New teachers at Brandon

Brandon Twp.-Retirements, coupled with a change from part-time kindergarten classes to full-time classes and a few more kindergarten students, have prompted the addition of teachers in the Brandon School District. Janet McLeod, Brandon School District Human Resources coordinator, said the job postings were up on the Brandon Schools website for about seven days this summer. […]

Soil deemed un-hazardous

Ortonville- Contaminated soil found at the Brandon Township offices at 395 Mill St. was deemed non-hazardous special waste. The soil problem was discovered when the township had their septic tank replaced last week. ‘We did not have to have the soil tested,? said Township Supervisor Kathy Thurman. ‘There was no official soil contamination listing, but […]

Orion Township

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF ORION 2015 MEETING DATES TOWNSHIP BOARD: January 5, 20* July 6, 20 February 2, 17* August 3, 17 March 2, 16 September 8*, 21 April 6, 20 October 5, 19 May 4, 18 November 2, 16 June 1, 15 December 7, 21 The Board of Trustees will hold its regularly scheduled meetings […]

Orion Township

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Charter Township of Orion Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 7:05 p.m. in the lower level of the Orion Township Hall, 2525 Joslyn Road, Lake Orion, Michigan 48360, on the following matter: PC-2014-42, Premier Self Storage Expansion, Special Land Use request for a […]

Summer sisters: Japanese, American cultures meet

Brandon Twp.- The Fluck family celebrated Thanksgiving just over a week ago? a little early, but the township residents had a special visitor who had never experienced the holiday and won’t be in the country come November. Natsuka Yatsuda, 15, a Japanese exchange students who stayed with Suzy and Bob Fluck and their daughter, Heidi, […]

Two 70-year-old township bridges examined

Atlas Twp.-Two area bridges were inspected earlier this month by the Genesee County Road Commission along with township officials. The Jordan Road bridge located between Irish and Atlas roads, along with the Henderson Road bridge were the focus of the daylong study. Fred Peivandi, director of engineering at the Genesee County Road Commission, said both […]

Leonard Village

Village of Leonard Notice of Public Hearing Community Development Block Grant Funds NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Village of Leonard will hold a public hearing on the use of Community Development Block Grant Funds. The Hearing will be held on Monday, December 8th, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at Rowland Hall, 23 E. Elmwood, Leonard, […]

Orion Township

Charter Township of Oxford 2014 – December Board of Review Please take NOTICE that the Charter Township of Oxford, December Board of Review is called into session to hear appeals and to correct both the assessment and tax rolls for the following reasons: Changes in Taxable value due to a newly recognized Ownership Transfer as […]

Former township woman charged in home invasions

A 22-year-old woman faces up to five years in prison after being charged in the theft of numerous weapons from a Brandon Township home last fall. Samantha Leighann Layman of Pontiac, formerly of Brandon Township, was arraigned on a charge of receiving and concealing stolen property of more than $1,000 on Aug. 26 in front […]

Neighborhood Stabilization Plan moves ahead

Ortonville- Village officials have closed on a deal to purchase the home located at 61 Narrin Street? now all that is left to do is demolish it. Village Manager Ed Coy said the home is the first deal to be closed as part of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. The federal program established last October provides […]