What lies beneath: area man unearths relics of the past

Goodrich – Rick Branch digs the past. For the past five years, Branch, the owner of R.J.’s TV Repair in the village has scoured miles of ground around the area with a metal detector, seeking whatever treasure the earth will relinquish. ‘Since I was young, I always had an interest in old coins. Over the […]

Hegel Road project nearing completion

Goodrich – The Hegel Road project will be finished two months ahead of schedule. The major street project that snarled traffic and caused conjestion in the downtown area will be completed in about a week, said Pete Morey, village street administrator. ‘The bottom layer will be paved on Monday, and the top layer will be […]

Village budget reflects lower revenues, costs

Goodrich – Village officials will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2008-09 budget at 7 p.m., June 9 at the village office, lower level, 7338 S. State Road. The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the budget will be discussed. The budget is reflecting a reduction in both revenues and […]

Incumbents face challenges in township primary election

Atlas Twp. – A field of 10 candidates will seek office in the 2008 township primary election on Aug. 5. All who win seats at the August primary will run unopposed in the November election with the exception of the clerk race, between incumbent Tere Onica (R), and Mary Koppinger (D). Onica, 49, has served […]

Kearsley Creek cleanup draws community support, labor

By Rebecca Kelley Staff Writer Goodrich – Just about everything but the kitchen sink was pulled out of Kearsley Creek during a creek cleanup project. On May 17, volunteers donned waders and pulled years? worth of debris from the creek. The cleanup effort was the idea of resident Michael Kent. One day as he was […]

Atlas, Groveland join for shared road repair

A stretch of road that is difficult to travel will get re-surfaced thanks to a cooperative spirit between two township supervisors. About a mile-and-a-half stretch of County Line Road located between Jossman and Thayer roads will get the limestone and chloride resurfacing. The road borders on both Genesee and Oakland counties. Both township supervisors say […]

Brandon, Groveland join for shared road repair

A stretch of road that is difficult to travel will get re-surfaced thanks to a cooperative spirit between two township supervisors. About a mile-and-a-half stretch of County Line Road located between Jossman and Thayer roads will get the limestone and chloride resurfacing. The road borders on both Genesee and Oakland counties. Both township supervisors say […]

Goodrich dam: ‘no immediate danger?

Goodrich- Plenty of questions, few answers, one big leak. The only conclusion reached after a state inspection crew surveyed the village dam on Tuesday was that the village is going to need to make some repairs. However, that statement made by Paul Wessel, engineer for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, has left Pete Morey, […]

Goodrich dam: ‘no immediate danger?

By Rebecca Kelley Staff Writer Goodrich- Plenty of questions, few answers, one big leak. The only conclusion reached after a state inspection crew surveyed the village dam on Tuesday was that the village is going to need to make some repairs. However, that statement made by Paul Wessel, engineer for the Michigan Department of Environmental […]

Goodrich dam: ‘no immediate danger?

By Rebecca Kelley Staff Writer Goodrich- Plenty of questions, few answers, one big leak. The only conclusion reached after a state inspection crew surveyed the village dam on Tuesday was that the village is going to need to make some repairs. However, that statement made by Paul Wessel, engineer for the Michigan Department of Environmental […]

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