Brandon Township resident Jeremy Skibo, 38, has hunting in the northern Oakland County area for more than 20 years. For the past five years Skibo has hunted turkey on private land in the township. ‘Four birds in the past five years,? said Skibo. ‘The 2010 year has been slow so far. I’ve been hunting since […]
The small business marketplace is anything but small. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy, there are an estimated 29.6 million small businesses in the United States employing more than half of the country’s private sector workforce, hiring 40 percent of high tech workers and include 52 percent home-based businesses. Locally, a […]
Goodrich-It’s Tuesday afternoon and Troy Hutchison rests for just a moment in a small hallway chair at Reid Elementary School. He’s exhausted and for good reason. Over the past six hours, Hutchison, 55, has played in the snow, ate lunch and assisted with the education of about 200 active school children under the age of […]
Atlas Twp.-At the Jan. 25 board of trustees meeting, township attorney David Lattie presented the first draft of an ordinance to regulate drones and unmanned aircraft in the township. The board is expected to further discuss the ordinance at an upcoming meeting. According to the proposed ordinance, drones will be prohibited from flying under 250 […]
Atlas Twp.-A township man died early Tuesday morning following a head-on collision on M-15 at Bendix Drive. According to Genesee County Sheriff Capt. Robb Heath, at about 4:30 a.m., Feb. 9, a northbound pickup truck driven by a Lapeer County man lost control, colliding with a southbound pickup truck driven by William Leroy Warren, a […]
So far it’s sustainable. After locating an ambulance in Goodrich on Feb. 1’officials at Mobile Medical Response or MMR report that the volumes have been sufficient to keep a unit in the village to serve the township 24 hours a day, seven days per week. Mobile Medical Response is non-profit, established by St. Mary’s of […]
On May 10 the school board will conduct a special meeting at the Goodrich High School community room to discuss a host of options to contend with a $2.1 million deficit for the 2010-11 school year. Goodrich Superintendent John Fazer and school boardmembers discussed a host of budgetary cuts for a three year budget during […]
Local EMS may realize some improvements in Atlas Township. Lloyd Fayling, 9-1-1 director for Genesee County, said within a year a new mode of EMS dispatch could be in place that could speed service to the southeastern regions of the county. Under the new plan, each ambulance that wishes to participate will be required to […]
Goodrich Middle School Principal Paul Minns was one of six candidates considered by the Ithaca Schools Board of Education to be hired as superintendent for the central Michigan district. However, following six open to the public superintendent interviews for the district top spot on April 15 and 17 in the Ithaca School’s Media Center, Minns […]
It could be costly for those found guilty of criminal or negligent activity in Atlas Township. Earlier this year the township board approved an ordinance to establish cost-recovery charges for emergency services and provide a method for collection. The township will charge for police or fire emergencies, first responder services, hazardous-materials response, and police or […]