Opening day for deer hunters may soon become just a little easier if lawmakers have their way. Last month State Rep. Kevin Cotter introduced House Bill 4259 to move the opening day of firearm deer season to the Saturday closest to Nov. 15. The traditional start to the firearm deer season is Nov.15, but depending […]
Groveland Twp.’After a few weeks of silence, Perryville Road and Dixie Highway residents heard an all too familiar sound. The dewatering pumps at Midway Sand & Gravel 12527 Dixie Highway are back on again at least part time, adding one more chapter in a long battle over water, gravel and property rights. ‘Right now the […]
The Atlas Township Board of Trustees voted 3-0 in a special meeting on Thursday to move forward for a new cell tower in the township. Township Supervisor Shirley Kautman-Jones, Township Clerk Tere Onica and Treasurer Anne-Marie Slagle voted yes. Trustee Barry June did not attend the meeting. Terms of the deal with Indiana-based Fortune Wireless […]
Goodrich voters narrowly approved a $15.4 million bond extension on Tuesday with 930 yes votes (52 percent) to 847 no (48 percent). About 23 percent of registered voters turned out. A total of 1,777 votes were cast. There are 7,547 registered voters in the school district, including 6,607 voters in Genesee County and 940 voters […]
A wounded bald eagle rescued from a Genesee County woodlot may have been residing in the Groveland Township and Holly area. On Feb. 14, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment Office received a call of an injured eagle in a woodlot near Ray Road in Gaines Township about 20 miles west of the […]
By a 4-0 vote on Monday night the Atlas Township Board of Trustees accepted the resignation of trustee Scott Statson. Applications for the remainder of his term, which runs until November 2012, are now being accepted at the Atlas Township offices, 7386 Gale Road. The deadline for filing an application for the seat will be […]
The Atlas Township Board of Trustees recessed into an hour-long closed session for negotiations with Fortune Wireless Corporation for a new cell tower in the township. No resolution was passed on Monday night, however. Township planning chairperson Rick Misek said the venture could net $2,000 per month for township coffers. ‘Right now we are eyeing […]
Brandon Twp.- Caring for an elderly parent can often be a challenge. And for local resident Brigett Briggs, 54, the challenge seems to get more difficult each day. Brigett, an only child, was raised in Neuhof, Germany about 50 miles north of Frankfurt and lived with her father, Horst, and mother Waltraud Wehr. At 18, […]
The Michigan House will soon be considering lifting a ban on communication devices for students in schools, a rule that has endured since 1988. Lawmakers should leave it alone. Needless to say the cell phone has evolved into an all too common icon of the modern world becoming smaller, faster, and perhaps a bit too […]
Since 1988 Michigan students have been prohibited from carrying electronic devices including pagers, cell phones or other communication devices. The primary reason for the ban, as specified in the state’s school code, was the use of these devices with drug dealers. However, following a continual need for school safety and parental communication, lawmakers will soon […]