Brandon Twp.- After years of controversy and debate, healthcare reform is about to take effect. The Affordable Care Act, passed by Congress in 2010, is complicated and has often been confusing, but a new program offered at the library aims to help those who are uninsured or underinsured obtain medical coverage in the new Michigan […]
Goodrich-On Sept. 16 the school board of trustees ratified a one year contract with the Goodrich Education Association. ‘All employees, including myself, have given back to the district,? said Scott Bogner, district superintendent. ‘From the support staff to administrators to teaching staff, they have given back with regard to wages and benefits’concessions vary and range […]
Brandon Twp.- In the digital age, anyone can be a published writer, with their work instantly accessible to everyone. ‘You don’t need a big company behind you to be heard,? said Dan Hutchins, a digital services librarian. ‘I think what is exciting to me is the medium is the message. If you were to publish […]
A former Ortonville clerk/treasurer has been charged with willful neglect of duty by a public officer after money she received from two village taxpayers was never deposited. Mary Elizabeth Clark, 55, was arraigned on the charge, as well as an alternative count of willful neglect of duty by a public officer, on Dec. 22 in […]
Ortonville- With more than two months of winter remaining, the weather seems unlikely to change much soon, but how it is handled may. The village council agreed during their Jan. 12 meeting to have a personnel committee review snowplowing procedures after a petition was filed by local business owners requesting a change. ‘A solution will […]
When Barack Obama is sworn in as the nation’s 44th president on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., three Brandon Township residents will be amongst the hundreds of thousands of people there to see history in the making. John Dickie, his daughter, Alexis, and Tyson DeLandsheer have scored tickets to the Jan. 20 inauguration, in which they […]
An alert homeowner’s suspicions resulted in the arrest of a Brandon Township man in a series of home invasions. Matthew Thomas Neubeck, 25, was arraigned Jan. 9 at 52-2 District Court on two counts of home invasion, second degree and given a $50,000 personal bond. He was also arraigned on another two counts of home […]
A 17-year-old Brandon Township man has been charged in connection with a string of thefts from vehicles in the area. Shawn Donald Dinsmore was arraigned Jan. 11 in front of 52-2 District Court Magistrate Holtz on a charge of larceny from an automobile. He was released on a $25,000 personal bond. According to police reports, […]
As a new author, Crystal Sirignano knows that writing a book is difficult. It took her two years to pen her memoir, aptly titled ‘Labor of Love.? But while fitting, the title refers not to the work of producing the book, but to the effort she put forth more than five years ago in helping […]
Ortonville- While they no longer have their own building in the village, North Oakland Animal Help (NOAH) is definitely maintaining a presence here. More than ever, low-income families are seeking the assistance of the non-profit organization in feeding their animals. Now they can receive that help at Hamilton’s of Ortonville, 465 Mill St. NOAH clients […]