By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Ortonville- Every Halloween, hundreds of trick-or-treaters descend on the village seeking candy. This year, the holiday will be extra special, with events, thrills, and amenties added for not only young goblins, but also for teens and parents. ‘This will be the greatest Halloween in the Village ever, until next year […]
Brandon Twp.- Neighbors of Charles Patrick Leppan in the Clarkston Lakes Mobile Home Park expressed disbelief on Tuesday morning that an accused murderer had been living among them. ‘Are you (expletive) kidding me?? asked a woman who resides on Cherry, upon being informed her neighbor had been arrested for murder. ‘My kids play with their […]
Bot is a 10-week-old black kitten with one eye, looking for a home and people to love her. The kitten will be available for adoption this weekend, as well as many other animals, at Pet Supplies ‘Plus,? 22 N. Ortonville Road as the store celebrates National Pet Adoption Month. Bot had to have surgery to […]
Ortonville- Anywhere from 100,000 to 300,000 children are forced into the sex trade every year in the United States, according to an estimate by ECPAT International. The average age of a prostitute when they enter the sex trade is 13-years-old, said Kathy Maitland, Southeast Michigan Director of the Michigan Abolitionist Project. ‘It’s child abuse,? she […]
As soon as April, action could be taken to move toward one common waste hauler for all residents of Brandon and Groveland townships. Resource Recycling Systems of Ann Arbor recently was awarded a bid contract to study developing a system to handle solid waste for Brandon and Groveland, as well as other north Oakland County […]
Chynna Blaker will miss a week of school in March, but she will be getting an invaluable lesson that can’t be had in the classroom. For the third year in a row, the 18-year-old Goodrich High School senior will accompany her parents to Guatemala, where the family provides medical assistance to villagers in the developing […]
Brandon Twp.- Chuck Murray remembers the moment clearly. A young couple was sitting in a corner booth at MacPhee’s Restaurant. Murray and other members of the barbershop quartet, Northbound Sound, stood around the booth, singing the ballad ‘May I Never Love Again,? when halfway through the song, the woman reached for her boyfriend’s hand as […]
A Davison man who broke into a Brandon Township home two years ago took jewelry and guns, but left behind one vital clue for police? his DNA. Donaven Guy Thorn, 32, was arraigned Jan. 22 at the Oakland County Jail on one count of second degree home invasion and one count of larceny of firearms […]
In two separate incidents in Brandon Township, trust by homeowners led to them being robbed. But last week, the perpetrators were brought to justice. David Howe, 50, of Pontiac, was arraigned on a charge of larceny on Jan. 23 at 52-2 District Court. On the same day, also at 52-2, Molly Guzman was arraigned on […]
A salmonella outbreak in the U.S. earlier this month caused by tainted peanut butter does not appear to have affected any area consumers, but several suspect products have been pulled from local grocery shelves and school cafeterias. Goodrich Food Services Director Jean Kish said at the high school and middle school, cheese and crackers under […]