Brandon Twp.- Applause erupted and cheers were heard, if not the sighs of relief, as Richard Schoonover announced that he and the rest of the AdvancED Quality Assurance Review team would be recommending accreditation for the Brandon School District. Schoonover, lead evaluator for the team, made the announcement Feb. 8 to a room at the […]
An Ortonville man who turned his car upside down in a swamp next to M-15 in December was driving with a blood alcohol content of .20 percent, two-and-a-half times the legal limit, and hasn’t had a valid driver’s license in nearly 20 years. Douglas George Bowman, 49, was arraigned Feb. 3 on one count of […]
A 26-year-old Brandon Township man is facing 9-20 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges relating to an attack on a neighbor in September. Michael Lee Friske pleaded guilty on Jan. 16 to charges of first degree home invasion, assault with intent to commit sexual penetration, and felonious assault, in front of Sixth Judicial […]
Brandon Twp.- Jim Cartwright says he and his wife, Jessie, will not move from their home in the Clearwater Campground, regardless of what a judge rules on March 16. ‘I’m not leaving? they’d have to carry me out,? said Cartwright this week. ‘I’m 85, my wife is 84, I’m a World War II vet. I […]
A former church youth leader who exposed himself to children at a Brandon Township campground will serve one year in jail and five years of probation under terms of his plea agreement. Curtis Burkhardt, 44, pleaded no contest to a charge of indecent exposure by a sexually delinquent person on Feb. 8 in front of […]
Mary Stayton knew when she retired as clerk for the Brandon Alternative High School program that she would miss working with kids. The mom of four children and grandmother of nine grandsons loves children. So two years ago, the Goodrich resident and secretary for Brandon Groveland Youth Assistance joined the Mentors Plus program. She was […]
Ortonville- The Main Street program had some bumps in the road this year, but despite missing recertification at the year-end assessment, program officials remain positive. Bob Donohue and Julie Courtney of Main Street Oakland County came for a visit on Jan. 14 for the annual review of the vilage’s economic development program. The village was […]
Brandon students received nine awards in the 2012 Southeast Michigan Regional Scholastic Art competition, including two gold keys, the highest recognition possible in the contest. Brandon Middle School eighth grade student Courtney Hutchison received a gold key in printmaking for her piece entitled ‘Boy,? the first time a BMS student has received the top award. […]
Voters in the Brandon School District will more than likely see a request for a non-homestead millage renewal on the ballot this November and a few years from now, voters may be asked to approve a sinking fund millage. All school board members were present at a finance committee meeting Feb. 14 during which these […]
A 56-year-old former Brandon Township resident will serve at least 18 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child repeatedly in the township over the course of five years. John Edward Woolley pleaded guilty to three counts of criminal sexual conduct, first degree, on Feb. 15 in front of Sixth Circuit Court Judge James Alexander. […]