Ortonville- Christina Young has had some challenges in motherhood. At 26, she is a divorced mom of five children. She had her first child as a teenager. When she was 22, she gave birth to twins five weeks early, one of whom has severe medical issues. ‘Motherhood is interesting,? she says now, smiling. ‘It’s different […]
Brandon Twp.- The rebuilding will continue, but volunteers are needed. At the May 1 township board meeting, Rebuilding Together volunteer Chris Covetz expressed doubt about the non-profit organization’s ability to continue making home repairs for low-income senior citizens and disabled persons in the Ortonville area due to a lack of leadership, volunteers and donations from […]
As soon as April, action could be taken to move toward one common waste hauler for all residents of Brandon and Groveland townships. Resource Recycling Systems of Ann Arbor recently was awarded a bid contract to study developing a system to handle solid waste for Brandon and Groveland, as well as other north Oakland County […]
Chynna Blaker will miss a week of school in March, but she will be getting an invaluable lesson that can’t be had in the classroom. For the third year in a row, the 18-year-old Goodrich High School senior will accompany her parents to Guatemala, where the family provides medical assistance to villagers in the developing […]
Brandon Twp.- Chuck Murray remembers the moment clearly. A young couple was sitting in a corner booth at MacPhee’s Restaurant. Murray and other members of the barbershop quartet, Northbound Sound, stood around the booth, singing the ballad ‘May I Never Love Again,? when halfway through the song, the woman reached for her boyfriend’s hand as […]
A Davison man who broke into a Brandon Township home two years ago took jewelry and guns, but left behind one vital clue for police? his DNA. Donaven Guy Thorn, 32, was arraigned Jan. 22 at the Oakland County Jail on one count of second degree home invasion and one count of larceny of firearms […]
In two separate incidents in Brandon Township, trust by homeowners led to them being robbed. But last week, the perpetrators were brought to justice. David Howe, 50, of Pontiac, was arraigned on a charge of larceny on Jan. 23 at 52-2 District Court. On the same day, also at 52-2, Molly Guzman was arraigned on […]
A salmonella outbreak in the U.S. earlier this month caused by tainted peanut butter does not appear to have affected any area consumers, but several suspect products have been pulled from local grocery shelves and school cafeterias. Goodrich Food Services Director Jean Kish said at the high school and middle school, cheese and crackers under […]
Brandon Twp.- Eriks Mezsets knows financial hardship. More than a decade ago, Mezsets, and his wife, Kris, had thousands of dollars charged on credit cards and exorbitant car payments. Mezsets was a UPS plant manager making what he describes as good money, but his checks were spent before he got them. Kris owned her own […]
Ortonville-Sunset Excavating of Livonia was the low bidder to replace the South Street culvert over Duck Creek. The company was selected by the Michigan Department of Transportation with a construction bid of $189,214.70. The village will pick up 20 percent of this cost, or about $37,800, with a federal grant paying the remaining 80 percent. […]