By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp .-Students in grades seventh through 12th statewide will now be required to learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation prior to graduation. The requirement comes after Michigan Lt. Governor Brian Calley signed legislation earlier this month for students to learn CPR at least once beginning the 2017-18 school year. The new legislation, SB […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp. -By a 5-0 vote on Tuesday night the township board of trustees OK’d renewals of 2.1 mills for police protection and 1 mill for the fire department to be placed on the May 2 ballot. Township Supervisor Tere Onica, Township Clerk Katie Vick, Trustee Patrick Major, Township Treasurer Ann […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp .- A sex education council is about to be born. The school board approved at their Jan. 16 meeting the formation of an advisory council that will discuss abstinence only vs. abstinence-based sex education and return a recommendation. “I think the most important thing to recognize is that […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp. – The election was two months ago, but an opportunity remains for those wanting to serve local government. Candidates are needed for an open township trustee spot after Liz Waters, elected to the position in November, moved out of the township and thus was unable to take the […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Within the space of two weeks last month, four people overdosed on heroin in Brandon Township. All of them were discovered in time and survived. Last summer, Natalie Marie Perris overdosed on heroin, too, but she didn’t get a second chance. She was found Aug. 19 in her vehicle in […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich – Two village residents are now police chiefs. Adam Kline was named Lansing Township Police Chief last month while last week, Dan Keller was appointed Chief of Police of the White Lake Township Police Department. Both residents have extensive law enforcement careers and hold elected positions locally. In December, Kline, […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Ortonville – Police are reminding residents to lock their vehicles after recent thefts, including one in which a homeowner chased a suspect. According to Oakland County Sheriff’s Office reports, Brandon deputies were called at about 5:51 a.m., Jan. 8, to a home in the 800 block of Village Pine Lane […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp. – The township may soon put the brakes on 55 mph speed limits on gravel roads. Which roads, and how much of a slow down may be coming has yet to be determined. After more than a decade of 55 mph speed limits on gravel roads in the […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp .-At 7 p.m., Jan. 24, the township planning commission is expected to discuss upcoming changes to Michigan marijuana laws. By 63 percent, voters approved the Michigan Medical marijuana Act, which went into effect Dec. 4, 2008. The law, which allows patients to possess up to two and one-half (2.5) […]
By David Fleet Editor On Jan. 8, the Dr. Rev. Steven Buck stepped in as the interim pastor at the Goodrich United Methodist Church. Buck, 66, replaced the Rev. Won Kim who had served since July 2015. A northern Wisconsin native, Buck is a confirmed Green Bay Packer backer. “The last time the Packers won the […]