Brandon Twp.- Construction workers took advantage of unseasonably warm temperatures last week to work on the township park at the corner of Oakwood and Hadley roads. ‘We’re behind on construction, but will be caught up in the spring,? said Brandon Recreation Director Fred Waybrant, as he surveyed the land-balancing crew from Roger Engels Construction working […]
Brandon Twp.- The results are in. About 35 citizens were in attendance at a town meeting Dec. 4, during which results of a downtown Ortonville consumer survey were announced. The Downtown Development Authority sent out 5,000 consumer surveys in an April edition of The Citizen to village residents, as well as residents of Brandon and […]
Brandon Twp.- After seven years as the township’s substation commander, Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tim McIsaac has been reassigned. McIsaac, 48, will be the day shift traffic sergeant out of Pontiac. His last day as substation commander is Dec. 15. ‘I’ve been here seven years, no one else has been here more than five,? […]
Brandon Twp.- All Aimee Alban really wants for Christmas this year is for her husband to come home. But knowing that is not possible, she just wants him to be safe. She sits this early December morning in the kitchen of the home she grew up in, with 3-month-old daughter Gabriella in her arms and […]
Brandon Twp.-On Dec. 4, Brandon deputies were dispatched to the 3400 block of Kathleen Lake Road for a prowler complaint. The homeowner said he saw a subject looking in the window and found footprints in the fresh snow. The deputies followed them to several windows and then down the driveway and to several homes in […]
Ortonville- The Brandon Library. The A&W Restaurant. The Skate Park. The Old Mill. These places express ‘The Spirit of Ortonville,? say anonymous citizens who took part in a photo survey last February. Volunteers from the Main Street Design Committee handed out disposable cameras in February to six random people in town, along with instructions to […]
Brandon Twp.- Sgt. Michael Searing, the new Brandon substation commander, was expected to begin work today. ‘I’m excited,? said Searing, 55. ‘My wife and I like the small town. I’ve always had a more urban area (beat). This will be the most rural area I’ve had.? Searing has been with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office […]
Ortonville- A recurring issue in the village? problems with septic systems? recently cropped up at the Brandon Township Library. The library’s septic field failed in October and the library was forced to have a new engineered system put in by Fenton-based Lawrence Engineering last week, at a cost of $77,260. This price includes design of […]
Groveland Twp.- Sometimes Santa Claus can use a little help flying through the air. Pilot and Groveland Township resident Clay Elliott was one of those helpers Dec. 2 as he helped load his own private 4-seater Cessna 182 airplane with 100 pounds of bulky, brightly wrapped Christmas presents and then flew the gift-laden plane from […]
Brandon Twp.- Last Monday, St. Anne Church was abuzz with activity from nearly two dozen Ortonville Community Emergency Fund volunteers as they prepared to make Christmas merrier for 151 families in the Brandon School District and for the residents of eight area adult foster care homes. Bags full of groceries line the halls leading to […]