A Brandon Township man was sentenced Aug. 27 to one to 20 years in prison for slicing his ex-girlfriend’s neck in April at a local establishment. Robert Logan, 38, will receive credit for 122 days served and as part of his sentencing must also receive mental health treatment. He pleaded no contest Aug. 13 to […]
Hadley Twp.- Debria Meadows arrived at her Gregory Road home just three minutes before a tornado showed up the evening of Aug. 24. In the house, her grandson Damian, 13, had the news on in the kitchen and was getting flashlights. Outside, the rain looked like bullets and had no slant. She yelled for Damian […]
Brandon Twp.- The welcome mat appears to have been put out for Tractor Supply Company to come to the township. The planning commission unanimously approved a site plan and special use request, provided all conditions are met, by Tractor Supply Company to maintain outdoor storage and display at 700 S. Ortonville Road, the former site […]
Brandon Twp.- The planning commission will review a preliminary site plan request by B.L.L. Commercial Property Company LLC to develop a 15,000 square-foot retail/commercial center off Ortonville Road north of Seymour Lake Road during a meeting at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 11, at the township offices, 395 Mill St. Silverman Development Company President Steve Robinson and […]
Ortonville- The village council has had its share of breakdowns recently: a broken street sweeper, a broken borrowed pot for melting asphalt, and a breakdown in communication that had one council trustee angrily offering his resignation. ‘If you want my resignation so you can run the council the way you want, then ask,? said Council […]
When Karen Prater bought her home 12 years ago, the structure was in shambles. Built in 1847 in what was then Austin Corners and is now Groveland Township, the Greek revival style home needed a significant amount of work. Prater and her husband set to remodeling the building with the goal of maintaining its historic […]
Brandon Twp.- Firefighters in the township have not had a raise since 2008, the department is about to replace two aging ambulances at a cost of more than $100,000 each and property values have been declining for the past several years, resulting in a loss of revenue. Despite these challenges, Brandon Fire Chief Dave Kwapis […]
Brandon Twp.- A 2-page letter from Enbridge appears to possibly be a response to a recent township resolution requesting higher standards for the company’s planned replacement of a petroleum pipeline here. However, the letter, dated Aug. 31, does not specifically mention the township resolution and instead defends Enbridge’s current design standards and emphasizes that pipeline […]
Surveys will be e-mailed to residents of the Brandon School District this week, seeking input regarding possible restructuring of buildings. The surveys are the first step in a 4-month review of facilities in the district, led by a team from the Michigan Association of School Boards. The district has hired MASB at a cost of […]
Brandon Twp.- Students are back in school and it appears they may be back in similar numbers to last year, possibly halting a years-long downward spiral in enrollment in this district. Superintendent Lorrie McMahon said that while it is slightly premature, enrollment less than two weeks in to the new year ‘looks to be pretty […]