Goodrich- As lovers ask, ‘Will you be mine?? this Valentine’s Day, Corky and Edward Bohlen answered that question more than 70 years ago, vowing to each other, ‘I will,? on July 20, 1944. The couple kept their wedding day promise, sealing with a kiss a love that has lasted a lifetime. Asked how they have […]
Brandon Twp.- High unemployment, stock market dives, increasing foreclosures, bank failures, and bankruptcy in the auto industry has many people wondering when the economy will turn around. For township officials, the answer is? no time soon. Instead, they are bracing for a grim 2010 and even more desperate times in 2011. ‘If we don’t do […]
Ortonville- After nearly 20 years of serving on the village council, Mary Kassuba has resigned her position. ‘I am not effective anymore as a councilmember, and it’s time to move on,? said Kassuba in explaining her decision. ‘I have very mixed feelings about it… I would not do this as a threat, or to play […]
Brandon Twp.- More than two dozen marijuana plants were discovered in a vacant township house recently. Oakland County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the foreclosed house in the 1900 block of Oakfield at about 6 p.m., Sept. 27 after a contractor employed to secure the residence by the property owner (the bank) found the plants. […]
Ortonville- The village will have to manage without a manager as a search continues to fill the position vacated by Ed Coy on Sept. 30. During a special meeting Oct. 5, Councilmember Dan Eschmann made a motion, seconded by Aileen Champion, to leave the manager’s seat vacant for the time being and run the office […]
Goodrich- For Debbie Bresler and Julie Quinnell, Angel Food Ministries has proved to be a blessing. The monthly food program, open to everyone regardless of income, offers a variety of meats, fruits, vegetables, desserts and more at prices well below grocery retail. Goodrich United Methodist Church, 8071 S. State Road, began taking orders for the […]
Brandon Twp.- Construction began Monday on what will be a $2 million technology center in the school district. SKANSKA USA is building the 7,600 square-foot Instructional Technology Exploration and Collaboration Center. The project is an addition to the Brandon Middle School and funded as part of the $73 million bond approved by voters in 2006. […]
Brandon Twp.- It’s a tale of two Tinas for the 2015 Teacher of the Year. Tina Baldwin has been named the Brandon Teacher of the Year at the secondary (6th-12th grade) level, while Tina Olsen received the recognition at the elementary level (K-5). The teachers were surprised in their classrooms with the revelation on Friday. […]
Brandon Twp.- For the second time in less than two weeks, police and medics responded to a heroin overdose in the township. Like the last time, the man who overdosed was saved, this time by the fast actions of his brother and the use of Narcan on the victim by responding Brandon medics. According to […]
Brandon Twp.- A 20-year-old township man has been charged with criminal sexual conduct, third degree, after allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl. The suspect’s name is being withheld to protect the identity of his victim. The victim, now 14, and her grandmother filed a csc complaint at the Brandon substation on Jan. 21. According to the […]