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NOVEMBER 24, 2025 Vol. 22, No. 27
Tiebreaker confirms Sonneville for Orchard Lake City Council BY GENA JOHNSON gjohnson@candgnews.com
ORCHARD LAKE VILLAGE — Unofficial results for the Nov. 4 election showed DuAnne Sonneville leading Sean O’Bryan by three points for the last seat on the Orchard Lake City Council. Ten days later, they would face off in a tiebreaker, reconfirming Sonneville. Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown explained the process. “The election is certified in six days to give military and overseas absentee ballots time to arrive … as long as they are postmarked on or before Nov. 4,” Brown said. In addition, cured absentee ballot are also counted. These are absentee ballots that may not have been signed or where the signatures don’t appear to match. “(Local clerks) have an obligation to reach out to the voter to
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Debbie Nagle, the mother of slain Hazel Park police officer Jessica Nagle-Wilson, places a flower in honor of her daughter at the 2023 ceremony.
Project Blue Light ceremony to honor fallen first responders PUBLIC INVITED TO DEC. 2 EVENT IN HAZEL PARK BY ANDY KOZLOWSKI akozlowski@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — While many spend the holidays with family and friends, the police and firefighters who keep them safe continue to work in the dark and cold, never certain they will come home at the end of their shift. The stakes are made clear at the annual Project Blue Light ceremony, which remembers first responders who died in the line of duty. The gathering pays tribute to fallen officers statewide and is attended by police and fire officials from all over. This year’s event will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at St. Mary Magdalen Church, located at 50 E. Annabelle Ave. in Hazel
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Orchard Lake City Councilwoman DuAnne Sonneville displays her decorative City Council certificate alongside the “elected” ballot that won her the election in a tiebreaker at the county.
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