By Teri Stiles Staff Writer Brandon Twp. – In the early hours of Sept. 8, part-time township resident Katie Goodmurphy and her family came far too close to one of nature’s most devastating forces. ‘It was surreal’you could see the roof lifting but we stayed calm for the children,? Goodmurphy said. It was frustrating for […]
Brandon Twp.-Ortonville resident Steven Kitchen, a 38-year old on-call Brandon Firefighter, was seriously injured in a collision on M-15 near the entrance to Brandon High School, at 8:40 p.m.Wednesday night. Oakland County Sheriff accident investigator Deputy Gary Richert said Kitchen, who was driving a 2002 Saturn, was exiting the Taco Bell Restaurant and turned left […]
Brandon Twp – Township officals say they have been patient with property owner John Sloan for more than three years’but now his time has run out. On Sept. 20 the township board voted not to give Sloan another chance to finish the home he set out to build more than three years ago. After several […]
Brandon Twp – The Ortonville Community Emergency Fund shelves are bare and staff is asking for help to fill them up. The weekend of Septemberfest, starting at 9 a.m. Sept. 23, 24, and 25, OCEF will hold a rummage sale at St. Anne Church, 825 S. Ortonville Road. Receipts for tax purposes will be available. […]
Ortonville – What was supposed to open prior to the first day of classes at Brandon schools, the South Street Bridge inched another step closer last week. On Wednesday, officials were still waiting for carpenters to pin down the last-minute details of the walkway guard rails. Originally, the project, which started on June 13, was […]
Brandon Twp – On Sept. 10 Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 26-year-old Ortonville man for drunk driving in the McDonald’s on M-15. Deputy Ken Wakerly observed the driver turn recklessly into the McDonald’s parking lot so the officer stopped him for questioning. When approaching the car Deputy Wakerly noticed the man’s speech was slurred […]
Brandon Twp. – Township officials say not since the attempt to establish a noise ordinance has the Brandon Township Planning Commission faces such a large number of residents at their planning sessions. However on Sept. 14 more than 40 residents attended a rezoning meeting that would change the zoning status of 20 acres along M-15 […]
Brandon Twp. – In August township residents told the board to ‘act’and act now? at a public hearing to purchase approximately 47 acres from James and Madeline Vantine, near Hadley and Oakwood roads with the intent of building a recreation park. The reality of the facility moved one step closer on Tuesday. After years of […]
Ortonville – It started as a plan for an educational exhibit but through precise handcrafting from members of the Brandon Seniors woodworking club, the miniature scaled model of The Old Mill is more than a dream. ‘It’s spectacular,? said Tom Stowell, president of the Ortonville Historical Society. ‘My idea was to have a simple exhibit […]
Ortonville – With the Sept. 7 delivery of the bridge structure, engineers say South Street will soon be open to through traffic. ‘It’s just a matter of piecing it all together, and barring all other complications it should be together by next week,? said Leanne Homberg-Panduren of Rowe Incorporated. Homberg-Panduren explained that the bridge pieces […]