A second suspect has been arraigned in the armed robbery of a Brandon Township man the day before Thanksgiving. Isiah Jamal Brent, 17, of Detroit, was arraigned on a charge of armed robbery on Dec. 29 in front of 52-2 District Court Magistrate Elizabeth Chiappelli. Bond was set at $500,000, no 10 percent. Additionally, police […]
Brandon Twp.- Organizing a garage or yard sale can be more trouble than it’s worth, particularly in a rural community like this one, where customers may be few and far between down dirt roads. However, area residents can avoid the hassle of hosting a sale themselves and declutter their homes of unwanted items while also […]
Brandon Twp.- Do you really need flood insurance? Township residents are invited to learn the answer to this question during a special presentation at 7 p.m., Sept. 9, at the library, 304 South St. Karol Grove, a professional land surveyor who specializes in flood zone areas, will answer questions and provide information regarding flood insurance […]
William Arthur Keely, the 64-year-old Brandon Township man accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl introduced to him by his wife, a teacher, will be arraigned on multiple charges at 8:30 a.m., Dec. 26, in front of Sixth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Rudy Nichols. Keely was bound over to the circuit court on all charges, […]
Brandon Twp.- Residents should see improvements in recreation with an increase in staffing and office hours, but they will likely also see a slight increase in program registration fees next year. During a special meeting Aug. 21, the township board unanimously approved increasing the recreation administrative assistant’s hours from 24 to 29 hours per week, […]
Brandon Twp.- Coming, going, returning. During their Aug. 19 meeting, the school board said hello to three new district staffmembers, goodbye to seven, and welcome back to two more. The board approved the resignations of social worker Carol Elly, speech pathologist Ellen Zerafa, and teachers Mike Medvinsky, Jennifer Smith, MaryBeth Spicer, Jamie Wagner, and Jason […]
Brandon Twp.- When emergency personnel rush a patient to the hospital, they don’t always know the saga’s conclusion. This week, Sgt. Billy Starr and Sgt. Gary Shafer of the Brandon Fire Department learned that thanks to their efforts and those of their colleagues, Sylvia Runyon’s story has a happy ending. The 77-year-old Runyon arrived at […]
Brandon Twp.- When Fire Chief Bob McArthur retires next month after 33 years with the Brandon Fire Department, he’ll take many memories with him. Some are funny? like the time he went out on a call in the early 80s after a woman who was locked out of her house got stuck in her chimney; […]
Residents in the Brandon School District will pay nearly twice the amount of school bond taxes next year? going from the current 8.24 millage to 13 mills. ‘The analysis tells us that we have to legally,? said Superintendent Lorrie McMahon. ‘Due to Public Act 437 of 2012, we will have to increase property taxes to […]
Brandon Twp.- As 2008 draws to a close, Tyler Cole reflected on it as an educational year in which he learned about the people of two different countries and the effects of pessimism and optimism, among other things. Cole, 20, spent five weeks in Lima, Peru in April and May, followed by a 2-month stay […]