Atlas Twp.-On Monday night the board of trustees voted 4-0 to extend the garbage collection and recycling contract for five years with Emterra. Township Treasurer Ann Marie Moore was absent from the meeting. The cost per household is $8.45 per month or about $101 per year in addition to an adjustable surcharge due to the […]
Kyler Elsworth has arrived in the Canadian Football League. On Aug. 13 at the 4:27 mark of the first period at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Elsworth, the starting linebacker for the Montreal Alouettes, picked up an Edmonton Eskimos fumble and charged 71 yards downfield for a touchdown. Playing for the Alouettes this season, Elsworth has […]
Goodrich-When high school students returns this fall, a new outdoor refuge will be waiting thanks to an ambitious project by a Martian senior. Brionna Sesock and some friends picked up shovels this past summer and began transforming an eyesore, an undeveloped courtyard area of the high school, into a usable community area. ‘We would walk […]
Goodrich- After a devastating fire ripped through the Goodrich House apartment complex at the corner of Hegel Road and Clarence Street in the early morning hours of Sept. 27’the 160-year-old village landmark may now succumb to demolition crews. ‘It’s not 100 percent conclusive, but right now the intent is to demolish the building,? said Chris […]
Brandon Twp. -Like many area hunters, township resident Ken Barch utilizes a digital trail camera to check out wildlife that roam in the wooded area behind his southeast township home. From deer to cats to raccoons, the stationary camera snaps a picture when an animal passes near Barch’s home. ‘Coyotes are pretty common out there, […]
Atlas Twp.- The township board is currently pursuing an ordinance to establish cost-recovery charges for emergency services and provide a method for collection. The township is taking aim at police or fire emergencies, first responder services, hazardous-materials response, police or fire standby. According to the terms of the proposed ordinance discussed at Monday’s monthly meeting, […]
Goodrich-The sign is here. In April the village council OK’d a stone park sign for the Goodrich Commons. The 6-foot high solid limestone sign now located just west of the Hegel Road bridge was delivered on Monday after more than three years of work and planning. ‘Our goal was to reflect the historical and natural […]
Goodrich-By a 7-0 vote on Monday night the board of trustees hired Tiffany Kapeka von Keltz as the new principal at the middle school. She replaces Steve Vowles who will be the new principal at Atherton High School. A Hawaii native, von Keltz was born in Kona and raised in Hilo. The family moved to […]
Goodrich-ACT scores released last month by state education officials has the district students on top in the county in three of five catagories. Goodrich scores dipped in math from 21.1 to 20.4 percent. However, the ACT scores jumped in reading from 20.2 to 21.8 percent; English from 20.3 to 21.7 percent and science from 20.6 […]
Atlas Twp.- Chloe Slade needed a break from her studies. Chloe, 18, a 2009 Goodrich High School graduate and Syracuse University freshman was preparing for fall semester exams and just happened to visit the MTV website. ‘There’s a section called, ‘MTV Teen Cribs casting calls,?? said Chloe. ‘So I sent pictures of my house and […]