Pre-Election Gag Order Not Enforceable Due to Agreement in Federal Court (Michigan Municipal League, April 28, 2016) LANSING, MI — U.S. District Judge John Corbett O’Meara has accepted an agreement between the Secretary of State’s office and local governments and school groups, permanently enjoining Secretary of State Ruth Johnson from enforcing a law passed in…
Oakland County Schools Vary on Testing for Lead in Water (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 27, 2016) Oakland County, MI – As they see the images of children in Flint lined up to get bottled water or crying over blood tests, people around the country have been wondering about the safety of the water they and…
Pontiac School District’s Response to Lead Testing Inquiry (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 27, 2016) Pontiac, MI – As they see the images of children in Flint lined up to get bottled water or crying over blood tests, people around the country have been wondering about the safety of the water they and their families use…
Plans in the Works to Test Water for Lead in Oakland County Schools (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 25, 2016) Pontiac, MI – As dozens of teenagers from high schools throughout Oakland County sat eager to learn about the safety of their community’s drinking water, officials revealed that plans are in the works for testing of…
Reward Offered as Detectives Search for Murder Suspect (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, April 23, 2016) Pontiac, MI – Reference the Homicide in Pontiac below. Sheriff Detectives are looking for: Kevin Jermaine Wiley who is a 33 year old male resident of Pontiac. He is on parole for Manslaughter for a conviction from Wayne County. Date…
Art Experience Brings Community Art Lab to WHRC Elementary (The Art Experience, April 23, 2016) Pontiac, MI- The Art Experience (TAE) is providing their Community Art Lab (CAL) program to 650 students of Pontiac’s largest elementary school, the Dana Whitmer Human Resource Center (WHRC). Community artist, educator and storyteller, Vickie Brent-Touray of The Yaktown Poets,…
Woman Found Dead in Closet, MDOC Searching for Boyfriend (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, April 23, 2016) Pontiac, MI – FROM DAY SHIFT: 04-22-2016, 07:00 hrs. THROUGH MIDNIGHT SHIFT: 04-23-2016, 07:00 hrs. INCIDENT: 21:48 hrs. – City of Pontiac – Homicide Investigation / Request for the OSCO Forensic Crime Lab – #16-67046 SUMMARY: Deputies…
Pontiac Speaks! Seeking Residents to Share Family Histories – Movie June 18 (Pontiac Library April 22, 2016) Pontiac, MI – The Pontiac Library is seeking residents to share their histories in Pontiac. The project asks: What brought your family to Pontiac? What was your family looking for? Where did your family come from? Is there…
Pontiac Gets Expert Advice on Developing Downtown (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 18, 2016) Pontiac, MI – In advance of the upcoming Congress of the New Urbanism Conference in Detroit June 8-11, 2016, CNU hosted development charrettes in Pontiac and Hazel Park to build examples of how thoughtful planning can help revitalize communities. In Pontiac that…
Bouchard Named ‘Sheriff of The Year’ By National Sheriffs’ Association (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, April 10, 2016) Pontiac, MI _ The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce that Sheriff Michael J. Bouchard has been awarded the prestigious national Ferris E. Lucas Award for Sheriff of the Year 2016 from the National Sheriffs’ Association…
Two Off-Duty Oakland County Deputies Arrested, Suspended (Oakland County Sheriffs Dept, April 8, 2016) Pontiac, MI – The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is deeply disappointed to report the arrest of two off-duty Deputies involved in a traffic accident yesterday at approximately 11:00 am at University Drive near Paddock Street in the City of Pontiac. An…
Pontiac Gains Back Power as State Keeps Some Oversight (Dept. of Treasury, March 31, 2016) Pontiac, MI – State Treasurer Nick Khouri today, signed off on amendments to two existing emergency manager orders that will provide additional authority to the City of Pontiac’s mayor and city council, following a recommendation approved by members of the…
MML #3: Cities Want their Share, Tool Shows Funding Loss by Community (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 26, 2016) Lansing, MI – Only four states have reduced the amount of tax dollars going to municipal governments, and of those Michigan has decreased funding the most. Robert Kleine of Great Lakes Economic Consulting spoke about the subject…
DRIVE Group Advocates at County Commission Meeting for Public Transit (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 21, 2016) Pontiac, MI – Members of an interfaith group called DRIVE (Detroit Regional Interfaith Voice for Equity) spoke Thursday to the County Commission about the upcoming ballot measure to fund regional public transit through Metro Detroit. Ballot language is not…
Pontiac Students Get Help at Financial Aid Night (Oakland Schools Technical Campus Northeast Press Release, March 19, 2016) Pontiac, MI –More than 50 Pontiac-area students secured funding for their college education during Pontiac Financial Aid Night at Oakland Schools Technical Campus Northeast recently. Over $450,000 in scholarships and grants were secured by the graduating seniors,…
Deputy Shot Armed Suspect in Pontiac (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, March 15, 2016) Pontiac, MI – On Monday, March 14th, at 7:36 p.m., Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Deputies received information that a subject known to them was armed with a handgun and was driving around the city in a white Chevy Trail Blazer. Deputies observed…
2016 Primary Election and Oakland County Local Initiatives Results (updated) (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 8, 2016) Pontiac, MI – This is where the Oakland County 115 News Hub (aka oc115) will post results of the ballot proposals through the county and the results of the Presidential Primaries taking place in Michigan on Tuesday, March 8.…
Pontiac Students See a World of Possibilities at Career Fair (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 7, 2016) Pontiac, MI – Over 1,500 young people in Pontiac were treated to a day of dreaming with the fifth annual Future Builders Scholarship and Career Fair last Thursday. Over 70 organizations filled tables in the high school gym, featuring…
Sheriff Dept. Seeks Information on Murder of 53 Year Old Woman (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, March 7, 2016.) Pontiac, MI – On Sunday, March 6th, 2016, shortly after 12PM, Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 90 Block of Putnam in the City of Pontiac for a report of an unresponsive female. After Deputies arrived,…
Nominations Open for Pontiac Community Awards (PDBA Press Release, March 2, 2016) Pontiac, MI – For the fifth year in a row the community of Pontiac, organized by the Pontiac Downtown Business Association (PDBA), honors volunteers and organizations that help make the community shine. The honors go out to those who participate in activities specifically…