Ortonville- A broken water heater. A septic system failure. A home in dire need of updates to the electrical system. These expensive emergency repairs can be devastating, but three village residents were able to get help in the form of $1,000 grants when each of them were faced with the above disasters. Village Clerk Heidi […]
Brandon Twp.- Every year during auditions for the school musical, there are always one or two students that walk on stage for the first time and surprise Debbie Sebetic. ‘They try out and I think, ‘Where have you been??? said Sebetic, Brandon High School musical director. ‘If you have any interest at all in acting […]
A Groveland Township man was arrested after victims of a home invasion spotted their missing jewelry at a local business just hours after it was stolen. Christopher Lee Lopez, 21, was arraigned Feb. 10 on a charge of receiving and concealing stolen property valued at more than $1,000, but less than $20,000, in front of […]
A 23-year-old Brandon Township man has been arraigned on a charge of animal cruelty after punching, choking and throwing his mother’s dog. Scott Appleton was arraigned Jan. 4 in front of 52-2 District Court Judge Kelley Kostin on the misdemeanor charge, which carries a possible sentence of up to 93 days in jail, a $1,000 […]
A new restaurant opens this week with an eye on customers who savor quality Mexican food at affordable prices. Agaves (pronounced a-ga-ves) will replace Nickelodeon Bistro Bar & Grill at 10081 Ortonville Road. Owners Pete and Ann Berishaj bought Nickelodeon three years ago and offered a menu including steaks, seafood and several Italian dishes. But […]
Two men arrested this week while stealing a catalytic converter are suspected in a series of similar thefts in the Ortonville area. Jason Brian Morgan, 23, of Clarkston, and Dannie Vernon Vore, Jr., 27, of Davison, were arraigned Jan. 8 at 52-2 District Court, each on one count of larceny. The pair were released on […]
Brandon Twp.- Fred Flaim is alive today thanks to the Brandon Fire Department and new technology. Three days before Christmas, Flaim had some snow in front of his garage that needed to be shoveled. ‘I was pushing it, nothing I haven’t done in the past seven years,? he recalls. ‘I got inside and I was […]
Brandon Twp.- Michaelann Neadow is worried she is going to lose her state campground license. If that happens, says the owner of the Clearwater Campground, 1140 S. Ortonville Road, she is not the only one who will lose. Also suffering would be the owners of six lots within the campground who are part of a […]
Julie Graveldinger doesn’t know anyone, regardless of age, whose life has not been touched by cancer. What she does know is how to fight back against the disease and she invites the community to learn how at the Relay for Life of Brandon/Ortonville Kick-Off Party, planned for 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 28, at North Oaks […]
Brandon Twp.- Bullying of students in the district will not be tolerated. While the district had a strong anti-bullying policy in place, a new policy that conforms to state requirements is even more specific about the process that will be used to address reported incidents and communication with parents about the policy and incidents, said […]