Zardus pleads ‘no contest? to embezzlement charge

Cheryl Ann Zardus pleaded no contest Nov. 16 in Oakland County Circuit Court to a felony charge of embezzling more than $20,000. The plea likely means the 40-year-old Ortonville mother will face up to a year in jail and/or probation and comes after several months of investigation found she stole approximately $108,000 from Oxford’s Elite […]

Woman charged in Twp. group home abuse case

By Susan Bromley Staff Writer A woman who police sought after she bruised the resident of a Brandon Township group home, has been arraigned on a charge of vulnerable adult abuse, third degree. Crystal Charlotte Overall, 47, of Swartz Creek, turned herself in to Brandon deputies last week after an acquaintance read the article ‘Police, […]

An army of givers

Ortonville- Fourth-grader A.J. Krause stood outside H.T. Burt Elementary in the cold air on Wednesday waiting for the Army to show up. They did, but it wasn’t quite what he had initially expected. A large truck sporting the Salvation Army emblem arrived and two men got out. They may have been just as surprised as […]

Hungry Howie’s Pizza expands

Groveland Twp.- Locals will soon have two locations from which to order Hungry Howie’s Pizza. Brothers Steve, Mike and Jim Peterson opened the Hungry Howie’s located at 280 N. Ortonville Road (near Bueche’s), under their ownership on Oct. 21, and by mid-December plan to open another location in Brandon Township, at 3980 S. Ortonville Road, […]

Councilmember suggests withdrawal from Main Street

Ortonville- Is the village too small for Main Street? Village Council Trustee Mary Kassuba is suggesting this may be the case and has asked her fellow council members to consider pulling out of the Main Street program. ‘We’ve paid $50,000 in three years for a director,? Kassuba said during the council’s Nov. 26 meeting. ‘Have […]

Ortonville DDA awards local business and citizens

Ortonville- Two volunteers, a local business and the Old Mill were recently recognized with special awards by the Downtown Development Authority. ‘The people we recognized this year are representative of all the great volunteers we have working for the Main Street program,? said DDA Executive Director and Main Street Manager Molly LaLone. ‘All of our […]

Council OKs two part-time positions

Ortonville- During a special meeting Monday night, the village council voted 4-3 to replace the recently vacated full-time clerk/treasurer position with two part-time positions. The council also eliminated the current part-time deputy clerk/treasurer position held by Teresa Karsney, although Karsney will continue to be employed by the village. In a separate motion, the village voted […]

Local woman pleads to embezzlement

Cheryl Ann Zardus pleaded no contest Nov. 16 in Oakland County Circuit Court to a felony charge of embezzlement more than $20,000. The plea likely means the 40-year-old Ortonville mother will face up to a year in jail and/or probation and comes after several months of investigation found she stole approximately $108,000 from an Oxford […]

Area businesses collect for OCEF

The Ortonville Community Emergency Fund (OCEF) is collecting food and toys to distribute to families in need this holiday season. The number of families seeking help has steadily increased over the past few years as many struggle in a poor economy. Food, cleaning supplies, paper goods, and personal care items are needed, as well as […]

Oh deer: 11 car-deer crashes in one week

Brandon Twp.- Watch out for the deer. Deputies took reports of 11 motor vehicle accidents involving deer last week, eight of those within a 3-day period, from Nov. 12-14. ‘It’s an unusually high amount of car-deer accidents within such a short time period,? said Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Detective Chris Pacholski of the Brandon substation. […]