Communities rebounding following drop in household incomes

Local household incomes were among the worst hit economically in Oakland and Genesee counties over the past five years. The data was released earlier this month by the U.S. Census Bureau for communties under 65,000 residents as part the American Community Survey. The report compared average household incomes between 2009 to 2014 in communities nationwide. […]

‘The Force Awakens,? arrives to crowds, Star Wars supporters

For about a week prior to Dec. 17, Goodrich resident Jon Leopold avoided social media. And for good reason. Leopold was attempting to dash the slightest clue of the latest outer space adventure? ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,? which opened nationwide last week and locally at NCG Trillium Cinema in Grand Blanc. The movie has […]

Goodrich Haven senior living community moves forward

Goodrich- The first look at the Goodrich Haven was presented to the village council on Monday night. Phase one of a building to house 52 one or two bedroom apartments for individuals 55-years-old and up will be located on six and one half acres on the northeast corner of M-15 and Hegel Road. The property […]

Parks & Recreation Master Plan OK? by council

Goodrich-By a 4-1 vote on Monday the village council OK’d an updated parks and recreation master plan. The vote comes after two public hearings, which included Monday night prior to the council meeting. The recreation master plan compiled by LSL Planning Consultant, was first created about 15 years ago and updated about every five years. […]

Appraisals for new county, DNR park property completed

Groveland Twp.-A county park expansion in the western section of the township inched closer last month. In December 2014, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources reported a grant for $2.9 million was approved by the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund for the purchase of about 300 acres of property located near Mt. Holly for the […]

Santa Dog project continues to feed shelter animals

Groveland Twp.-A box of puppies. A horse tied to the door knob. Hungry kittens. When Carl Liepmann arrives at work in the morning at the Genesee County Humane Society each week he finds something different. ‘Sometimes a dog or cat will be on a leash tied to the door in the morning,? he said. ‘Keep […]

Keep on chugging: GHS grad tops Beer Mile World Championship

Drinking four beers during the course of a one mile run paid off for a former Goodrich resident. Erin O’Mara, a 2002 Goodrich High School graduate, recently set the women’s beer mile world record, winning the second annual FloTrack Beer Mile World Championships in Austin, Texas with a time of 6:08, topping the previous world […]

Natural Resources Trust fund OK’s $300K for township path

Atlas Twp.-One more piece of funding for the Gale Road trail will be coming to the township. The Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund announced earlier this month it has recommended $300,000 in funding for construction of the one-mile long path along the Gale Road right-of-way. The township trail will parallel the west side of Gale […]

‘Engineers are needed?

Brandon Twp.-When Robert Beaver arrived at Brandon High School on Tuesday morning an M-15 accident near the entrance delayed his arrival. ‘We are working to prevent such accidents,? said Beaver, referring to the auto mishap, to about 100 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics students who gathered in the high school’s performing arts center. ‘We are […]

Connected in the Ukraine

Goodrich-Anna Sorchynska will take countless American memories back to her hometown of Vinnytsya in west-central Ukraine, including dinner at Taco Bell, the atmosphere of downtown Detroit, and the absence of cigarette smoke. ‘When I leave my apartment building in downtown Vinnytsya, I smell cigarettes and the trees,? said Sorchynska, 15. ‘No one smokes here, or […]