Jon Rascher had much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving’a new, healthy son and homecooking among them. His family is thankful, too’that he is safe and at home, for the first time in nine months. Rascher, a 2002 Brandon High School graduate, was greeted at Flint-Bishop Airport last Sunday by friends and family waving flags […]
Ortonville- Party on. The area’s largest party, the 2013 Relay for Life of Brandon/Ortonville, was supposed to last 24 hours, from June 15-16. But stormy weather that rolled through in the early morning hours of June 16 interrupted the event that raises funds for cancer research. The Relay will now wrap-up at 6 p.m., Monday, […]
Ortonville- When one door closes, another opens. Mary Wilcox was disappointed when the Brandon School Board voted in April to decline an offer to purchase the vacant Sherman building for use as a charter school. Instead, the building will be demolished in November. However, Wilcox, president of Better Choice Development, Inc., believes she may now […]
Brandon Twp.- A single garbage hauler for residents, wage increases for township employees, and park development were all part of the discussion at a recent township board strategic planning workshop. The board is planning for 5-year and 10-year projections, said Supervisor Kathy Thurman, but is concentrating on objectives for the next four years. A workshop […]
Brandon Twp.- Last spring, a new policy regarding bullying was implemented in the district, which included reporting incidents to the state. At the June 17 school board meeting, Superintendent Lorrie McMahon announced the number of incidents recorded at each building in the district. ‘The terms come from the state and we report some to the […]
Brandon Twp.- The school district has been losing students and funds at an increasingly alarming rate for the past eight years. Budget reductions have not stopped a steady depletion of the fund balance, which takes another $600,000 hit with the proposed 2013-2014 budget. During a public budget hearing June 10, Jan Meek, executive director of […]
For the past ten years, Finland has ranked number one in the world on a test that measures the competency of high school students in math, science and reading. Last month, Oakwood Elementary Principal Kristy Spann traveled to the Scandivanian country to learn the secrets of their educational success. The Brandon educator was able to […]
Brandon Twp.- In 2006, voters here passed a $73 million bond for school district improvements. The district has been borrowing money from the state every year since just to make their annual bond payments. Last year, the district borrowed $5 million to make their payment. As of June 30, the district will owe $38 million […]
Consumers Energy has fully released two gas main extension projects in Atlas and Brandon townships. In Brandon, the utility has received 356 applications of a total 806 possible customers within the second phase of the gas main extension project. In Atlas, Consumers has received 129 applications of the total 308 possible customers in the township. […]
Brandon Twp.- School lunches, as well as breakfast, preschool, and latchkey, are increasing in price this fall. During a public budget hearing June 10, District Executive Director of Finance Jan Meek presented a plan to increase school lunch prices for students by 25 cents districtwide, to $2.75. Breakfasts will increase by 20 cents to $1.50. […]