2016 Relay for Life of Brandon/Ortonville kick-off

Ortonville- Eat a slice of pizza while taking a bite out of cancer. The first annual Pizzapalooza, a fundraiser and kick-off event for Relay for Life of Brandon/Ortonville, will be from 6-8 p.m., Feb. 11 at the Old Town Hall, 486 Mill St. While the open house is free to all who want to learn […]

District millage request back on table

Brandon Twp.- It’s back to the drawing table for a school district wastewater treatment plant and officials will likely return to a plan to ask voters to fund the project through a sinking fund millage. Last month, district administrators were excited about the results of an independent study they commissioned that contradicted findings of the […]

Funds sought for upkeep of township’s Mud Lake Preserve

Brandon Twp.- A 35-acre parcel of land will remain pristine and protected in the township for years to come? a habitat for wildlife, and with help from the community, an education destination for students. Mud Lake was bequeathed to the North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy last fall by the estate of Charles McGrath, delighting environmental […]

Village reaccredited as Main Street community

Ortonville- Voters flushed sewers last November, but the Main Street program is forging ahead in the village. After a daylong evaluation Jan. 26, the Downtown Development Authority learned the village was reaccredited as a Main Street community. ‘They are doing great, the best they can,? said Alex Hritcu, Main Street Oakland County assistant program coordinator. […]

Township website crashed

Brandon Twp.- The township’s website has been shut down after it was infected by an angler exploit kit, used by cyber criminals. Oakland County government employees, which runs the township’s email system, discovered the tampering last week and blocked the township’s website. ‘It was actively infecting clients connecting to our site,? said Supervisor Kathy Thurman. […]

Coming soon: Property maintenance, waste hauler ordinances in Brandon

Brandon Twp.- The township has never had ordinances specifically governing property maintenance, nor waste haulers. Later this year, there may be both, with benefits to residents of recycling options, as well as a remedy to unsightly homes and falling property values. At a Feb. 8 special meeting, Building Director Bill Dinnan was present to discuss […]

OCEF gears up for Easter

Brandon Twp.-Three township residents called Karyn Milligan within the space of a week earlier this month, seeking emergency assistance with food. The Ortonville Community Emergency Fund food pantry director was stunned to learn that the desperate residents had lived in the area for a very long time and had been in need, but didn’t seek […]

Brandon students score in 2016 Scholastic Art Awards

Brandon Twp.- Karlie Hoffman photographed her sister, Alyssa, and digitally altered the picture with roses and color. The creative tinkering resulted in a piece she called ‘Abstract Beauty,? which would earn her a Gold Key in the digital art category in the Southeastern Michigan Region of the 2016 Scholastic Art Awards. The Gold Key, a […]

Breaking free from bondage of drugs, alcohol

Ortonville- Dan Wyllys started his substance abuse as a teenager, beginning with alcohol and marijuana and progressing to prescription medications? raiding medicine cabinets of family and friends for Xanax, Vicodin, Percocet in the chase for the high. Scott Fox was also a young man when he began using cocaine in an attempt to escape and […]

Sharin? O? the Green for OCEF

Ortonville- Roger Duval’s Sharin? O? the Green is back by popular demand. Duval, a benefactor who anonymously matched March donations to the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund for several years, died in 2013, but his legacy lives on. ‘Sharin? O? the Green is so popular and even though it coincides with Easter and our donor has […]

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