Ortonville- Sidewalks and the responsibility of village residents in regards to snow and ice-covered ones, as well as broken ones, were hot topics of discussion at the Dec. 11 village council meeting. The council reminds residents they are responsible for the upkeep of the sidewalks adjacent to their property, and reiterated the responsibilities of both […]
Ortonville- No hunting allowed within the village. That is the message the village council will convey after a current ordinance is amended. At their Dec. 11 meeting, the council asked Village Manager Ed Coy to amend a current ordinance that prohibits the discharge of firearms or cartridges, except by peace officers performing their duties, within […]
Brandon Twp.- To say that Norma Clore, Betty Irwin and Louise King like Christmas trees might seem a bit of an understatement. The trio has 93 Christmas trees in the home they share. There are artificial evergreens of all shapes and sizes in every room in the spacious home? some with white lights, others with […]
Brandon Twp.- The house is silent, sunlight streaming through a thin curtain in the debris-strewn living room, empty of furniture. The stillness is suddenly shattered by successive rams on the front door, which smashes open as several men in camouflage and black vests charge in with guns pointing forward, shouting, ‘Sheriff’s Office! Search warrant!? Seconds […]
Brandon Twp.- Nearly five months after the Planning Commission turned back a plan by the Silverman Development Group to excavate a township parcel, they are set to consider it again. A public hearing regarding a request by the Detroit-area development company to excavate and remove approximately 170,000 yards of material from the 48-acre parcel located […]
Ortonville- Larry Burns likes coffee stirrers? but not for their intended use. Burns drinks a cup of coffee every morning, but the thousands of wooden coffee stirrers he orders from Georgia are never put in a cup of java. Instead, they are used to create tabletop versions of cabins, lighthouses, windmills, airplanes, even a space […]
Ortonville- Several residents took aim at a proposed ban on hunting during the village council’s Jan. 8 meeting. The council was expecting Village Manager Ed Coy to bring an amended ordinance before them, making it unlawful for any person to engage in the sport of hunting within the geographical limits of the village, including the […]
Pontiac- Wendy Marie Donaldson will serve 90 days in jail with work release and serve three years of probation for involuntary manslaughter in the death of group home resident Carol Christie last May. Donaldson was sentenced Jan. 8 by Sixth Judicial Circuit Court Judge John McDonald. Donaldson, an Ortonville resident, avoided a jury trial by […]
Brandon Twp.- The show will go on, but it may not be quite the same without help from the community. Like many municipalities, when the township board approved the 2007 budget, cuts were made. Most will not be noticeable to the public, but one may be, come July: the fireworks show. The township board approved […]
Brandon Twp.- As soon as March, as many as 20 trucks an hour hauling gravel could be southbound on M-15 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday through Friday, and from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. on Saturday, for as many as 90 days. Despite objections by several residents at a Jan. 9 public hearing, the planning commission […]