Like many students, Lucy Grogan calls home on her cell phone when she arrives at school in the morning.. ‘When I get to school I call Mom and let her know I made it,? said Grogan, 17, a senior at Goodrich High School. ‘A lot of kids are really attached to their cell phones, but […]
Goodrich-In a special meeting Monday night the board of education voted 6-1 to retain the services of the Michigan Leadership Institute to coordinate the search for a district superintendent following the resignation of John Fazer on March 26. Trustee Jeff Gardner voted no. Fazer’s last day as superintendent will be June 30 and the board […]
Atlas Twp.-Bad weather and icy roads may have been contributing factors in a two-car crash that left one man dead and two others in serious condition on March 30. Township firefighters and Genesee County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene of the fatal two-car collision on State Road (M-15) just south of Maple Avenue at […]
Brandon Twp.-Dennis Pennington loves to drive fast. Some days speeds can top 125 mph. But don’t expect local deputies to be writing any tickets soon’Pennington revs his vehicle up in about 80 feet indoors. Dennis and Jan Pennington are the owners of Slot Car Crossing, 1581 S. Ortonville Road ( in the O’Malley’s Galley plaza). […]
Atlas Twp.- Delores Rabideau’s pets often receive a bad rap. Maybe they should, considering their unmistakable odor often arrives before they do. Rabideau is the proud owner of pet skunks. Rabideau purchased two of the skunks a few years ago from a breeder in Attica, Mich. after researching the feeding and raising of the animals […]
Ortonville-Donning about 40 pounds of body armor, a tan sand colored Army uniform and matching helmet, Sheila Collins has experienced the War in Iraq from a rather unique perspective’from behind the wheel of a truck. Collins, 33, a 1988 graduate of Lamphere High School in Madison Heights, is the daughter of Ortonville residents, JoeAnn and […]
Warrants were issued on Tuesday for two Goodrich men following an altercation in the Commons Park. According to reports from the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department, at about 5 p.m., March 22, a 15-year-old male was allegedly being harassed by a group of youths who were attempting to beat him up and steal his bicycle. The […]
Atlas Twp.-The township board of trustees voted 5-0 on Monday night to place a renewal of 1 mill for the fire department on the Aug. 7 general election ballot. The fire millage was last approved by township voters in 2006 when 1 mill generated $331,000 per year. Today that same 1 mill will net $264,182 […]
Goodrich native Ryan Starski announced his candidacy for State Representative of the 51st District last week. Starski, 24, a Goodrich native and 2006 graduate of Goodrich High School said he will seek the nomination of the Democratic Party. ‘We need a candidate that will speak for the people,? Starski said. ‘The recent recall of Paul […]
Groveland Twp.-Township resident Melvin Lesperance, 41, was arraigned Monday at 52-2 District Court on two counts of Using a Computer to Commit a Crime, each count a seven-year felony, two counts of Child Sexually Abusive Activity’Distributing or Promoting, each count a seven-year felony, and three counts of Child Sexually Abusive Material, each count a four-year […]