A 21-year-old Brandon Township resident has been arraigned on charges after allegedly breaking into his neighbors? home. Joshua Johnson was arraigned on June 14 on one count of second degree home invasion, a 15-year felony, by 52-2 Judge Kelley Kostin. Johnson remains in custody at Oakland County Jail on $10,000 bond. According to police reports, […]
A riff between Brandon and Groveland townships over police coverage could be an issue for Lansing to decide. In the past month, Brandon Township deputies have responded nine times to Groveland Township, a ‘significant? number, said Brandon Substation Commander Sgt. Pete Burkett. These calls have been for car accidents, as well as issues such as […]
Groveland Twp.? Sometime around 1890 Edward Sevener, Township Supervisor and local farmer built a 60-by-40 barn just north of his home near the corner of Groveland and Thayer roads. The structure, constructed on a foundation of cut stones, pine logs, and supported by wooden beams, featured a north-side livestock entrance from ground level where several […]
Brandon Twp. – Brandon Seniors continue to ‘hang-10? while surfing the Web. Beginning earlier this year area citizens and businesses have been donating computers to the Brandon Senior Activity Center for use Brandon seniors. Recently, with the help from Groveland Township and a Community Development Block Grant the Center now has seven new computers complete […]
Groveland Twp.- Perseverance. For 173 years the Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church, 3209 Jossman Road, has endured storms, fires and a host of struggles for a congregation of about 50. However, the quaint rural church has endured’a tribute to the generations of families that have passed through. Church Pastor Pat Harton was perhaps a perfect […]
Atlas Twp-The township emergency siren was retested after repair and is in full working order. That’s the report from Shirley Kautman-Jones, township supervisor, after a failed test last month. ‘The siren will sound at noon each day and on the first Saturday of the month,? she said. After a failure of the Hegel Road emergency […]
Networking’a key element in a challenging business climate? is one of several reasons Roy Langolf, director of Coats Village Funeral Home, 135 South St, Ortonville, attended the Coffee Club on Wednesday morning. ‘Each week there’s plenty of new businesses at the Coffee Club to share ideas,? said Langolf. ‘For about an hour each week it’s […]
‘Hour Detroit? magazine has named Ortonville attorney, Kirk Falvay, ‘Best of Detroit? in the area of estate planning in their June 2010 issue. ‘Hour Detroit? magazine made their selection based on a survey of financial services industry professionals and high-net-worth households in the Detroit area. The final selections were made by a blue ribbon panel […]
Joe Hervey, a 2010 Brandon High School senior was awarded the $2,000 Harvey Fletcher Scholarship last week. Hervey, will attend Central Michigan University in the fall to study secondary education as a Spanish instructor. Joe is the son of Catharine and Greg Hervey of Hadley. Established as an endowment in memory of Brandon Schools Principal, […]
Brandon Twp.-The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department is currently investigating alleged accounting discrepancies in treasurer reports from Belle Ann Parent Organization (BAPO). According to a report issued by Diane Taylor, BAPO vice president, “during the transition of duties from last year’s BAPO officers to this year’s officers, reports from financial paperwork were reported as missing by […]