By a 4-0 vote the village council approved bonds to finance the cost of improvements to the Dutch Road Bridge over the Kearsley Creek and repairs to Erie Street. The total cost of both projects is $718,900’of which the village will pay about $276,000 for engineering and design costs. The balance, $442,900, will be paid […]
Goodrich- By a 7-0 vote on Monday night, the school board approved the 2012-13 budget. The new budget reflects an estimated $16,558,969 in revenues with $16,710,664 in expenses. About $151,695 is needed from a fund equity account leaving $1,813,835 at the end of the 2013 fiscal year.. A fund equity balance of $1.9 million will […]
Groveland Twp.- Following a 7-0 vote at a special township planning commission meeting, Consumers Energy has moved one step closer to construction of a new service center. On Tuesday, township planning officials and Consumers Energy representatives which included Chris Laser, facilities project manager, and Ursula Warren, area manager, attended the special meeting to discuss plans […]
Goodrich- When the Martians varsity boys basketball team hit the hardwood this November, Gary Barns will be their coach. ‘I’m pleased to return for my 22nd year as head coach,? said Barns during the school board meeting on Monday night. ‘I’m aware some community members have taken issues with me’but please note I’ve never intended […]
On a cool, gray November election day, Brandon Township resident Amy Price waited with her 5-year old daughter Hannah to cast her ballot. ‘There is such a big difference between presidential candidates,? said Price, who voted at Brandon Fire Station No. 2 near Sashabaw Road. ‘We all come out for one (candidate) or the other. […]
Brandon Twp.- At 16, Edward Burns had been places, seen things and experienced more than most adolescents have ever read about. Born in Detroit in 1929 to Allison and Joseph Burns, Edward attended Benjamin Franklin Elementary School through the eighth grade. During the summer months Burns, who grew up in the shadow of Briggs Stadium […]
Brandon Twp.- Both the middle school and high school were on lock down Monday morning as police attempted to apprehend a known felon. Oakland County deputies including K-9 units and air support responded to the area near Granger Road and M-15 after a homeowner reported the suspect, Michael Devins, 18, had just left on foot […]
Brandon Twp.- Arrants Ford, a name synonymous with area auto sales for more than 45 years will have a new owner and soon a new building. Grand Blanc businessman Randy Wise announced on Monday the purchase of the long-time local Ford dealership located at 968 Ortonville Road. ‘The traffic and location on M-15 was very […]
Hadley-Robert Hartwig is not your typical bow hunter. After hunting with a compound bow Hartwig, 48, a Hadley Township farmer decided to revert back to the classic recurve bow. And during the past six years his success hunting with the pre-compound era bow has been outstanding by any hunter’s standards. Five white-tail deer from his […]
Atlas Twp.-A growing cost for police protection coupled with a slide in taxable home values could soon cost township residents. About a year ago township officials established a police funding advisory committee comprised of nine area residents to study not only the funding needs for law enforcement, but also maintaining sufficient levels of protection necessary […]