A 23-year-old Brandon Township man has been arraigned on charges related to several local home invasions that occurred during the past two years. Kirk Allen Baker, Jr. was arraigned Feb. 8 on a count of home invasion, second degree, two misdemeanor counts of receiving and concealing stolen property under $200, and a felony count of […]
Brandon Twp.- Hippity-hoppity, Easter’s on its way. Judy Henley is hoping to fill baskets? not only with candy and colored eggs, but with hams and the fixings for Easter dinner. To do so, the OCEF food pantry coordinator needs the help of the community. ‘We find at Easter it’s harder to get donations than at […]
Brandon Twp.- Township officials cut police staff by three and a half positions last year. Now, unless changes are made, residents may lose three more deputies and subsequently, the substation here. The necessary changes to keep the deputies include levying the full police millage rate of 3.5286, and supplementing the police fund from the general […]
The ‘Great Warrior Wall? was only 15-feet high in reality, but as Brandon Township resident Diana Bertapelle arrived at the third obstacle in the Warrior Dash 5K event last Saturday, it looked like it was 50-feet high and insurmountable. A rope to climb the wall hung just low enough for the 5-foot-1-inch tall Bertapelle to […]
Brandon Twp.- For the past few years, the school liaison officer position has been on the budget chopping block. Last year, school board members even brought the axe down and went without the liaison for the first part of the school year. Not this year. Elimination of the position was never brought up during budget […]
Brandon Twp.- Nearly three years ago, Michigan voters approved the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act. However, confusion over the law continues, and communities, including this township, are delaying making decisions regarding ordinances as they wait for direction. During their Aug. 1 meeting, the township board unanimously voted to extend by another six months the existing moratorium […]
Dennis Martin was doing what he called ‘one-stop shopping? on the public right-of-way near Goodrich High School, 8029 S. Gale Road, on Tuesday morning. Martin pulled his vehicle off the road when he saw signs reading ‘Recall Snyder? and ‘Recall Scott.? Volunteers who had petitions for the recall of Governor Rick Snyder and State Representative […]
Devyn Ryan was single-minded when she was biking more than 300 miles in temperatures that shot up to 100 degrees. She thought of one thing and one thing only: Crossing the finish line. ‘I didnt say it out loud, but it was so hot and we still had more than halfway to go,? said the […]
Brandon Twp.- Back to school shopping can be exciting for some families, as children choose new outfits for the fall and buy new backpacks, notebooks, pencils and more. But for families struggling to make ends meet, back to school time means financial stress and anxiety. The Ortonville Community Emergency Fund is hoping to lighten the […]
Brandon Twp.- The township will pursue a grant to update five of six polling places and make them compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements. The federally funded Access for All Grant is provided by the Help Americans Vote Act, and is granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Clerk Jeannie McCreery plans to turn in […]