Brandon Twp.- Three men were to be arraigned on charges Thursday after holding two victims at gunpoint in a township home while emptying the residence of valuables including guns, televisions, computers, gaming systems, phones and more. Rafael Angel Cordero, 19, of Pontiac, Darius Leon Jarman, 19, of Pontiac, and Eddie Ruben Almodovar, 22, of Waterford, […]
Take a walk on the wild side. Oakland County Youth Assistance will celebrate 60 years with a 4k ‘Walk on the Wild Side? and birthday bash picnic Sept. 22 at Independence Oaks County Park, 9501 Sashabaw Road, Clarkston. ‘Hazel Park was the first youth assistance program in 1953,? said Gail Innis, caseworker for Brandon Groveland […]
Brandon Twp.- The township board is doing their best to keep taxes down. At their Sept. 3 meeting, the board unanimously approved 2013 tax rates that are mostly unchanged from last year, with the exception of the library debt millage? which actually decreased. The library debt millage will go from .74 mills to .70 mills, […]
Groveland Twp.- A free, possibly life-saving opportunity will be available to the community this month. The second annual Ortonville Health and Safety Expo will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sept. 21, in the Oakwood Plaza, 250 N. Ortonville Road (Bueche’s parking lot). The expo includes a variety of fun activities, giveaways, and free […]
Ortonville- The kids went back to school this week and while looking for school supplies, shoppers may have noticed that stores are stocking shelves with Christmas items. While many may cry foul on what they consider a too early start to the season, Linda Mizejewski knows Christmas will be here very soon. The new president […]
Brandon Twp.- Residents and businesses along the M-15 corridor as well as a majority of residents near Bald Eagle Lake and Lake Louise can expect to receive a letter from the township this week, along with a postcard that local officials are hoping will be returned with a yes or no vote. Township Supervisor Ron […]
Goodrich- Karl Halterman isn’t sure how many lightposts are in the village, but as of Monday he had decorated about 20 of them with ribbons and he’d love to do all of them? turning the town teal. Halterman is putting up the ribbons to raise awareness of ovarian cancer, and he started with the lightpost […]
Brandon Twp.- Lacey Culvey doesn’t remember the day two planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane crashed into the Pentagon, and a fourth plane crashed in a Pennsylvania field. Lacey was just one-year-old on Sept. 11, 2001 and grateful she can not recall firsthand […]
Brandon Twp.- Condemnation action against three homes in the township will proceed following approval by the township board at their Feb. 5 meeting. The vote means the township’s attorney will file a motion in circuit court for a show cause hearing, at which the homeowners must convince the judge the structures are still worthy of […]
Even when struck in the head by a fish and chips sign, the band will play on. Cameron Bolley, an 18-year-old Brandon Township resident, was playing his snare drum next to the bandmates who were hit by the sign in a gust of wind. One had a facial injury while the other suffered a concussion, […]