Progress made on Legault Blvd. property

Brandon Twp.- Yet another chapter in the ongoing tale of John Sloan’s township home was told last week. Debris scattered across the property was cleaned up, say township officials’including automobiles, sheet metal and concrete. Some larger panels of the building still remain on the property that will require heavy equipment to remove. ‘We would have […]

Village detachment will be up to voters this November

The voters will decide. That’s the word from the Genesee County Board of Commissioners, who voted unanimously on Wednesday to put the partial detachment of the Village of Goodrich to Atlas Township on the Nov. 8 ballot. The deadline was Aug. 20. The decision comes after village resident Patricia Wartella filed on April 12 signed […]

Atlas Township, Goodrich to vote on fire millage

Atlas Twp.- On Tuesday when township voters go to the polls they will be asked to renew a fire millage to continue providing funding for the fire department. Earlier this year, the board of trustees voted 5-0 to have the 1 mill renewal for fire services. If approved property owners will pay $50 per year […]

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Brandon Twp.- Ashley Wolfe, 15, a Brandon High School Freshman has been missing since Oct. 22 and police are now saying the clues to her whereabouts have diminished. Oakland County Sheriff’s Detective Arnie Terrell, Brandon Schools police liaison is working with Ashley’s family and Waterford Police Department to find the girl who may be in […]

Student finds life in Germany different

Brandon Twp.-Michael Tyle always wanted to be an exchange student. And last August he got his wish. Michael Tyle, 18, a 2004 Brandon High School graduate saved up about $2,500, learned to speak German and earned a Ortonville Rotary Club exchange student endorsement. Last spring, Tyle began the process of completing the 14 page application […]

Emergency response team forming

Brandon Twp.- In the spring of 2003 a devastating ice storm raged across the area’cutting power lines, blocking roads and stranding thousands. While the aftermath wreaked havoc on the environment and residents’the elderly and those requiring special assistance may need special attending during such emergencies. ‘We have many seniors out there that are on oxygen,? […]

District cuts could top $1 million

Big cuts, economic uncertainties and shrinking financial reserves’key elements in the 2008-09 proposed school budget. Details of the plan were finalized last Wednesday during a finance committee meeting at the Brandon Middle School Media Center. Trustees Beth Nuccio and Diane Wiley (Board President Greg Allar absent) convened to discuss the recommendation as part of a […]

District cuts could top $1 million

Big cuts, economic uncertainties and shrinking financial reserves’key elements in the 2008-09 proposed school budget. Details of the plan were finalized last Wednesday during a finance committee meeting at the Brandon Middle School Media Center. Trustees Beth Nuccio and Diane Wiley (Board President Greg Allar absent) convened to discuss the recommendation as part of a […]

Local remembered for family, service to Goodrich High School

Goodrich-A loving ,wife, mother and friend’attributes of Joyce A. Hughes. Hughes died Nov. 27 after a short illness with her loving husband Jerry by her side at Genesys Health Park. She was 74. Hughs was born in Midland, Mich. April 20, 1930, the daughter of Herman and Laura Mitchell. She married Jerry Aug. 20, 1950, […]

Area housing market showing signs of upswing

Area home buyers may have a few less options in the coming months. According to reports from Genesee and Oakland counties, home listings have declined by about 8 percent during the first few months of this year, compared to the same period in 2007. The local trend mirrors a nationwide housing inventory report by Lawrence […]