Atlas Twp.-At their May 19 meeting, the board of trustees agreed to move forward with the purchase of a vehicle for the township fire chief. Township Trustee Barry June suggested the purchase for Fire Chief Fred Forys. ‘Right now the fire chief drives his own vehicles to the scene of a fire,? he said. ‘If […]
Goodrich- On Tuesday morning the village council voted 4-0 to give the final go ahead to work on Erie Street. The Erie Street project will begin on June 16 when school is dismissed and includes milling, reservicing of about 1,200 feet of roadway, and repair to drains along the section from the culvert over Kearsley […]
Goodrich-If a block of wood could speak, it would tell Ted Nicklas a story of its curly grains, wavy lines and unique colors. Those characteristics define the stellar gunstocks Nicklas has created over a lifetime. For more than a half a century, Nicklas, a Hadley Township native, has transformed a small forest of hardwood blank […]
A combination of less money to spend and a significant reduction in cases of the West Nile Virus has prompted county officials to scale back mosquito prevention to areas of the county. Tony Drautz, Administrator, Environmental Health Services Oakland County Health Division, said that funding for prevention has been reduced from $500,000 to $300,000 for […]
Atlas Twp.-No trailer parks. That’s the word from township planners who on Wednesday night hosted a public hearing at the Goodrich Middle School Cafetorium which drew about 60 residents to discuss the township master plan. The master plan, which is reviewed every five years, is a guide for land use in the community it serves. […]
Atlas Twp.- On Monday night the board of trustees OK’d a sewer cost increase from $154 per quarter to $170. The township has about 75 residents on the system. The Village of Goodrich, with more than 500 residents on the system, will increase rates from $111.27 per quarter to $124.51. The rate hike was announced […]
Goodrich- On Monday night the board of education moved forward with a proposed budget for the 2014-2015 school year. ‘We are anticipating losing 60 students for the 2014-2015 school year,? said Scott Bogner, district superintendent. About 170 students will graduate from the high school this year and the incoming freshman class will be about 200. […]
Groveland Twp.-On April 14, the township board voted 5-0 to pay up to $500 for Clarkston-based Kieft Engineering to map the Mt. Bethel Cemetery. Township officials say markers at the cemetery, which date back to the early 1800s, have been damaged over the years. Many stones have been vandalized and removed over the years. Last […]
Ortonville- By this point in May, area kids have usually been enjoying the Village Skate Park for at least a month. However, skaters and bikers have yet to enjoy the park, which has not opened this season and may remain closed all year. ‘No one has signed up for the skate park,? said Village Manager […]
Goodrich-On Monday night the school board voted 7-0 to hire Ryan Relken as principal of Oaktree Elementary School. A Port Huron native, Relken, 38, earned a master’s degree, educational leadership and administration, general, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania; master of education (M.Ed.), elementary education and teaching, Northern Arizona University; and bachelor of arts (B.A.), elementary education […]