By C.J. Carnacchio Oxford Leader Editor Addison Twp. – One person is dead, one could be facing criminal charges and one is being called a hero following a three-vehicle crash on Lakeville Road, near Barr Road, in the wee hours Sunday morning. Misty Considine, 57, of Goodrich, died at Royal Oak Beaumont Hospital later that […]
By David Fleet Editor According to news sources, during the afternoon of Feb. 14, armed with a semiautomatic AR-15 rifle— Nikolas Cruz, 19, allegedly entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. and opened fire on teachers and students killing 17. Since the school shooting lawmakers at the state and national level are grappling […]
Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Twenty six students from the Brandon school district scored in the top 1 percent of students in the nation on their recent Northwest Evaluation Association test. The NWEA is a non-profit organization that measures academic progress in all 50 states. Students in grades K-10 take this test as a predictor of […]
A 57-year-old Goodrich woman has died following an early Sunday morning accident. At 12:30 a.m., Feb. 18 Oakland County Deputies responded to a personal injury accident on eastbound Lakeville Road near Hosner Road in Addison Township. According to police reports a 2013 Ford Edge had been traveling eastbound on Lakeville Road when the driver swerved […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer On Monday night, the Brandon Board of Education voted 5-0 to move forward with a bond resolution. Both Kevin McClellan and Bob Eisiminger were absent with notice. The bond, which was originally received in 1996, was used to construct the aquatic center, and it was refinanced once already in 2008. […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-At the village council meeting on Monday night the new Goodrich Enrichment Activities and Revitalization or GEAR organization was introduced. “Our goal is to foster a vision for the improvement, development, maintenance, operation, preservation, study and acquisition of parks, gardens, woodlands and wetlands, and their associated lands,” said Michelle Smith, spokesperson […]
By David Fleet Editor Lake residents of Brandon and Groveland townships are needed for a long term study. This year the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and Health Division will partner with the Michigan Clean Water Corps to provide Oakland County residents with free training and equipment to monitor lake water quality during the summer […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-By a 4-0 vote on Monday night, the village council accepted an audit report from Lewis & Knopf for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017. Council member Jake Vick was absent. Christie Bueche senior accountant for Lewis & Knopf, delivered the report to the council. According to the 2017 audit, […]
By David Fleet Editor The water stopped rising about 400 feet from their home. James Vultaggio, a 1997 Brandon High School graduate, along with wife Shannon, children Celeste, 9, and Dominic, 7, are residents of Spring, Texas a community of about 55,000 located 50 miles north of Houston. The family home is about 230 miles […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer The annual Sharin’ O’ the Green fundraiser is arriving soon. The fundraiser, which runs through March, benefits the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund, has another anonymous donor this year, who will match up to $3,000 in donations in the spirit of Roger Duval, who founded Sharin’ O’ the Green in 2009. […]