A 4-month-old boy was murdered by his mother’s boyfriend Thursday afternoon in Brandon Township, police said. Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Pete Burkett, commander of the Brandon substation, said he expected the 27-year-old suspect to be arraigned this weekend. The exact charge(s) that would be brought was not determined as of Friday. ‘This case and […]
Brandon Twp.- The election is still over a week away, but as of Wednesday, nearly 800 voters here had already cast their ballots. Approximately 780 absentee ballots had been sent or turned in to the township clerk’s office by Oct. 24 and as of that date, a total of 1,615 had been given out by […]
In February 1944, a B-17 aircraft was attacked by German fighter planes and crash landed in the Mediterannean Sea just off the coast of Calvi, Corsica, France. Now, 68 years after the plane came to rest less than 100 feet below the surface, and less than 300 yards from shore, it is the mission of […]
Ortonville- In the 2008 presidential election, Michigan voters approved by 63 percent the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act. The law went into effect Dec. 4, 2008. Four years later, as the next presidential election quickly approaches with a ballot full of new proposed laws, medical marijuana is still up in the air, hanging out to dry. […]
Passage of a non-homestead millage renewal by voters in the Brandon School District is critical for school operations. ‘This (the millage renewal) is very important to us’it brings in $1.6 million and if we don’t pass it, the state doesn’t make up that money, we just don’t have it,? said Superintendent Lorrie McMahon, who has […]
Do private landowners have the right to challenge whether a company has obtained proper permits to move forward with a project, or must the government entity that grants the permits be the one to file court action? That is what Judge Robert Cleland of Eastern Federal District Court must determine before deciding whether to continue […]
Independence Twp.-The November sale of the Nickelodeon Restaurant and subsequent remodeling has rekindled memories of days gone by for some area residents. Jackie Gentile, a Groveland Township resident recalls her father telling her long ago about how M-15 used to be a dirt road and he would stop at a place called ‘The Trading Post? […]
Brandon Twp-Pat and Ernie Bedford are by their own admission totally different people. He is extremely organized and a stickler for detail, she is not. He is a runner, she’s not even a walker. She is a Michigan State fan, he likes the University of Michigan. But when Cupid flung his arrow, it found its […]
Under a canopy of towering trees providing shade from a sunny blue sky, Megan Stoddard clutched the ends of a rope in each hand. Precariously balanced on a cable, strung low to the ground between two trees, she began taking steps. The 14-year-old, who will be a sophomore at Brandon High School this fall, smiled […]
Brandon Twp.- The reason families choose to homeschool varies. For Tracey and Andy Burns, the decision was made through prayer and research into the best way as Christians to educate their children. Teresa Cannon decided to homeschool because she lived in a large city when her daughter was preschool age and didn’t care for the […]