Ortonville- The village is without a Department of Public Works crew for now, after both DPW employees were fired within days of each other. Village Manager Ed Coy confirmed that with the consent of the village council, he terminated Bill Prince on Jan. 29 and Kevin Booms on Feb. 2, both for disciplinary reasons that […]
Brandon Twp.- Mike Nash may have lost part of his leg in an accident last year, but he kept something more important? a positive attitude. Determination, dedication and the ‘adapt and overcome attitude? he has a Marine Corps veteran are what enabled Nash, 38, to return last week as a paid on-call firefighter for the […]
She’s back. Jenny Olsen, a 1986 graduate of Brandon High School, has returned to hosting, producing and editing the ‘Michigan Out-of-Doors? show on PBS. She previously held the position for five-and-a-half years prior to leaving for Texas in January 2005 to work as editor and videographer on the nationally televised show ‘Ted Nugent Spirit of […]
Officials from Genisys Credit Union, formerly T & C Federal Credit Union, confirmed the purchase last week of 1.83 acres of vacant property with M-15 frontage, south of Brandon High School. ‘It will be for future development,? said Lon Bone, vice-president of public relations and community involvement for Genisys. ‘We feel good about it and […]
An Ortonville man who sped through the streets of the village as a deputy pursued him is now facing up to five years in prison. Mark Daniel Banfield, 45, was arraigned Feb. 3 in front of 52-2 District Court Magistrate Thomas Raguso on charges of fleeing and eluding a police officer and operating while intoxicated. […]
A 58-year-old Holly man will likely spend the rest of his life in prison on felony drug charges related to the death of a former Ortonville man. William Lee Sparks was sentenced on Jan. 28 in federal court to 30 months imprisonment, said Acting U.S. Attorney Terrence Berg. Just over a year ago, on Jan. […]
Margaret Sullivan Keely, the Brandon Township resident and former Oxford High School teacher whose husband is accused of sexually assaulting a student, has withdrawn her appeal challenging the Oxford school district’s decision to fire her. On Jan. 23, State Tenure Commission Judge James Ward issued an order of dismissal of Keely’s appeal of tenure charges […]
Margaret Sullivan Keely, the Brandon Township resident and former Oxford High School teacher whose husband is accused of sexually assaulting a student, has withdrawn her appeal challenging the Oxford school district’s decision to fire her. On Jan. 23, State Tenure Commission Judge James Ward issued an order of dismissal of Keely’s appeal of tenure charges […]
Brandon Twp.- Local officials continue to investigate the possibility of partnering with Genesee County for sewers. Representatives from communities including the townships of Atlas, Brandon, Davison and Grand Blanc, as well as the villages of Goodrich and Ortonville, met with representatives of the Genesee County Water and Waste Services and the Oakland County Drain Commissioner’s […]
Brandon Twp.-Renee Doyle was in an already fragile emotional state when her sister called to tell her she had just received a call that their brother had been in a critical vehicle accident on April 15. The siblings? father had died earlier that week and now it seemed another tragedy had struck the family. Doyle […]