Kyler Elsworth’s mantra is simple?’Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.? It was some of that iconic work ethic that propelled Middle Linebacker Elsworth to center stage on New Year’s Day when he stuffed Stanford fullback Ryan Hewitt on a fourth-and-short and sealed a Rose Bowl victory for Michigan State (13-1) 24-20 over […]
Goodrich High School’s FIRST Robotics Team 70, ‘More Martians,? took home top honors as one of the winning alliance teams at Kettering University FIRST Robotics District Competition in Flint, a two- day contest on March 6 and 7. ‘More Martians? teamed up with Rochester Adams and Midland high schools to win the event. ‘More Martians? […]
Atlas Twp.- One candidate. One sign. The township planning commission voted 7-0 last month to propose a revision of the sign ordinance that takes aim at limiting the number, size and location of temporary political signs at polling facilities within the township. If approved by the board of trustees, each candidate or voter ballot issue […]
Goodrich- Ryan Starski submitted a letter of resignation as district school board trustee effective Jan. 2. School Board President David Cramer said area residents interested in the position should apply. ‘We are seeking those who will put kids first,? said Cramer. ‘Ryan explained he was offered an opportunity in the Kalamazoo area and needed to […]
Goodrich-The school board was presented with five candidates for superintendent at a special meeting on Monday night. Carl Hartman from the Michigan Association of School Boards provided the candidates to replace current Superintendent Larry Allen, 63, who announced his intention to step down last month. Hartman said all candidates are currently employed superintendents and in […]
Ortonville resident William Ludwick, recently established a freshwater sport fishing world record as certified by the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame. On July 25, Ludwick, 44, was fishing on Lake of the Woods in northern Minnesota when he hooked a 51-inch, 50-pound muskellunge on a 9-foot, 10-weight fly rod using 20-pound Tippet line. The old […]
Deep snow and a conflict with deer hunting season may be two factors that kept Michigan’s first wolf hunt in more than five decades to about half the anticipated harvest. According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, as of Dec. 31 only 22 wolves were reported harvested in the Upper Peninsula during the new […]
Atlas Twp.-Tuesday was the last day of 2013 as well as the last day of a two-year contract with the Genesee County Sheriff Department. On Dec. 16 the board of trustees went into closed session for deliberation regarding the contract. Township Attorney David Lattie explained the closed session was necessary due to the confidentiality of […]
January Ice fisherman drowns Groveland Twp.- On Jan. 1, Oakland County Sheriff’s divers recovered the body of a 63-year-old ice fisherman from Rose Township in approximately 12 feet of water in Hartwig Lake. Donald Earl Thorpe drowned after he went through about an inch of ice approximately 200 feet from shore. Township Fire Chief Steve […]
Area residents were not only dreaming of a white Christmas, they were also wishing for a bright one, too. As late as Christmas morning, Consumers Energy was still reporting more than 65,000 Genesee County residents still without power. According to Consumers Energy officials, more than 1,000 utility workers from as far away as Kansas were […]