Brandon Twp.- Matt Mersino arrived home from work one night only two weeks into his marriage and found his wife, Faye, in tears. When he asked her what was wrong, she told him she wanted to go home? to her parents and siblings. Matt’s solution was to have his wife take him to work the […]
Brandon Twp.- When a Cook Trail resident and her family were awakened around 6 a.m., July 9 by loud construction trucks, police were called. Township ordinance forbids construction before 7 a.m. However, the rules may not apply to Enbridge, the multi-billion dollar company replacing the Line 6B petroleum pipeline. According to an Oakland County Sheriff’s […]
Ortonville- The community is invited to join the VFW in honoring long-time area resident and Army veteran Don Kengerski at 10 a.m., Aug. 2, at the Veterans Memorial Park at the corner of Mill and South streets in the village. During a special ceremony, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 582, supported by the Village […]
Brandon Twp.- A recall just over a week ago of chocolate milk produced at Cook’s Farm Dairy was the farm’s first recall of any kind in more than 30 years in business. The farm, located at 2950 E. Seymour Lake Road, voluntarily issued a recall on their chocolate milk packaged in plastic pints, plastic half-gallons, […]
The filing deadline to be placed on the November ballot as a candidate for local positions, including seats on the Ortonville Council and Brandon Board of Education is 4 p.m., this Tuesday, July 22. The Ortonville Village Council has three trustee positions open, all 4-year terms, currently held by Tom Peters, Coleen Skornicka, and Liz […]
Ortonville- Kayleigh Hogan was diagnosed with brain cancer on April 11, and had surgery just three days later to remove the medullo blastoma tumor. The 8-year-old has since endured radiation and at the end of this month she will have another surgery to remove one of her ovaries, prior to beginning nine months of chemotherapy […]
(Editor’s Note: This is the conclusion of a 2-part story. See part one online at thecitizenonline.com.) Gwyn Brady never tried to be a ‘friend? and drag anyone into the heroin addiction she has battled now for half of her life. As she puts it, she didn’t want anyone along on her journey through hell. On […]
Brandon Twp.- A meeting for residents potentially affected by the proposed ET Rover pipeline is planned for 7 p.m., July 24, at the library, 304 South St., Ortonville. ‘We are going to get a landowners group together to see if we can come up with a way to have the pipeline not come through,? said […]
A 24-year-old Orion man who bared all will now bear the consequences. Garrett Lee Roberts was arraigned July 21 on charges of resisting and obstructing a police officer, malicious destruction of property, indecent exposure, and breaking and entering in front of 52-2 District Court Magistrate Chiappelli. He was issued a $10,000 cash/surety bond. According to […]
Ortonville- Amy Crowell worked out for the first time in a week on Tuesday, joined by five other fitness-minded individuals, under a sunny sky, sweating to the sounds of upbeat music at the track near Harvey Swanson Elementary on Varsity Drive in the village. Crowell had been in Chicago, but shared the happy news that […]