She did what was right for the village. That’s how friends and neighbors are remembering Marcia Kay Rockafellow, who died Jan. 28, 2015 at the Genesys Convalescent Center. She was 77. Rockafellow served on the Goodrich Village Council from 1977-1986 and 1990-1999. She also served on the Goodrich Planning Commission, Goodrich Zoning Board of Appeals, […]
Atlas Twp.-Firefighter Gary Schafer recalls a scared cat hiding under the bed. ‘It was one of the first house fires I’d ever responded to,? said Schafer, who joined the Altas Township Fire Department in 2004. ‘The homeowners were out safe, but told us the family cat was still inside the house. So, we went back […]
Bryan and Tammy Merkel had always wanted to live and raise their family in the Goodrich area. ‘We had been looking for a piece of property to build our dream home on for many years,? said Tammy. She and Bryan have two daughters, Baylee, 16, and Marcella, 8. ‘We wanted to be on a paved […]
A former Goodrich resident and business owner pleaded guilty in 7th Circut Court on Tuesday before Judge Joseph Farah on two counts of felony check fraud. On Jan. 24, 2014, Bernadette Jacobs was arrested in her driveway by Genesee County Sheriff’s deputies and later charged with four felony counts of check fraud. The next day, […]
Goodrich-After just six months on the job, Michelle Imbrunone, district superintendent, has received a 2.43 score of a possible 3.0 following an evaluation by the school board released earlier this month. David Cramer, school board president, said the yearly evaluation was distributed to board members in December. The comprehensive 53 question evaluation asked respondents to […]
Atlas Twp.- On Jan. 20, the township board of trustees moved forward on two grant requests from Homeland Security funding that has been allocated to Genesee County. A total of $93,484 has been provided to Genesee County through the Region 3 Homeland Security Planning Board for projects’the funds will be divided up among communities within […]
Goodrich- Just before 9 a.m. Monday, residents of Goodrich House began returning to the charred remains of their apartments. In the early morning hours of Sunday, Atlas Township firefighters responded to the complex at Clarence and Hegel roads, about a half block north of the fire station, following a 9-1-1 call. Atlas Township Fire Department […]
These days, Kyler Elsworth is seeing plenty of green. And white for that matter. The 2009 Goodrich High School graduate and wrestling stand-out, whose stellar career featured a school record 232 wins, along with two individual state titles and two team state crowns, has stepped away from his years as a grappler for a shot […]
Brandon Twp.-At 14-years-old, Ronnie Childers has connected on his share of local whitetails. ‘I started deer hunting when I was 11-years-old,? said Childers, a Brandon Middle School eighth grade student. ‘I’ve connected on five deer’two does and three bucks. I’ve missed just one’that was a few years ago, too, with a bow. I get a […]
Goodrich-The school board voted 6-0 to resurface the high school running track which encircles the football field. Trustee James Bertrand was absent. The Battle Creek-based company Current Surfaces was selected from five sealed bids received for the project, to grind off the old track surface and replace it with 3/8 inch textured surface. The cost […]