A 19-year-old Brandon Township man who was the victim of a baseball bat beating last year was on the other end of the bat last week and is now facing prison time. Nicholas Jordan Goff was arraigned on April 15 in front of Magistrate Ragusso at 52-2 District Court on multiple charges, including home invasion- […]
Ortonville- A profanity spray-painted on a wooden fence that stands between the Village Skate Park and a residence was discovered Monday, prompting the neighbor to file a police report. Brandon deputies may be soon be taking more action at the park. Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Pete Burkett spoke at Monday night’s village council meeting, […]
Brandon Twp.- Kim Kress-Stoddard describes her husband, Steve, as a workaholic. The couple has been married five years and between them, they have five children. Steve has been working three jobs to make ends meet every month. But after he was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer last month, the family is learning to live […]
Brandon Twp.- Police are warning residents to take extra precautions after a recent spike in home invasions in the township. ‘Keep your doors and windows locked,? said Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Detective Dale Brown. ‘Over the last three weeks, there has been an increase in reported home invasions at all hours… The time of day […]
Ortonville- With the start of the new school year, bells are ringing in the halls of Brandon schools again. But soon a very special bell, one that hasn’t heralded the start of school in nearly 50 years, will ring again in its new home at the Old Mill, Mill St. The Ortonville Community Historical Society […]
Groveland Twp.- During the evening hours, or on weekends when most doctors? offices are closed, it can be inconvenient to have to drive to a hospital emergency room several miles away and wait hours to be seen. Now there is another option. Area residents will have access to emergency medical care close to home with […]
The Ortonville Community Emergency Fund has had ever increasing numbers of people for several years requesting their assistance to put food on their tables and pay the bills. Changes to welfare approved by state legislators last month and signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder will take effect Oct. 1 and the local food pantry […]
Nearly 20 nominations and a plethora of volunteer activities in the community made Heidi Fluck the clear choice for the 2011 Citizen of the Year. Heidi, a Brandon High School senior, is the youngest ever Citizen of the Year, but at just 17-years-old, she has dedicated more hours to volunteer work than many people do […]
Amanda Reo, 16, will compete as Miss Ortonville in her quest to win the title of Miss Michigan Teen USA 2012 during the competition set for Sept. 30-Oct. 1 in Port Huron. This is the Brandon High School junior’s first pageant. Reo is active in sports, competing in cross country, basketball and track, and also […]
Three members of a Brandon Township family have pleaded guilty to charges related to an attack on local teenagers. After a half-day of testimony on Sept. 12 in the courtroom of Sixth Judicial Circuit Court Chief Judge Wendy Potts, Bryan Hanley, 44, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault with intent to commit great bodily […]