Monday, May 17 – A 9-1-1 caller on John Paul reported that she was home alone and that someone rang her doorbell in the middle of the night and that her dogs were barking. * On St. Andrew’s, a home owner noticed that some jewelry was missing from a jewelry box in the master bedroom. […]
Ortonville – It was a tough choice between Dan Hackman and Shane Eliassen, but the village council finally decided on who will run the Ortonville Department of Public Works. On Monday, Oct. 27, the Village Council selected Shane Eliassen to the DPW top spot. ‘With two wonderful employees to chose from, we did a lot […]
By Elizabeth Lowe Staff writer Ortonville ? Ben Fox, 7, and grandmother Patty Condit of Ortonville work intently over the rough wood boards at the Brandon Senior Center. They’re building a bat house. In an area of bat-filled attics, why would anyone intentionally invite the winged rodents onto their property? ‘They eat the bugs that […]
An Oxford Township man was arraigned on four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct last week after he allegedly sexually molested a young girl for approximately three years. Joseph Hnanicek, 34, was arraigned May 6 in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court before Magistrate Nicolas Camargo. He’s currently being lodged in the Oakland County Jail in […]
Plans to move the Oxford McDonald’s a little further north got one step closer to becoming a reality last week as the township planning commission recommended a necessary rezoning. Following a May 13 public hearing, commissioners voted 6-0 to recommend the rezoning of a 1.513-acre parcel on the west side of M-24 ? north of […]
Groveland Twp.-On most Sunday afternoons the serene Groveland Township countryside is rather peaceful. Yet, on Oct. 26, that silence was broken thanks to about $20 in raffle tickets and members Brandon High School Marching Band. Township residents Jim and Kathleen Russell’s home was serenaded by the Marching Blackhawks after the couple’s daughter, Shana DeVoe, sold […]
Brandon Twp.’For the Brandon Varsity Junior Blackhawks the 2003 season ended a rather dismal 0-7. Yet for local resident and football parent Rick Nichols the losing record was not from a lack of effort from the 15 varsity players, but the result of some unfair policies that shroud the program. ‘The biggest complaint is that […]
A civil lawsuit filed by a woman who accused a Catholic monk in Addison Township of repeatedly sexually assaulting and threatening her over a four-year period was voluntarily dismissed by the parties involved. ‘It is hereby ordered that all claims of which could have been asserted by Plaintiff against Defendant Fr. Daniel Homan are dismissed […]
Oxford High School’s Theater Company is performing a classic play about royalty with sleep disorders and the whole community’s invited to see it free of charge. On Sunday, May 23 at 3 p.m., the talented troupe of actors and actresses will present ‘The Princess and the Pea.? Admission to the 45-minute show is free for […]
Brandon Twp – On Monday, Oct. 27, compelling testimony from two alleged victims propelled a Lapeer County judge to bind Randy Ray Cooper, of Brandon Twp., to circuit court on allegations of criminal sexual conduct. In June, 2003 Cooper was arrested for alleged inappropriate touching of an 8-year-old girl. At that time he was released […]