Brandon Twp.- The sweet aroma is a distinctive part of autumn’the aftermath of a process repeated for centuries, utilizing local fruit for a popular taste. Each Thursday morning from about mid-August through December, Dennis Ashton and a crew of workers spend a few hours producing apple cider. Operating a 1930s-era cider press the Ashtons purchased […]
Brandon Twp.-A former Brandon High school in-house detention room employee pleaded no contest to charges of criminal sexual conduct (CSC) on Oct. 11, before Oakland Circuit Judge Nanci J. Grant. He will be sentenced Dec. 14. Jodi Keck, 28, was arrested Feb. 26 in connection with the alleged assault on an 18-year old high school […]
Brandon Twp.- Nine Brandon Middle School students were suspended Sept. 24 following an investigation of an alleged possession of a controlled substance. School officials say at about 2 p.m., Sept. 22, middle school staff were notified a student was in the possession of the prescription drug Ritalin during school hours. Following the report, Brandon Middle […]
Brandon Twp.- After five court cases and six court ordered building extensions spanning about three years township resident John Sloan and the saga of his Lagault home was back in court on Wednesday. Attorneys for Sloan, whose rather dilapidated, partially constructed township home has sparked the ire of neighbors and locals for more than three […]
Ortonville- Village Council member Tom Peters, 53, resigned his council position Oct. 11 due to a conflict with working hours. Peters, 53, was first elected to the council in 2001 filling a two year position. He was re-elected in 2003. Peters moved to Ortonville 30 years ago and served for 27 years as a Brandon […]
Brandon Twp.- An area developer has confirmed a national retail store will break ground in October near the corner of M-15 and the entrance to Brandon High School. Local developer Mike Riddle, of township-based Rison Construction and Lockwood LLC, said Dollar General received site plan approval from the township planning commission on Aug. 10 with […]
Lose the race, lose your ride. There’s an auto racing concept where racers bet their car’s ‘pink slip? or registration on one trip down a quarter-mile. The loser walks home. The concept spawned from street racing was moved to cable television a few years ago on the Speed Channel on Fox Sports. From those beginnings […]
Hadley Township resident Debbie Ford noticed the two dogs while walking a trail in the Ortonville Recreation Area. ‘They were very scared and quite skittish,? said Ford, a township resident for 18 years and owner of four dogs. ‘It looked like someone built them a small shelter and left plastic bowls for food and water. […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.-The seven schools that comprise the Flint Metro League share many common characteristics from student council exchanges to athletic competition to curriculum development. However the schools don’t share an association with ‘Flint,? as their title indicates. The name issue has at least one group of Brandon students and administrators looking […]
Groveland Township Clerk Pamela Mazich, spent part of Tuesday on the phone with printers requesting addtional absent voters ballots. ‘We were very busy on Monday,? said Mazich. ‘We’re getting anywhere from 15 to 25 voter registrations in the mail. That’s better than what I’ve seen in other years. This is a love-hate election and it’s […]