Brandon Twp.-In November, the month in which Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, Karyn Milligan shares letters from grateful area residents assisted by the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund. ‘Thank you for the help with the security deposit on my new place. I would have been lost without you. Thanks again,? reads one. ‘Thank you to all your staff […]
Ortonville- Voters in the village will decide Tuesday the fate of a bond proposal for sewers. Officials are urging residents to make their voices heard, regardless of which way they vote. ‘This is one instance in which your opinion matters,? said Trustee Dan Eschmann during the village council’s Oct. 26 meeting. Council President Wayne Wills […]
Brandon Twp.-One of the most dangerous calls for police officers to respond to is a report of domestic violence. This week, deputies in the township responded to two such calls, in one case, forcing entry to a home to confront a suspect and ensure the safety of his victim. ‘We make a lot of domestic […]
Beth Morrison knows of many reasons women stay in abusive relationships’she hears them from the women who reach out to her for help. Christie (not her real name) stayed with her abuser, Nick, for more than a decade, being degraded, humiliated, shoved and choked. When she first met him in 1990 at a singles dance, […]
Brandon Twp.- The Brandon High School fall play is Morgan Barton’s dream production. For Director Jeff Malicke, it is a new challenge. But both believe audiences will enjoy a new take on ‘Pride and Prejudice,? with performances at 7 p.m., Nov. 12, 13, and 14 at the BHS Performing Arts Center, 1025 S. Ortonville Road. […]
Ortonville- The Village Skate Park will close out the 2015 season at 5 p.m., today, Oct. 31. Whether the park will reopen at all in 2016 is unknown at this time. ‘We will revisit whether we will even open the Skate Park next year,? said Village Manager John Lyons. ‘Not that many people signed up […]
Oxford resident Rhonda Hervey was half-a-world away from her husband Mark on Valentine’s Day, but she has a new appreciation for the sacrifice he is making for them as he works and lives in Qatar, a wealthy Arab emirate located on a peninsula in the Persian Gulf. ‘I have a new level of understanding of […]
Brandon Twp.- Residents of the township, as well as the Village of Ortonville and Groveland Township are invited to the library on Oct. 29 to discover how they can connect their communities through trails. A trail workshop, planned for 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the library, 304 South St., Ortonville, will focus on non-motorized connections within […]
Atlas Twp.- On the side of Jim Betzing’s red 1957 Chevy Sedan Delivery are the words ‘Rare Breed,? fitting because he says the classic car is one of only 30 in the country. On Feb. 19, Betzing’s unique vehicle was saved from extinction, as he and kind passersby pushed it out of his garage, which […]
People around the world scrambled to offer whatever aid they could when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti last month. Two local men were among the few that were able to reach the devastated country in the chaotic days immediately following the tragedy. Bob Lambert, a Village of Ortonville resident, and Adam Stith, a Brandon […]