If Ortonville resident Ken Bush’s collection of political items could speak, it would describe more than 200 years of American history from George Washington to George Bush’with a few mayors and governors, too. For more than 50 years, village resident Bush has gathered an extensive collection of historical campaign memorabilia, along with a host of […]
A 63-year old Orion Township man was found dead just after dark on Oct. 7 after he apparently fell about 15 feet from a tree stand while deer hunting near Honert and State Park roads in Brandon Township. Oakland County Sheriff deputies from the Brandon Township substation responded to a call from a hunting companion […]
Brandon Twp.- An area family is mourning the loss of a family pet after a hit and run motorist on a rural township road killed their dog. Margo Gonzalez, who lives in the 3000 block of Sherwood Road, said on the afternoon of Oct. 7 a neighbor witnessed a red Blazer heading west on Sherwood […]
It’s time to start sharing. That’s the consensus after officials from the Village of Holly, along with Holly, Rose and Groveland townships, attended a meeting on Sept. 23 organized by Holly Township Supervisor Jesse Lambert to discuss the possiblity of combining a host of services, including police, fire and other basic needs. ‘With the decline […]
Goodrich-How does artificial Martian turf sound? At a cost of about $600,000, replacing the sod in the football field with a manufactured surface will be on the list of projects designated by the building and site committee. The list of priorities must be narrowed to spending $15.4 million if the bond extension is approved by […]
According to the Secretary of State, Michigan has about 7.2 million registered voters. About 23 percent of voters turned out for the August 2010 primary election. Nineteen percent of voters turned out in Michigan’s 2008 primary. Turnout was about 17 percent in 2006. At least one local official is taking aim at not only curbing […]
If the Red Wings were playing in the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night it would be understandable, but a 2 percent turnout for a school board election in the Brandon School District? Put another way, 256 residents made the decisons for about 12,000 registered voters. Do voters realize how important each vote is in […]
Natassia Hiner, 18, considers herself lucky. The 2003 Brandon High School graduate will spend the summer working at the Frosty Boy ice cream stand in Brandon Township before attending Grand Valley State University in Allendale MI. this fall. ‘I consider myself fortunate to have this job,? said Hiner, who is beginning her fifth year of […]
On Sept. 19, Michigan State Troopers from the Groveland Post responded to the bar and grille establishment at 14007 Dixie Hwy, Holly. According to MSP reports, the manager of the establishment called troopers early Sunday morning after a 34-year-old female from Troy, dressed in Renaissance Festival garb, arrived with some adults and her 3-year-old son […]
The Brandon School District is just a little greener these days’by $2,000. Spearheaded by Brandon Middle School technology teacher Jennifer Brady, the district was recently awarded four-$500 Greening Michigan Classroom Grants. The grants parallel the district’s green initiative to inspire all students to ‘Go Blue Live Green.? The Michigan Public Service Commission awarded a grant […]