Goodrich-The village council voted 4-1 on Monday night for the continuation and renewal of a Michigan Department of Natural Resources permit to spray the mill pond with chemicals for excessive weed growth. The cost of the permit is $400 and the cost of the two applications to spray the Mill Pond are $3,900 for the […]
Goodrich-By a 5-0 vote on Monday night, the village council accepted an audit report from Lewis & Knopf for the year ending June 30, 2012. Steve Kidd, CPA for Lewis & Knopf, delivered the report to the council. According to the audit, the village general fund increased by $56,835 during the year, with the increase […]
Many of the more than 60 new vehicles at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit Jan.-19-27 may be a little out of the price range for most people. But Joe Greene, manager of Randy Wise Ford, 968 Ortonville Road, said check out the affordable new Fords at Cobo Hall and stop by […]
One hundred and fifty years ago this month, Pvt. Theodore Wood, a Union soldier, penned a letter home. Wood described his life over about three years of the Civil War that included marching hundreds of miles, sleeping on the ground and his encounter with African-Americans. A glimpse of Wood’s military duties and endeavors were recently […]
Raymond Miller refers to the three rows of stones in his front yard as ‘Carriage Steps.? ‘I’m not sure of the purpose of the three steps up to my lawn from Oak Hill Road,? said Miller who, with his wife Elizabeth, purchased the Springfield Township home in 1973. ‘It appears to be a landing where […]
Atlas Twp.-According to a report issued by Realcomp, a realtor-owned multiple listing service that supplies first-rate data services, support and instruction to the real estate industry, home prices jumped in both Atlas Township and Goodrich during 2012 compared to 2011. The number of homes sold also increased during 2012 compared to 2011. ‘Prices of homes […]
Groveland Twp.- Firefighters and police officers may share duties if township officals have their way. Township officials say if the Michigan State Police are no longer available to patrol area roads then township public safety officers, a combination of both firefighters and police officers, may be an option. ‘Because we’re a small community it allows […]
Groveland Twp.-A little after 1 p.m. Tuesday, 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 McGee said […]
Brandon Twp.- Jerry Smith has lived on the shores of Bald Eagle Lake for more than 30 years ‘I was out on my dock in the on Thursday, (Nov. 29) and were watching some ducks feeding in front of my home,? said Smith. ‘All of a sudden this bird the size of a Boeing 747 […]
Groveland Twp.-In less than an hour, 130 years of township history was gone. At about 4 p.m. Monday, fire departments from Brandon, Holly Village, Groveland, and Springfield townships, along with the North Oakland County Fire Authority responded to a barn fire at 3694 Jossman Road. Township Fire Chief Steve McGee said when firefighters arrived, the […]