Diane Ridley, Assistant Store Director at Bueche’s Food World, says that after more than 12 years at the Ortonville store the number of applications are perhaps the highest ever. ‘We went for a long time and had few applications, now there seems to be an overabundance. The range of applicants include youth just turning 15 […]
Brandon School officials confirm that on Monday, Oct. 29, a staph infection MRSA was reported in the district by the parent of a student at the Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School. A notification was sent to parents reporting the student has not been in attendance since Oct. 23. According to the letter, the student has been […]
Goodrich- While the sign on the Goodrich Market Place will stay the same, inside will look a little different. Since, Oct. 15, Goodrich Market Place, 8175 S. State Road is under new ownership. Longtime Detroit area businessman Eddie Zara and other members of his family are the new owners of Goodrich Market Place and Goodrich […]
Brandon Twp.-The Brandon School bus fleet is aging and school officials say the district may be in for a long rough ride. ‘It’s going to be tough to buy a bus when your’re cutting the budget, so it’s rather bleak that any new buses will be purchased soon,? said Beth Nuccio, Brandon School Board president. […]
A past treasurer of the Goodrich Sports Boosters is suspected of embezzling $50,000 from the group’s account. The suspect, Tonya Ann Yannaki, 46, of Linden, was lodged in the Genesee County Jail on Wednesday on felony charges of embezzlement after she confessed to taking the money between October 2005 and September 2007. Sgt. Joe Parks […]
Ortonville-Acie Anderson, 43, a village resident and local attorney, has shot two Michigan black bears since he began hunting bears with dogs in the early 90s. ‘It’s the sport of the chase,? said Anderson, who owns three plott hounds for bear hunting. ‘It’s about working with the dogs and running the bears. Taking a bear […]
A Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School student was diagnosed last week with a ‘staph? infection. It was later determined that it was not MRSA or Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, an infection that can be fatal. Family members of the student notified the district on Oct. 18 of the diagnosis. School officials sent home a letter with students […]
Holly Twp.’Firefighters from both Brandon Fire Department and Groveland Township Fire Department were among about 100 firefighters that responded to an April 18 Holly Township brush fire that consumed more than 300 acres. ‘We were the second department called in to the fire,? said Steve McGee,Groveland Township Fire Chief. ‘The only way to fight these […]
Groveland Twp.? Their names are synonymous with the church where they prayed. Bird, Cogshall and Ogden are just a few of the Mt. Bethel Church members now buried at the 160-year-old church cemetery near Jossman and Bald Eagle Lake roads in the rolling Groveland countryside. They founded the church, cleared the forests and were pioneers […]
A past Brandon High School In-House Suspension room supervisor will be arraigned on charges of sexually assaulting a female high school student. Following a preliminary hearing on April 19 to establish probable cause, Circuit Judge Dana Fortinberry bound Jodi Keck, 27, of Owosso over on one count each of third degree and fourth degree sexual […]