Brandon Twp.- Officials from both the township and Enbridge Energy are preparing for the second phase of the Line 6B petroleum pipeline replacement project. A meeting for residents who wish to gain a better understanding of their rights regarding use of their property by a public utility is planned for 6:30 p.m., May 9, at […]
A confession of guilt made by the man charged with murdering an infant in Brandon Township last fall will be admissible in court. The trial of Donald Kyle Raleigh is slated to begin at 8:30 a.m., April 29. Oakland County Sixth Circuit Court Judge Michael Warren ruled on April 23 that incriminating statements Raleigh made […]
An 89-year-old woman was swindled out of more than $6,000 earlier this month and police are once again warning residents to be wary of lottery frauds. ‘If it seems too good to be true, it is,? said Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Pete Burkett, commander of the Brandon substation. ‘If you get a phone call […]
Brandon Twp.- Deputies here aren’t having any difficulty lately spotting drunk drivers. It’s particularly easy when one crashes into your patrol car with his truck, as was the case this week when a drunk driver hit not one, but two police vehicles. ‘We don’t even have to look’they’re running into us,? said Oakland County Sheriff’s […]
Brandon Twp.- Elizabeth McGhee was asleep about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday morning when she was awakened by her son, Charles. The tone of his voice and one look at his face told her something was very wrong. ‘I said, ‘What’s the matter??? McGhee recalled. ‘He said, ‘My room is on fire.?? She flew down the stairs, […]
Brandon Twp.- Larceny, fraud, and OWI reports are up, traffic crashes and damaged property reports are down? but overall, the number of police service calls are about the same this year compared to the same time period last year. These are some of the findings of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office quarterly report, tracking township […]
Costumed children by the dozens will descend on the streets of Goodrich and Ortonville on Oct. 31. Planned holiday festivities begin at 10:30 a.m., as about 900 elementary students from Harvey Swanson and H.T. Burt march through Ortonville in their costumes. The parade is expected to last approximately 30-45 minutes and will conclude with class […]
Ortonville? A community/teen center. Use of a church building. Parental involvement. An enforced code of conduct. These were some of the solutions discussed at a library forum May 5 that addressed large numbers of children in the Brandon Township Library after school. The forum was attended by approximately 60 members of the community, including township […]
Brandon Twp.- More than one in every four children attending school here are receiving free or reduced price lunches, the highest number Suzanne Evenson has seen as director of food services for the district. ‘The numbers change daily? I get up to five applications per day,? she said. ‘In the past, the most we had […]
Brandon Twp.- Five parapros whose positions were eliminated from the school district earlier this year will return to kindergarten classrooms this week, thanks to at-risk funding from the state. ‘I expect them to be in the classrooms on Monday,? said Brandon Superintendent Lorrie McMahon. ‘The teachers are happy and we want the kids to get […]