A 40-year-old Ortonville mother will spend at least 23 months in prison for embezzling more than $108,000 from an Oxford gym’s parent club. Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Rudy Nichols sentenced Cheryl Ann Zardus to 23 months to 10 years in prison on Jan. 11 for a felony charge of embezzlement over $20,000. The sentence […]
Brandon Twp.- A local mother and stepfather who left four children alone while they were drinking at a bar returned home to find deputies waiting for them. Charlotte Bennett, 40, and John Baird, 37, were arraigned Jan. 15 at 52-2 District Court on charges of operating while intoxicated (first offense for Bennett, second offense for […]
Ortonville- The village will have two Department of Public Works employees instead of three from now on and there will be no DPW supervisor position. The village council voted 4-3 at their Jan. 14 meeting to have a two-man DPW staff and voted unanimously to eliminate the supervisor position. The move means Jim Early, a […]
Brandon Twp.- Pajamas and penguins. Those were the themes on a recent Wednesday morning at Nature Kids Preschool, where children ages 3-5 play, learn, and build self-confidence in a center-based program. ‘Our job is to prepare children for Kindergarten,? says Cindy Purkey, a certified teacher and owner of Nature Kids Preschool. ‘One of our goals […]
A 26-year-old Brandon Township man is facing 9-20 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges relating to an attack on a neighbor in September. Michael Lee Friske pleaded guilty on Jan. 16 to charges of first degree home invasion, assault with intent to commit sexual penetration, and felonious assault, in front of Sixth Judicial […]
Ortonville- The Main Street program had some bumps in the road this year, but despite missing recertification at the year-end assessment, program officials remain positive. Bob Donohue and Julie Courtney of Main Street Oakland County came for a visit on Jan. 14 for the annual review of the vilage’s economic development program. The village was […]
Brandon Twp.- Police are warning residents to take extra precautions after a recent spike in home invasions in the township. ‘Keep your doors and windows locked,? said Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Detective Dale Brown. ‘Over the last three weeks, there has been an increase in reported home invasions at all hours… The time of day […]
Ortonville- With the start of the new school year, bells are ringing in the halls of Brandon schools again. But soon a very special bell, one that hasn’t heralded the start of school in nearly 50 years, will ring again in its new home at the Old Mill, Mill St. The Ortonville Community Historical Society […]
Groveland Twp.- During the evening hours, or on weekends when most doctors? offices are closed, it can be inconvenient to have to drive to a hospital emergency room several miles away and wait hours to be seen. Now there is another option. Area residents will have access to emergency medical care close to home with […]
The Ortonville Community Emergency Fund has had ever increasing numbers of people for several years requesting their assistance to put food on their tables and pay the bills. Changes to welfare approved by state legislators last month and signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder will take effect Oct. 1 and the local food pantry […]