Brandon Twp.- A 28-year-old Ypsilanti man who drove his vehicle into his brother-in-law has been arraigned on a felonious assault charge. James Tiung Huie was arraigned Sept. 17 on the charge in front of 52-2 District Court Magistrate Elizabeth Chiapelli. According to police reports, Brandon deputies were dispatched on Sept. 16 to the 2800 block […]
An 18-year-old Brandon Township man was expected to be arraigned on Thursday on a charge of felonious assault in a baseball bat attack on another 18-year-old man who resides in the same mobile home park. Police continue to investigate six other subjects also involved in the confrontation in the Clarkston Lakes Mobile Home Park, in […]
been broken since at least May. Prince said the log wouldn’t necessarily show when the sweeper had been cleaned. Bell Equipment has estimated the cost to repair the sweeper, which is rusted, at more than $9,000. Prince has said the sweeper was cleaned every time it was used and that he didn’t notice the rust […]
Brandon Twp.- Lake Louise Church of the Nazarene is celebrating 50 years in the community. The church opened in its current location, 2300 S. Ortonville Road, on New Year’s Day in 1957, says Pastor Dave Gerber. The congregation numbered about 50 at that time. Today, there are about 120 members. An addition was built in […]
Ortonville- About 4 million animals are euthanized at U.S. shelters every year, according to humanesociety.org. Liz Waters is doing her best to save animals locally and with that goal in mind she, along with Heidi Barckholtz and Denise Vanden Bossche, recently founded Ortonville Dog Rescue. The trio has applied to the state for 501c3 status […]
Brandon Twp.- Consumers Energy is offering township residents the option of natural gas. More than half the township depends on propane to heat their homes, as Consumers has gas main infrastructure in a limited area, concentrated in the southeast corner of the township along M-15 and parts of the northwest section. At the request of […]
Ron Turnbull was remembered this week as a man committed to his family and Ortonville, the community he loved. Turnbull died Feb. 27. He was 78. ‘Ron was an outstanding individual, one of the few that you could totally depend upon,? said Dean Salley, a long-time friend of Turnbull’s who served with him on the […]
Ortonville- The village council will continue to pursue the possible purchase of property at 255 Narrin St. for a potential waste water treatment facility. The council unanimously approved moving forward with a phase II environmental study after a phase I study found petroleum-based products and waste oil at the site. Further investigation is needed to […]
Election officials were pleased with voter turnout in both Brandon and Groveland townships for Tuesday’s primary election. In Brandon Township, 2,209 votes were cast in the presidential primary, 19.25 percent of the 11,477 registered voters. ‘I think for a presidential primary election, that’s pretty good turnout,? said Karen McArthur, township elections coordinator. ‘It’s actually 200 […]
Ortonville- CreekFest will be back in June and better than ever. The Downtown Development Authority announced last year that they would not sponsor CreekFest in 2012, choosing to focus funds elsewhere. However, DDA Executive Director Molly Lalone said several businesses have stepped forward to bring back for the ninth straight year the event that celebrates […]