Goodrich-On Tuesday morning engineers from WadeTrim, along with village council members, gathered for a study session regarding the village dam and mill pond. In the spring of 2012 the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality inspected the century-old village dam and required some significant repairs to the structure. Currently, only three of the five wooden flood […]
Ortonville- Bikers, start pedaling. A new rule that banned bicycles from the Village Skate Park, which opened for the 2013 season last month, as been changed. Village Manager John Lyons said after discussion with the insurance carrier regarding liability on BMX bikes in the park, located at the corner of Ball and Cedar streets in […]
Brandon Twp.-At 6 p.m., May 15, Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash will have a town hall meeting at the Brandon Township Library, 304 South St., to focus on the impact of new state-issued oil and natural gas drilling leases in Oakland County. These leases could bring ‘fracking? to our area. Fracking, the common […]
It’s what Vicki Douglas didn’t hear that troubled her. After returning to work in January 2007 following the death of her 19-year-old son, Douglas made several phone calls to her younger son, a junior at Goodrich High School, only to get his voice mail. ‘He did not answer his phone after school was out’I was […]
The Atlas Township Fire Department along with the Brandon, Davison City, Grand Blanc Township and Groveland Township fire departments, responded to a house fire on Green Road between Ridge and Gale roads at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday night. Atlas Township Fire Chief Fred Forys reported that three individuals were home when the blaze started and […]
The votes are in and it’s Obama. That’s the results from more 440 Goodrich Middle School students who voted in OneVote 2008’an event for young people from coast-to-coast to experience casting their vote for president. While the results nationwide were not available by press time, the tally from Goodrich Middle School was reported on Tuesday. […]
Groveland Twp.-The Wireless Zone has marched into town. Just before Joe and Laura Bommarito opened the Verizon Wireless Zone store in Bueche’s Plaza, 250 N. Ortonville Road, Suite A, last month they helped sponsor the inaugural Brandon Marching Band Festival at the Brandon Activities Complex. ‘We support the local community,? said Joe, who donated $1,200 […]
Atlas Twp.-On May 7, township and Goodrich Village voters will go to the polls to decide on 2.1 mills to fund police coverage for the community. The millage will cover four years of a contract with the Genesee County Sheriff of about $565,000 per year. If approved, a township taxpayer with a $100,000 home would […]
Atlas Twp.-A drug habit may have been the motivation for a Flint couple that had allegedly been breaking into several area homes. Dawn Ludwig, 34, and Jonathan Karalla, 28, are charged with first degree home invasion, a 20-year felony, and second degree home invasion, a 15-year felony in connection with burglaries on April 11 and […]
From 7 to 8 p.m., May 8, the Ortonville Community Historical Society will host Ray Henry who will speak on tombstone iconography at the Old Mill in downtown Ortonville. ‘Tombstones tell a story,? he said. A local historian and genealogist for the past 40 years, Henry received degrees from the University of Michigan and Simmons […]