Brandon Twp.- The township board unanimously approved the 2011 full-time firefighter benefits Monday night. However, the tuition reimbursement benefit offered to firefighters for the past 10 years may soon be a thing of the past. Supervisor Kathy Thurman said the board is considering adopting a moratorium on tuition reimbursement for firefighters, who currently are eligible […]
Brandon Twp.- The township board is accepting applications from residents who would like to be appointed to a vacant trustee seat. Bob DeWitt submitted a letter of resignation to the township board on March 10 after more than six years as a trustee, explaining that he could not serve out the remainder of his second […]
Brandon Twp.- Schools of choice has been in place in the district for 15 years, but has never been reviewed, despite controversy over the program which allows students who reside elsewhere to attend school here. It’s under review now. During a school board study session on March 29, Superintendent Lorrie McMahon recommended schools of choice […]
Water is the most basic of human necessities and something many Americans take for granted. But it’s something D’Anna Dettore-Keeble has a new appreciation for after her trip to Africa in October. The Brandon Township resident traveled to the Pokot region of Kenya on a medical mission trip. Now she has a new mission? to […]
Ortonville- The local cable station may soon have a new home in the village. OTV, broadcast on Channel 99 in the village and Brandon Township, must relocate its studio at Brandon High School by the end of June. Village and township officials are currently in negotiations to lease the vacant building at 433 Mill St., […]
Brandon Twp.- Police and school officials are urging parents to talk with their children about what they should do if approached by a stranger after two recent suspicious incidents. A letter from the Brandon School District that was dated March 28 and given to students to take home, stated, ‘A parent called on March 25 […]
A man who fired a gun through a wall of his Brandon Township home while discussing with his wife their pending divorce has been charged in the incident. Zonnie Jay Fritsche, 46, a reserve police officer for the Village of Lake Orion, was arraigned on a single count of reckless discharge of a firearm on […]
Ortonville- The Village Skate Park should be open for the season this week, weather permitting. The village council approved by a 4-3 vote at their March 28 meeting to open the skate park located at Cedar and Ball streets pending a safety inspection of equipment by Recreation Director Fred Waybrant. The park will be operated […]
Brandon Twp.- About 60 residents attended a public hearing on non-resident recreation fees July 31, nearly half spoke, with a majority saying the fees need to be lowered. ‘Brandon has made a mistake,? said Shawn Lovelace, a Brandon Hawks travel soccer coach, addressing the board and audience. ‘They’ve lost thousands and thousands of dollars. They’ve […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Groveland Twp.- When Ramona Ludvigsen closed her interior design business in 2006 due to the poor economy, she felt like part of herself had been amputated. ‘It had been my life,? said the township resident, who had owned the business in Clarkston for 12 years and had spent many more […]