Ortonville- More than 30 people crammed into the village office conference room on Tuesday for a meeting to discuss the Village Skate Park. The skate park has been closed since July 27, after neighbors cited problems with kids at the park that include indecent exposure, foul language, and drug use. During Tuesday’s meeting, the Skate […]
A 21-year-old Brandon Township woman was arraigned on Tuesday on a charge of felony larceny in a building after she attempted to cash a check for $1,632 that she stole from her employer. Kristen N. Gallus, 21, was video arraigned on Aug. 7 by 51st District Court Judge Richard D. Kuhn, Jr. A preliminary exam […]
Brandon Twp.- Last semester, Logan Rascher traded time sitting in classrooms at Brandon High School for a different kind of education? life in Indonesia. ‘I became more independent and more self-sufficient,? says Rascher. ‘If you have a chance to do something like this, it’s the best life experience you could have.? The 18-year-old’s opportunity came […]
Ortonville- Jamaica is considered by many people as a tropical tourist spot, with beautiful beaches. But 13 local teens and six adults got a look at another side of the West Indies country when they traveled to Catadupa, about 30-40 kilometers (about 20 miles) south of Montego Bay, in the center of the island. The […]
Groveland Twp.- Obedience, poverty, and chastity. These are the vows that Sister Mary Martin and Sister Anne Mary took, 70 years ago and 50 years ago, respectively, and that have led them in a contemplative, prayerful life of peace and happiness. The cloistered Dominican nuns from Our Lady of Mt. Thabor Monastery renewed their vows […]
Brandon Twp.- The Tractor Supply Company could be the next tenant of the former James Lumber building, located at 700 S. Ortonville Road. ‘We are definitely interested in the community and are looking at property,? said Susan Morgenstern, a spokesperson for TSC, a farm and ranch retailer with more than 700 stores in 38 states, […]
Brandon Twp.- The increased value of scrap metal has resulted in a repetitive problem for the library. On Aug. 1, Library Director Paula Gauthier reported to Brandon deputies the theft of two copper gutter downspouts. The theft is the third the library has endured this summer. In the other thefts, four copper downspouts were taken […]
Ortonville- Police are seeking assistance from the public in their investigation of an armed robbery that occurred about two weeks ago at a local gas station. According to reports, at about 9:17 p.m. on Aug. 5, a man who appeared to be alone entered the Citgo gas station, 495 S. Ortonville Road, while no other […]
Ortonville- The Village Skate Park will remain closed, at least until some new security measures, likely security cameras and/or motion sensor lights, are installed. The Skate Park Committee made the decision at a meeting on Tuesday, after discussion on possible solutions to problems at the park. Committee members decided to pursue lights and cameras as […]
Ortonville- A proposed village trail has come to an abrupt end. The village council voted 5-0 at their Aug. 13 meeting that they are not in favor of the concept of a trail on village property at this time. Councilmembers Bob Flath and Larry Hayden were absent. The less-than-a-mile recreational trail was proposed last November […]