Brandon Twp.- There are no bad dogs, just bad owners. This common sentiment was echoed by Oakland County Sheriff’s Sgt. Pete Burkett last week after a report of an aggressive pit bull on the loose in a local neighborhood. ‘It’s a problem with the owners,? Burkett said. ‘They can make dogs vicious or friendly… It’s […]
Ortonville- The village council has unanimously accepted the recommendation that David Kwapis be promoted to Brandon fire chief. The Fire Board Authority will now take their recommendation to the Brandon Township Board of Trustees. Pending the board’s approval and the retirement of current Fire Chief Bob McArthur, Kwapis will helm the Brandon Fire Department. ‘I […]
A 48-year-old Orion Township man has been arraigned on charges after driving drunk in Brandon Township. Randall Allen Rabdeau was arraigned Aug. 21 in 52-2 District Court on a charge of operating while intoxicated, third offense, as well as driving while license suspended, second or subsequent offense. His bond was set at $15,000 or 10 […]
Ortonville- Skateboarders, your time has come. The village council unanimously approved at their Aug. 25 meeting a skateboard competition to be held at the Village Skate Park. The competition will be from 1 p.m.-6 p.m., Sept. 13 at the park located at the corner of Ball and Cedar streets near the baseball diamonds. The event […]
Brandon Twp.- One vote. That was the difference in the number of votes cast Aug. 5 for Treasurer Linda Owen and a recount of voters? ballots performed Aug. 28 at Fire Station #2 on Sashabaw Road. Owen had requested the recount after she lost in the primary election to challenger Tyrone Beltramo by 25 votes. […]
A Brandon High School graduate will soon join the ranks of women who have graced the pages of Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit edition. Chelsey Buhler, 20, will travel to New York on Sept. 23 to pose in a photo shoot for the famed publication, expected on newsstands in February. The 2006 BHS graduate is a member […]
Brandon Twp.- Five is the final number of candidates running for two seats on the Brandon School Board. The candidates who will be on the November ballot, vying for two available 4-year terms are: Debra Brady, 50, who has volunteered with the All Sports Brandon Boosters for more than 10 years, helping raise more than […]
Brandon Twp.-When Darian McNeir-Nealy’s mother told him about the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary on Dec. 14 that took the lives of 20 young students and six women at the school in Newtown, Ct., the 11-year-old, like so many others, was struck with grief. ‘My Mom told me what happened and I said, ‘That’s really […]
Brandon Twp.- This Christmas will be very different from any other Anastasia Mikahylova, 17, has experienced. For one, she will be celebrating the holiday on December 25 for the first time. Mikahylova, who is attending Brandon High School as a foreign exchange student this year, normally celebrates Christmas on Jan. 7 as an Orthodox Christian […]
A man who repeatedly sexually assaulted his young daughter for several years in Brandon Township will now spend at least the next 25 years in prison. Following a three-day trial in the courtroom of Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Colleen O’Brien, a jury deliberated less than 90 minutes on Dec. 13 before finding the man, […]