When Michael J. Thorp and his wife Ginny first noticed the water coming out of the faucets in their Flint home was cloudy and sandy-looking, they didn’t think too much of it. The couple had moved to Flint from Atlas Township, where they’d had a well for 25 years that also had cloudy and sandy […]
Brandon Twp.- High school seniors here will have an opportunity to take a class and make it their own. At their Jan. 18 meeting, the school board approved adding a STEM Capstone and Career Exploration course to the list of elective options available for seniors in the 2016-17 school year. The half-credit class is part […]
Ortonville- After nearly a year without a pastor, Hillside Bible Church has found a new leader and Cliff Powell has found renewal in his calling. Powell took the helm at the church this fall. ‘I felt it was time to get back to leading a church,? he said. ‘It was this church, because that is […]
Ortonville-Six bucks. Three tickets. ‘That’s one ticket for each person in my family,? laughed Craig Burnett, an Atlas Township resident who stopped by Tom’s Market, 465 South St., Ortonville on Wednesday a few hours before the Powerball jackpot for the Jan. 13 drawing grew to a record $1.5 billion. ‘I used the Easy Pick and […]
Brandon Twp.-Health and hygiene concerns are sparking an amendment to the township’s code of ordinances. The township board approved by a 6-1 vote the first reading of an amendment to chapter 18 of the code of ordinances at their Jan. 4 meeting. The amendment adds Article IV, sections 18-71 to 18-77, addressing public buildings and […]
Police are continuing to investigate how a registered sex offender and former Brandon Township resident gained guardianship of a mentally incapacitated man, who he then allegedly sexually abused for the next two years until the abuse was reported. ‘We have a major league concern with what we have found so far,? said Oakland County Sheriff’s […]
Brandon Twp.- Last year, when Pam Scherer walked laps in the Relay for Life of Brandon/ Ortonville, a 24-hour walk to fight cancer, she never imagined that just two months later, the battle against cancer would become much more personal. This year, on June 19-20, Scherer will participate in the third annual Relay for Life […]
Brandon Twp.- Tires, a leather jacket, plastics and other assorted trash were found in the Kearsley Creek during a minor cleanup near the middle school two years ago. Dave Green is interested to see what will be found next month when a more intensive cleanup is planned, with assistance sought from the community. ‘We’re looking […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- A proposal to eliminate busing for students in seventh through 12th grades is no longer being considered. The cut was deemed too severe and will not be part of the recommendations the finance committee will make at the school board meeting set for 6:30 p.m., April 12, at […]
Bob DePalma and David Ax had more than a million dollars wire transferred last week and it had nothing to do with winning the lottery. DePalma, the Groveland Township supervisor, and Ax, the township’s treasurer, were following advice from their auditor and protecting taxpayer money by requesting the funds be moved from the Clarkston Brandon […]