Bill Prince for three days without pay following an executive session at their May 29 meeting. However, Village Manager Ed Coy said Wednesday afternoon the motion had been reversed because of an incorrect date and the village will meet […]
A 38-year-old Beverly Hills man who attempted to cash a fradulent $2,000 check at the Oxford Bank in Ortonville last August was sentenced to 365 days in the Oakland County Jail on May 4 in front of Sixth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Fred Mester. Harvey Alexander Savage was credited for 119 days served, received 36 […]
A 47-year-old Brandon Township man was arraigned May 24 in federal court in Detroit on a 22-count indictment with charges including obstruction of the administration of Internal Revenue law, signing false IRS forms under penalty of perjury and causing casinos to file false reports. The indictment charges that between January 2000 and December 2003, Christopher […]
Ortonville- The village council has put the brakes on further research or action on a proposed trail concept for village property, for the time being. Rick McAvinchey, a resident and member of the North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy, proposed a trail on 40 acres of village property adjacent to the Crescent Hills subdivision during a […]
Gladys Parker began selling real estate in Ortonville in 1990, when she got her license. Now, the Brandon Township resident continues to sell real estate in Ortonville, as well as Goodrich, and as far north as Millington as owner of Help-U-Sell Property Basics, 8359 Office Park Drive in Grand Blanc. ‘We’ve got the M-15 corridor […]
Ortonville- After a walk-through of the village, councilmembers have determined that 447 squares of concrete sidewalk need to be replaced. At a cost of about $4 per square foot, this will amount to approximately $29,600 in repairs. Village Manager Ed Coy said he is writing a request for proposal, after which a notice for bids […]
Senior ceremonies for the Goodrich High School class of 2007 are as follows: There will be a junior and senior banquet at 6:30 p.m. on June 5 in the high school cafeteria, 8029 Gale Road; senior awards are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on June 6 at the Raymond C. Green Center for the Performing Arts […]
The Ortonville Chamber meeting is scheduled for noon on June 5 at Brandon High School Central Office. The cost will be $8 for chamber members with an RSVP, $10 for chamber members without an RSVP, and $15 for non-Ortonville Chamber members. Scholarship winners will be presented. Details: (248) 627-8079
Lake Orion captured the Division I girls state championship in golf on Saturday, turning an eight-stroke lead after the first day of competition into a 21-stroke win over second place Grand Blanc. It is the second team state title in the school’s history, and first for a girls team. The Dragons shot 341 as a […]
It’s been more than 50 years since Deborah Rader attended a small, kindergarten through second grade school in the Flint area. ‘My first teacher, Catherine Stock, was kind, yet demanding,? said Rader. ‘She lived with our family for awhile and I often pretended I was teaching a class just like Miss Stock did’I knew that’s […]