At least two local communities will have more money to rectify serious road issues after a brutal winter. The Village of Goodrich will receive $7,299 while Ortonville will get $6,007’their share of $100 million for emergency pothole repair and spring maintenance, the first step in finding a long-term solution to Michigan’s crumbling roads and bridges […]
At about 10 p.m., March 15, the Groveland Township Fire Department responded to a mobile home fire in the 16000 block of Victoria Lane in Oak Hill Estates mobile home community near Dixie Highway and Oak Hill Road. When township firefighters arrived, flames were coming out the windows. ‘The floor was burned through the home,? […]
Groveland Twp.-A local medical facility is providing some new assistance for cardiac patients. The Genesys Health Foundation has provided Groveland Township paramedics, along with Flint-based Swartz and Patriot ambulance service, with Apple iPod Touches to assist in speeding vital cardiac patient information to Genesys Regional Medical Center. The iPod utilizes a mobile operating system similar […]
Groveland Twp.-One buck. After 15 years, the township-wide natural gas pipeline came to a conclusion on Monday night at the board of trustees meeting when $1 was handed over to Consumers Energy, completing a project that now makes natural gas available on nearly every road. ‘It’s the end of a long process that brought natural […]
On Saturday morning, Limeng Liu analyzed the progress of the Goodrich High School Martian Robot while it battled at Flint’s Kettering University during FIRST Robotics District Competition March 7-8. ‘Our robot is way ahead of others’we’re the best,? he said. ‘The robotic team has been like a big family to me. Everyone cares for each […]
The liturgical season of Lent will come alive later this month with the musical ‘Godspell.? A musical by Stephen Schwartz and a book by John-Michael Tebelak, ‘Godspell? opened in 1971 and is a series of parables, mostly based on the Gospel of Matthew; however, three of the featured parables are recorded only in the Gospel […]
Atlas Twp.- The Genesee County Road Commission and the township agreed on March 30 to move forward with a contract to replace the Green Road Bridge. Fred Peivandi, director of engineering at the GCRC said the project will cost $425,000, of which the county will fund $85,000 for engineering fees and the township will cover […]
At 4:45 a.m., March 10, the Groveland Township Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 3000 block of Auten Road between Croup and Jossman roads. A neighbor called the in fire when he could see the flames lighting up the sky. ‘It was a working fire with flames coming out of the upper […]
Goodrich – An ongoing dispute over repairs and maintenance for an area landmark has village officials seeking some help. A tiff between Atlas Township and the village has been ongoing regarding maintenance obligations to the century-old Lyceum building, home to the Goodrich Library 10237 Hegel Road. ‘It’s an old building, something is always going wrong,? […]
Brandon Twp.- Start and end times at Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School will stay roughly the same as they are now at least through the end of the 2009-2010 school year. Superintendent Lorrie McMahon said Tuesday officials have decided to delay a decision on changing the start and end times for BFIS. ‘We believe this is […]