By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Irene Miller was only 5 years old and living in Warsaw, Poland when World War II broke out. “My survival is very different from what people perceive as a holocaust experience,” she said. “I survived in many countries in the most extreme conditions.” At 6:30 p.m., March 12, the Brandon […]
Above, BHS Sophamore Alex Hernandez flys during BHS Snowcoming Feb. 22. Check out the King and Queen on page 11. Photo by Mo Voyer.
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.-At 8:25 p.m., Feb. 26, Michigan State Police responded to a crash on Grange Hall Road near Foxwood Trail. According to MSP reports the driver of a 2003 Chevrolet pickup truck was traveling at a high rate of speed on Grange Hall Road, lost control at the intersection near Foxwood […]
By David Fleet Editor At 1:24 p.m., Feb. 26, Brandon Fire Department responded to a fire on Ridge Court in the Walnut Hill Subdivison. Township Fire Chief David Kwapis reported the initial call was for a garage fire in a home, however, when firefighters arrived the home in a wooded area was completely engulfed. Three […]
By David Fleet Staff Writer Goodrich- On Monday night the school board of trustees voted 6-0 to partner with Atlas Township for a student resource officer. Trustee Chip Shultz was absent from the meeting with notice. At a cost of about $100,000 the SRO from the Genesee County Sheriff Office will be funded with 30 […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- At the Monday night meeting, the village council voted 4-3 to pay four employees $2,551 as a one time payment due to loss of the flex benefit stipend, which the personnel committee discontinued in favor of 3-5 percent raises for the four employees, as the flex benefit stipend was […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville-At the regular meeting of the village council on Monday night, the council voted to adopt rules of procedure 5-2. Council members Coleen Skornicka, Mark Robinson, Dan Eschmann, Pat George and Mark Butzu voted in favor of the rules of procedure while Larry Hayden and president Tonja Brice voted against […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer On Feb. 26, at approximately 7:05 p.m., Brandon deputies responded to a fatal pedestrian crash on Ortonville Road just north of Viola Drive. The Crash Reconstruction Unit shut down Ortonville Road for three hours for investigation. A 63-year-old Groveland Township resident was driving a Toyota Rav 4 northbound on Ortonville […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor Oxford resident James Allen Sherman Sr. wore many hats during the course of his lengthy career. He was a successful publisher for 38 years. He was a wordsmith. He was a shrewd businessman. He was a devoted community leader. He was an enthusiastic supporter of worthy causes. Sherman was all […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.-On Wednesday morning a township family enduring an inconceivable loss joined friends and family for a celebration of their daughters life. Hundreds gathered at Bethany Baptist Church, 2353 E. Grand Blanc Road, Grand Blanc for Corinn Linkowski, 18, who lost control of her Saturn on snowy M-15 near Coolidge Road […]