Groveland Twp.- Father Shafique Hadyat will celebrate Christmas this year at Mt. Thabor Monastery here in the township. He will be part of the majority in the United States this year in celebrating the holiday. Usually, he is among the minority? in his homeland of Pakistan, 98 percent of his countrymen are Muslim. Christians, he […]
Ortonville- The village has received a ‘clean? audit. Steven Kidd, an auditor from Lewis & Knopf, addressed the council during its Nov. 28 meeting, saying that all village funds have positive balances. ‘The records coming in are good,? said Kidd. ‘You planned to break even (on revenues and expenditures), but you are positive $39,602. All […]
Brandon Twp.- Mike Kohlrieser is bringing the rain forest here. The founder of Understanding Wildlife, a non-profit organization, will present the animal-filled show, ‘The Rain Forest? at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on March 5 at Harvey Swanson Elementary School, 209 Varsity Drive and at the same times on March 6 at Belle Ann Elementary, […]
Ortonville- Bow hunting will continue to be permitted within the village. During the Nov. 28 village council meeting, Council President Wayne Wills read a decree stating that following a poll of council members, it was decided that the weapons ordinance will remain unchanged. The current ordinance forbids the discharge of firearms within the village limits, […]
Brandon Twp.- Ken Bliss mixes supernatural elements in the future along with the age-old battle of good versus evil in his debut novel. The former Ortonville resident and 1984 Goodrich High School graduate will sign copies of his book, ‘Eric’s War: The Cougar and the Lamb? from noon-3 p.m., Dec. 10, at the township library, […]
Ortonville- Last Christmas, Heather Wills received the most devastating news of her life? it was very likely that the baby she was carrying inside her was going to die. Just two days before Christmas, doctors at the University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital told Heather and Jason Wills that their unborn child had critical aortic […]
Brandon Twp.- Police are investigating whether an 8th grade boy found bloody and unconscious in a Brandon Middle School restroom was attacked by a fellow student. ‘We are investigating this as an assault,? said Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Pete Burkett, commander of the Brandon substation. ‘We have a suspect who is being questioned. We […]
Brandon Twp.- Employees at the township offices will have their wages restored to 2008 levels. At their Dec. 5 meeting, the township board unanimously approved a motion to reinstate full-time employees? wages to the levels they were in 2008, prior to a 5 percent wage cut. The cut will be reversed effective Jan. 1. The […]
Brandon Twp.- It was quite a sight at almost 8 a.m. Wednesday as a dozen police cars rolled down the high school drive and up to the curb. Out of each vehicle stepped Oakland County Sheriff’s Office deputies, who were soon joined by barks and wagging tails as their K-9 partners followed them, ready to […]
A 47-year-old Swartz Creek woman has pleaded no contest to an abuse charge stemming from the severe bruising of a Brandon Township group home resident nearly a year ago. Crystal Charlotte Overall pleaded no contest Feb. 5 to the charges of vulnerable adult abuse, third degree, as well as felony habitual offender, second offense, in […]