By a 6-0 vote on Wednesday night, the Brandon School Board voted to narrow the search for a new district superintendent down to four candidates. Trustee Luke Frye was absent from the meeting. The closed session meeting, with Mike Wilmot of the Southeast Michigan Region of the Michigan Leadership Institute, lasted about 45 minutes. The […]
Goodrich-The winds of speculation swirling around the embattled boys varsity basketball team may soon be calmed. In a written statement last week District Superintendent Scott Bogner announced that boys varsity basketball Head Coach Gary Barns and Coach Wayne Wilson are being placed on administrative leave for the 2012-2013 season and the district has hired interim […]
On July 19, Michigan State Troopers from Groveland Township responded to a foreclosed home on Jossman Road. The former owner met the troopers at the home and reported that items in the house totalling about $5,000 were stolen from the vacant home. The previous owners said the home was foreclosed on about a year ago […]
A 2009 Goodrich High School graduate, Chloe Slade, was recently selected to the 2012 Syracuse University Homecoming Court. The king and queen were voted from some of the more than 15,000 students who attend the Division I school located in central New York. The five winners were announced on Nov. 9 at the homecoming pep […]
Groveland Twp.-On July 26, Michigan State troopers from Groveland Township responded to the Holly Recreation Area and arrested a 46-year-old Burton man on charges of breaking and entering, along with possession of marijuana. The charges come after a park ranger reported a suspicious vehicle parked by the gate house at the McGinnis Road entrance. When […]
By David Fleet Editor Santa Claus should find his arrival to Goodrich’s Downtown Christmas, planned for 5-9 p.m., Dec. 6, a lot easier following Monday night’s village council meeting. Patty Plant, coordinator of the annual Christmas event, said Hegel Road between M-15 and Senica Street will be closed to traffic during the gathering. Through traffic […]
Goodrich- A shift in population means a change in funding for village roads. Due to an increase in population following the 2010 U.S. Census’the village changed from a rural community to an urban area. The population increased from 1,351 in 2000 to 1,860 in 2010 according to the nationwide count. ‘It’s now a bigger pot […]
John Bradburn, 56, has been hunting in the Atlas Township area and other regions of Michigan for about 40 years. ‘Its been a family tradition that dates back many years,? said Bradburn. ‘We’ve had a lot of success over the years in the Genesee County area and Manistee. We’ve taken a lot of nice deer. […]
Groveland Twp.-A local company has expanded. Local businessman Joe Bommarito recently opened ‘The Comp Doc,? a computer service and repair company. ‘Customers were constantly asking for assistance with their laptops, PCs and tablets,? said Bommarito, owner of the Wireless Zone franchises of Ortonville and Frankenmuth. ‘We couldn’t really pinpoint any local IT service providers who […]
Hadley Twp.- It’s been several years since the cry of raccoon dogs on a night hunt has echoed across the fields and hills of the township. On specified nights in the early 1980s, ‘casts? of dogs, hunters and spectators fanned out over the area countryside as part of the Hadley Hills Coon Hunters Association competition. […]