By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- Shawn Werner is the new detective/sergeant in town. The 47-year-old brings 23 years of experience as a police officer. He worked for the City of Pontiac for 17 years, serving in the undercover narcotics unit from 1998-2002, on the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team from 1998-2006, and […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich- Village taxpayers may soon get a break on growing legal fees as an ongoing lawsuit spanning almost four years takes a new turn. In a special meeting on June 28, the village council voted 4-0 to put on hold a case filed by the village against their insurance company, who […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- A 5-gallon bucket with nothing but trees behind it does not constitute a proper backstop for target shooting. A township resident learned this lesson the hard way after being issued a misdemeanor citation for reckless discharge of a firearm after he was found shooting a .22 caliber rifle […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- No buyers have been found yet for three school-owned properties, prompting school officials to extend a deadline for offers. “We are looking for investors with creativity and we are open to any and all proposals for these properties,” said District Superintendent Matt Outlaw. “We want it to be […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich- Martian athletes could soon find some new competition. Since 1978 the Martians have been members of the Genesee Area Conference which today consists of 17 area schools divided up into two divisions—Red and Blue— based on enrollment and competitive balance. However, earlier this year a group of six GAC schools, […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Three separate area traffic accidents last weekend resulted in numerous injuries to motorists, including a motorcyclist without a helmet struck by a driver distracted by her cell phone. The 48-year-old Metamora motorcyclist was completely stopped at about 11:45 a.m., June 24, in the westbound lane of Seymour Lake Road, west […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- Does can leave their fawns unattended for several hours while they are off foraging. Well-intentioned humans often mistake such baby deer as abandoned and remove them from the location their mother left them. But it was clear that a fawn seen wandering at about 6 p.m., June 19 […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.- On Saturday morning Abel Guajardo, 71, meticulously perused the 2,600 names etched on the memorial. “I found David Terwilliger and Victor Ronald Hoyt,” said Guajardo, a township resident and Army veteran. “I remember those boys from boot camp—they were in the second platoon at Fort Knox, Kentucky.” Guajardo, was […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Ortonville-The village council unanimously approved the 2017-18 fiscal year budget at their June 26 meeting. The budget has matching revenues and expenditures of $834,477, with the council approving a transfer of about $63,000 from fund equity to help pay for road improvements. The current fund balance is about $548,000. “We […]
Jason Stach, of Ortonville, walks behind his daughter Remi Stach, 7, after she received her specialized bike, June 24, at BeaumontÕs Health & Wellness Center in Royal Oak. Photo by Steve Perez By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Ortonville- Learning to ride a bicycle is often seen as a rite of passage in childhood, but it […]