A Groveland Township hunter was sentenced this month for violations that occurred last fall. First Lt. David Malloch, Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer, reported that on Nov. 16, the second day of the firearm deer hunting season, a Groveland Township resident reported gunshots prior to sunrise. Conservation Officer Brandon Kieft, accompanied by a […]
Brandon Twp.- The library board is planning a civil lawsuit against former director Paula Gauthier to recover financial losses. The board voted to pursue civil action during their March 24 meeting. Whether they will proceed following an investigation is dependent on the potential cost of a court case. ‘The amount we will pursue has not […]
An attorney defending the Brandon School District against a lawsuit by former employee June Wuopio has filed a motion to dismiss the case. Daniel J. Kelly, representing the Brandon Board of Education, aka Brandon School District, and Superintendent Tom Miller, along with Marian Horowitz, current Boardmember Beth Nuccio and former Boardmembers Ken Quisenberry and Gina […]
Atlas Twp.-The township trustees gave a local soccer organization a kick in a new direction. The board OK’d a plan Monday night for a soccer field, utilizing about an acre- and-a-half of approximately 11 acres of township land east of the hall with frontage on Gale Road. The decision marks the first township use of […]
Brandon Twp.- St. Patrick’s Day turned out to be green indeed for the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund. The non-profit food pantry which serves families in need in the Brandon School District received more than $3,000 in donations in its annual ‘Sharin? O? the Green? drive. This was the fifth year of the annual event, in […]
Jessica Keesling knows firsthand the devastating effects suicide has on those left to grieve. She was just 17-years-old when her father, Joe Keesling, died Feb. 23, 2009 at the age of 46 from suicide. Joe Keesling, a former Bueche’s employee, was also a volunteer for the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund. Jessica had visited her Dad, […]
On Monday Brandon Senior Guard Danielle Kwasiborski traded her Blackhawk jersey for Oakland Community College Raiders attire. Kwasiborski, 17, received a full athletic scholarship to play basketball for the Lady Raiders this fall’a culmination of plenty of hard work, great coaching and help from her dad, she said. Kwasiborski, a BHS standout guard who played […]
Erica Main endured a painful tetanus shot as well as shots to protect her from hepatitis A and typhoid, but still found herself unprepared for what she would find in Guatemala. ‘I had no idea what I was getting into,? said the Goodrich High School senior, who traveled to Antigua, Guatemala with friend Chynna Blaker, […]
Betty Kraft and Jen Smotherman celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with some green beverages at the Clarkston Union. Photo by Andrea Beaudoin
The superintendent of Clarkston schools has a new three-year contract after a contentious school board meeting. Board President Rosalie Lieblang kicked off discussion at the March 10 meeting by reading a June memorandum calling for Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock to resign his position. “This letter has been a complete distraction from the day I saw […]