Goodrich- Ryan Lopez is home. At least for the moment. Lopez, 20, was welcomed back to Goodrich at around 7:30 p.m. on March 22 with a celebration at The Bull Ring, 8234 M-15, after spending nearly a year serving with the United States Marine Corps in Ramadiyah, Iraq. A 2005 graduate of Goodrich High School, […]
Goodrich- As a widower and cancer survivor with hearing difficulties and macular degeneration, James Burrum had already faced many obstacles prior to being struck by an SUV. ‘They say I’m like a cat, I’ve got nine lives,? laughs the 78-year- old. Burrum says he was crossing the street in front of his home at approximately […]
The man accused of killing a Genesee County Road Comission worker last June has pled ‘not guilty? to the charges. John Quillen, 64, was arraigned on March 26 in Genessee County Circuit Court. Quillen faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and operating a motor vehicle causing death while driver’s license was revoked or suspended. The charges […]
Atlas Twp.- The petitions are in. Approximately 124 petitions bearing about 1,109 signatures of residents requesting the hotly debated five acre minimum be put to a vote were turned in at 3:30 p.m. on April 2 at the township hall. The signatures were received by the township prior to the March 5 deadline to bring […]
Goodrich-They may be called ‘Ugly Quilts,? but the creations turned out by some of the women of Goodrich United Methodist Church are a beautiful sentiment. Barbara Maki, of Goodrich, says the quilts are made from large pieces of clean bedding to create durable, portable, quilted sleeping bags for area homeless. Three women, including Maki, started […]
Goodrich-Allegations of sexual harassment surrounded the middle school last week, as students claimed inappropriate behavior on the part of their principal. According to reports from ABC-12, the incident stems from a sexual education class in which students were told whistling and barking at women were inappropriate behaviors that qualified as sexual harassment. At that point, […]
Atlas Twp.- The petitions are in. Approximately 124 petitions bearing about 1,109 signatures of residents requesting the hotly debated five acre minimum be put to a vote were turned in at 3:30 p.m. on April 2 at the township hall. The signatures were received by the township prior to the March 5 deadline to bring […]
The rules haven’t changed, but from now on, they will be enforced; That’s what Goodrich Village Council president Ed York said at the council’s meeting on April 9. ‘People have a right to speak, but they think they have a right to say whatever they want, whenever they want,? York said. That, he added, is […]
Goodrich- Resident David Worley’s life is all about harmony. Literally. Worley is a member of the Flint Arrowhead Barbershop Chorus. The group will perform ‘along with the Sweet Adeline and Fermata Nowhere quartets? at 4 p.m., April 21 at the Raymond C. Green Center for the Performing Arts in Goodrich High School, 8029 Gale Road. […]
Goodrich- The Commons may become a warm-weather hot spot for locals this summer. Village council president Ed York announced during the April 9 meeting the council’s intention of revamping the Commons area near M-15 and Erie Street to draw the community together for some fun in the sun. The council is looking at ways of […]