Fizzled On June 23, a Brandon deputy on patrol observed a vehicle doing 55 mph in a posted 30 mph construction zone on Oakwood Road. He stopped the vehicle and asked the driver for his license. The driver replied that his license was suspended and gave the deputy his state identification. The deputy noticed boxes […]
Members of the Brandon Woodworking Club, along with the Brandon All-Sports Booster Club, combined to construct a 4-foot-by-8-foot black walnut plaque for the top student athletes. The board, which is now located in Brandon High School near the athletic showcases, includes athletes from 12 men’s sports and 13 women’s sports. The tradition of selecting outstanding […]
Students in Lake Orion got an unexpected day off on Jan. 6, as Lake Orion Schools, along with most of the tri-county area, declared a snow day as up to five inches of snow was dumped on the area in the second big winter storm of the season.
On Sept. 13, officals from Oxford Bank announced they have entered into a ‘definitive agreement? under which it will be acquired by the Farmington Hills-based Level One Bank for a $3.47 million. Locally Oxford Bank has two locations 345 South Ortonville Road, Ortonville and 8125 South State Road, Goodrich. In addition Oxford Bank branch offices […]
Candidates in the 2012 Primary raised over $100,000 to fund their campaigns, according to finance reports submitted to County Clerk Bill Bullard on September 6. Of the candidates for supervisor, Terry Fortuna raised the most at $16,963 with $15,500 being self-donated. Although he succeeded at obtaining more money than Pat Kittle, Fortuna’s fundraising didn’t gain […]
Brooke Keel and Christina Thoroman made Goodrich history this year. The two juniors were the first Goodrich cheerleaders to make the All-Region team. Keel made second team All-Region and Thoroman made Honorable Mention All-Region. ‘They were chosen out of 16 teams in the whole region for their level of skills and how they execute them […]
For the first time in nearly three years, Oxford’s Groundhog Day Festival will feature a real, live, honest-to-goodness, furry, weather-predicting marmot. And the community has Oxford Leader reporter and village resident Teri Stiles to thank for it. After reading this editor’s column last week complaining about the festival’s continued lack of a real groundhog since […]
Home. It’s the place we come from. The place we live. The place we’re instinctively drawn to in times of crisis, tragedy and uncertainty. Home is the place we all want to be. The place we all need to be. For Karin Rivest and her two children, Hunter, 7, and Rachel, 9, home is a […]
Independence Township’s fire, police, safety paths, water, and sewer departments will have more money to spend in 2013. In a 3-2 vote, the township board eliminated administrative fees for next year during a budget meeting on August 21. Clerk Barb Pallotta and Treasurer Curt Carson were opposed to getting rid of the fees while Trustees […]
A sharp increase in mortgage delinquencies precipitated by the state’s poor economy recently required Oxford Bank to enter into a formal consent agreement with its federal and state regulators. ‘We want our communities to know the bank is fine,? said Oxford Bank Chairman, President and CEO Jeff Davidson. ‘Yes, this is a difficult time, but […]