Brandon Twp.- School district residents have an opportunity to make their views known and effect change through a survey released this week. The survey is part of an information gathering project coordinated by new Superintendent Matt Outlaw and is available through surveymonkey, with a link on the district website, www.brandonschooldistrict.org. The survey link is also […]
Voters in the Brandon School District will see only two names on the November ballot for school board candidates, even though three 4-year terms are available. Likewise, only two candidates are vying for one of three 4-year trustee seats on the Village of Ortonville Council. Newcomer Robert Eisiminger and current School Board Vice-President Diane Salter […]
Editor’s note: This story was written prior to the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas. The Citizen would like to speak with local residents who have family or friends in Israel or the Gaza Strip.Contact us at 248-627-4332 or citnews@citnewspaper.com By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Dave Pratt traveled to the holy land three years ago, […]
For many, seeing the Great Wall of China is a lifelong dream. Justin Walker has not only seen the Great Wall of China, he has experienced it in a way few can? he walked, ran, and climbed it during the Great Wall Marathon May 16. As if that weren’t enough, the 1999 Brandon High School […]
Ortonville- Hundreds of people walked in silence around the track of the Brandon Schools Athletics Complex on Varsity Drive on June 13 after dark. The track was lit by the glow of luminarias, each remembering or honoring a person who has battled cancer. The messages were touching and many? ‘My mom, my angel,? said one; […]
On June 13, at about 9:30 p.m., a Brandon deputy responded to the Clearwater Campground, 1140 S. Ortonville Road, for an assault and battery. The complainant said he was attending a graduation party there for his ex-girlfriend’s sister that he had been invited to when his ex-girlfriend’s husband threw an ice chest at him, striking […]
Brandon Twp.- Heather Crawford never thought she could ever complete a triathlon. Tomorrow, she will compete in her second one. ‘If you would have asked me two years ago, I would have said I could never do that,? said Crawford, set to participate in the Big Fish Lake Sprint Triathlon on June 21. ‘Now we’re […]
Ortonville- The end of union representation for village DPW employees appears to be drawing near. The village council will vote on a settlement agreement at their June 22 meeting that would end an ongoing dispute with Kevin Booms over his termination as a Department of Public Works employee, as well as sound the death knell […]
Brandon Twp.- When a Cook Trail resident and her family were awakened around 6 a.m., July 9 by loud construction trucks, police were called. Township ordinance forbids construction before 7 a.m. However, the rules may not apply to Enbridge, the multi-billion dollar company replacing the Line 6B petroleum pipeline. According to an Oakland County Sheriff’s […]
Ortonville- The community is invited to join the VFW in honoring long-time area resident and Army veteran Don Kengerski at 10 a.m., Aug. 2, at the Veterans Memorial Park at the corner of Mill and South streets in the village. During a special ceremony, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 582, supported by the Village […]