Goodrich School District enrollment jumped to 2,211, an increase of 43 students compared to the 2007 count, while the Brandon School District lost 92 students following Wednesday’s count day. Higher or lower enrollment means an increase or loss in revenue for the schools. The Brandon School District will realize a loss of $673,072 base on […]
Brandon Twp.-Even after more than 30 years as a firefighter, former Brandon Fire Chief James Frantz says you just can’t be too cautious with fire. After serving as chief from 1974-1996 he’s seen and fought thousands of fires, but the blaze that started late in the afternoon of April 19 was just a little too […]
Ortonville-It’s been more than 50 years since the Ortonville Fire Department’s 1928 Ford Model A fire truck raced off to a blaze. While the firefighting days for the historical truck may be past, the memory of the first motorized fire truck owned by the Ortonville Fire Department will be immortalized. The 1928 Ford Model A […]
Atlas Twp.-On Monday night the township board of trustees discussed ballot language for an increase in police millage for a spring election. With a deadline of Feb. 26 looming for the May 7 ballot’a discrepancy was determined over a taxable value report of the township prepared by assessor Carrie Bock. As a result, a special […]
From rotary telephones to iPads’technology has evolved at a rapid rate. On Jan. 24, RUSH (Respect Unity Spirit and Heart) Team Leader Kyle Hughes, along with six members of Team RUSH, a Clarkston High School robotics organization, spent part of their day with some of the senior members of the Ortonville Woman’s Club to demonstrate […]
Six weeks. That’s how long the the First Robotics teams of Goodrich were given by NASA Robotics Alliance to build a robot that can toss flying discs into goals and then climb a 90-inch pyramid. The project, titled ‘Ultimate Ascent,? was completed by the Goodrich students at midnight Feb. 19. ‘Not enough time, not enough […]
Goodrich- A few new neighbors may be arriving soon in the village. Davison-based C & L Ward Brothers recently purchased the remaining parcels in Goodrich Meadows. The village subdivision, which first opened about ten years ago, had been owned by Huntington Bank for the past two years following a series of financial shortcomings. Goodrich Meadows […]
Overhead utility cables and large trees are typically a bad combination Village resident Robert Phillips is thankful today the inch thick wires which carry cable television and telephone service past his Granger Road house were strong enough to support the weight of a 20 foot box elder that fell during last weekend’s storms. At about […]
Goodrich-The standardized Michigan Educational Assessment Program tests reading and math taken in the fall of 2012 over grades third through eighth, in addition to writing for fourth and seventh, science for fifth and eighth and social studies tests for ninth grade students. ‘These numbers mean that our journey is ongoing,? said Scott Bogner, first year […]
Groveland Twp.- One shot. That’s what veteran hunter Jason Wilton expects to have in a bear hunting season. ‘You get one chance’and that’s pretty good,? said Wilton, 30, a township resident and area firefighter. ‘You have to take advantage of the opportunity.? Yet this month’s hunting excursion to rugged eastern Ontonagon County in the western […]