BRANDON TWP. ? A 16-year-old male Oxford High School student is facing criminal charges instead of returning to the classroom for a new school year. The teen is accused of leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle before crashing into township woods and fleeing on foot Sept. 2, prompting a mass search […]
The ten applicants hoping to be appointed to a single open seat on the Brandon Township Board of Trustees is an unusual amount, remarks one local political observer. ‘This is quite exceptional,? said Paul Kubicek, chair of the political science department at Oakland University. ‘Two or three would be the average. There is a lot […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Fitness centers across the country are filled at this time of year with thousands of people who have made it their new year’s resolution to lose weight or get physically fit. At In Motion Anytime, 4 N. Ortonville Road, they could find some fresh inspiration in Barbara Delisi, a member […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- After less than two years of using a trimester system, school district officials are considering a return to semesters to save money. ‘Just like everything else, trimesters are on the table,? said Superintendent Lorrie McMahon. ‘We’re very pleased with (trimesters) for academics, but we were a good school […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- The finance committee is recommending that students in the district be offered bus transportation only to their home schools. The recommendation will be made to the board at their next meeting, planned for 6:30 p.m., Feb. 8, at the central district office, 1025 S. Ortonville Road. ‘We are […]
Brandon Twp.- A 16-year-old Oxford High School student is facing criminal charges instead of returning to the classroom this week. The teen allegedly led police on a high speed chase in a stolen vehicle before crashing into township woods and fleeing on foot Sept. 2, prompting a mass search that involved 15 patrol units, police […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Ortonville- There were no major bumps in the road Tuesday as the village received accreditation as a Main Street community. ‘It’s another feather in our caps that we are doing things appropriately in enhancing the downtown,? said Village Manager Bill Sprague. Bob Donohue and Julie Courtney from Main Street Oakland […]
Brandon Twp.- School doesn’t start until Tuesday, but lectures for some parents began earlier this year and Michelle Ervin is not pleased. Under a new rule implemented Jan. 1 of this year, Michigan parents and guardians requesting a vaccination waiver for their children for philosophical or religious reasons must have a conversation about the benefits […]
Brandon Twp.- The township board and Ortonville Village Council unanimously approved 2016 fire department budgets during a special joint meeting Aug. 26. The fire equipment and housing budget was approved with anticipated 2016 revenues of $318,569 and expenses of $521,130. The nearly $200,000 discrepancy is no cause for alarm, as Fire Chief Dave Kwapis explained […]
Brandon Twp.- Township taxpayers should have some decreases in their bills under proposed 2015 millage rates. Fire millages are scheduled to remain the same at 3.8000 for operating, and .5905 for equipment and housing, but due to the Headlee rollback, the township operating millage should fall from the 1 mill levied in 2014 to .9966 […]