Tipping the scales at more than 100 pounds, Allie, an 8-year-old black labrador retriever, is a daunting animal. Despite the canine’s stature, it was no match last week for a devastating house fire that swept through her family’s home next to Big Fish Lake. Firefighters responded to the fire at about 2 p.m., Jan. 8, […]
Goodrich-After leading the Martians to a perfect regular football season in 2008, Quarterback Joe Boisture is moving to another high school. Due to a change in his father’s employment, Boisture, 17, will relocate to Saline, a city of 8,000 located a few miles southwest of Ann Arbor in Washtenaw County. Joe will attend Saline High […]
London Mayor Boris Johnson will probably never meet Brandon High School English teacher Nate Odinga. Knowledge of Johnson, however, could have proved profitable to Odinga, who recently competed on ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?? which aired at 3:30 p.m., Jan. 9 and 12 on Channel 4. ‘I had no idea who Boris Johnson is,? […]
Rep. Brad Jacobsen (Oxford R-46th District, which includes Brandon Township) is working on a bill as part of a package that would decrease the legal speed limit on gravel roads to 45 mph unless otherwise marked. The change in the law would only include counties with a population of one million or more which includes […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.- Getting a good night’s sleep may be a little easier around holidays for residents following the board of trustees meeting on Monday night. The township board voted 5-0 to OK an ordinance which regulates the usage of consumer fireworks between the overnight hours of 1-8 a.m. to the following […]
Groveland Twp.- On Sept. 13, local and state officials, along with Consumers Energy President and CEO John Russell, celebrated the completion of the new Groveland Township Service Center. The $7.5 million, 22,666 square-foot service center opened in June and is designed to help provide natural gas service to more than 114,000 homes and businesses in […]
Goodrich-During an Aug.12 village council meeting Jeff Wright, Genesee County Drain Commissioner, made comments suggesting a rash of sewage was allegedly discharged into the Kearsley Creek via the village drains. The comments sparked questions from both village and township officials. Earlier this month Wright responded to The Citizen seeking to clarify his statements and update […]
Groveland Twp.-At 17-years-old Barry Bass was troubled when he watched trash leaving the recycling facility, headed to a landfill. ‘My first job was with SOCCRA (Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority), said Bass, a Waterford native. ‘I could realize the necessity of recycling 35 years ago as a teen. I remember thinking that someday there […]
At about 10:30 p.m., Sept. 6, Brandon firefighters/medics and Oakland County Sheriff deputies responded to a wooded area near Sashabaw Road in Brandon Township following a report that a man had fallen from a tree stand. When emergency personnel arrived they found a 41-year-old Waterford man unconscious with labored breathing near a large tree with […]
Groveland Twp.- Last month the township EMS became the first in Oakland County to put into service the LUCAS II Chest Compression System. The new system will provide uninterrupted compressions at a regular rate and depth for resuscitation. The machine delivers automated compressions when EMS arrives and continues in the ambulance transport and throughout the […]