Like many people, Kari Roehl used to start each new year by making a resolution to lose weight. Then, she would join the ranks of many more people by breaking the resolution. Not anymore. Roehl, 36, has lost more than 100 pounds since April 2006, without bariatric surgery. ‘Every first of the year, I would […]
A third and final suspect has been charged in the armed robbery of a Brandon Township man on Thanksgiving Eve. Annmarie Elizabeth Hanna, 17, of Burton, was arraigned Jan. 7 in 52-2 District Court on a charge of armed robbery. Bond was set at $100,000, no 10 percent, and she remains in the Oakland County […]
Brandon Twp.- Three men were to be arraigned on charges Thursday after holding two victims at gunpoint in a township home while emptying the residence of valuables including guns, televisions, computers, gaming systems, phones and more. Rafael Angel Cordero, 19, of Pontiac, Darius Leon Jarman, 19, of Pontiac, and Eddie Ruben Almodovar, 22, of Waterford, […]
Take a walk on the wild side. Oakland County Youth Assistance will celebrate 60 years with a 4k ‘Walk on the Wild Side? and birthday bash picnic Sept. 22 at Independence Oaks County Park, 9501 Sashabaw Road, Clarkston. ‘Hazel Park was the first youth assistance program in 1953,? said Gail Innis, caseworker for Brandon Groveland […]
Brandon Twp.- The township board is doing their best to keep taxes down. At their Sept. 3 meeting, the board unanimously approved 2013 tax rates that are mostly unchanged from last year, with the exception of the library debt millage? which actually decreased. The library debt millage will go from .74 mills to .70 mills, […]
Groveland Twp.- A free, possibly life-saving opportunity will be available to the community this month. The second annual Ortonville Health and Safety Expo will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sept. 21, in the Oakwood Plaza, 250 N. Ortonville Road (Bueche’s parking lot). The expo includes a variety of fun activities, giveaways, and free […]
Ortonville- The kids went back to school this week and while looking for school supplies, shoppers may have noticed that stores are stocking shelves with Christmas items. While many may cry foul on what they consider a too early start to the season, Linda Mizejewski knows Christmas will be here very soon. The new president […]
Brandon Twp.- A last minute deal will keep the police liaison officer position in the school district until June. Township Supervisor Kathy Thurman and Brandon Schools Superintendent Lorrie McMahon reached an agreement on Dec. 26, in which the school district will contribute $10,000 to fund the position for the remainder of the school year. ‘The […]
Groveland Twp.-Air Force Technical Sgt. Mackenzie Lombardo spent Christmas this year at the the Groveland Township home of her parents, Terry and Rick Geary. She was happy to be there and they were happy to have her and their two grandchildren, Mackenzie’s daughters Addison, 3, and Riley, 2, for the holiday. But the family wasn’t […]
Brandon Twp.- Enbridge Energy has won final site plan approval for an oil pipeline pump station at 3403 Seymour Lake Road, with conditions. The planning commission approved by a 6-0 vote the final site plan during their Aug. 27 meeting. Commission member Donna Ferrara was absent. Four conditions accompanied the approval: nEnbridge must submit an […]