Groveland Twp.-Lou Peiffer was distraught. His wife Patricia, 73, had collapsed in the bathroom of their township home due to an aneurysm. ‘I was frantic,? said Peiffer, 77, a township resident for more than 20 years. ‘I was trying to do CPR while waiting for EMS to arrive’I did not want to leave my wife […]
If it crawls, creeps or slithers’we want to know about it. That’s the message from Brittany Bird, natural resource planner for Oakland County Parks, on the eve of the most comprehensive study ever launched for the more than 6,000 acres of public land in the Oakland County Parks system. The Herpetological Resource Management, LLC, Environmental […]
Atlas Twp.-Groveland Township EMS has returned to Genesee County. Following a hour and half of heated dialogue at a special township meeting March 25 in which several Genesee County Township supervisors, area fire chiefs, and law enforcement bantered with Genesee County Medical Control Authority (GCMCA) officials over their protocol banning Oakland County-based Groveland Township EMS […]
Atlas Twp.-Tom Wimble arrived at his Green Road home just after dark. ‘I was home for about a half-hour before I realized my truck tire was flat,? said Wimble, a construction worker. ‘So I removed the tire and the next day took it to Belle Tire for repair. I figured they could just patch the […]
David Custer, 34, a 1998 Goodrich High School graduate, will be the face of a new local newscast at 10 p.m. on WNEM-TV5. Custer, a University of Michigan-Flint graduate, is launching an hour-long newscast after successfully producing a 10 p.m. newscast for more than a decade for FOX66. Custer has been well-received by mid-Michigan viewers […]
Erika Lustig loves a great adventure. Whether it’s a hiking trip to the bottom of the Grand Canyon or four days in the Porcupine Mountains’the Goodrich High School senior thrives on a good challenge. Yet Lustig’s outdoor quests fall short compared to her exceptional academic achievements. For starters Lustig scored 35 of 36 on the […]
The number of Schools of Choice students are increasing in Goodrich. On Monday night the school board of trustees voted 7-0 to adopt a resolution exercising the option permitted by Section 105 of the State School Aid Act, to operate a Schools of Choice program and accept applications for enrollment of non-resident students from outside […]
Former Goodrich resident and business owner Bernadette Jacobs was back in court on Tuesday for a restitution hearing. In January, Jacobs pleaded guilty in 7th Circuit Court before Judge Joseph Farah on two counts of felony check fraud. The charges stem from bad checks Jacobs wrote to pay sellers as owner of The B Hive, […]
Goodrich-Since opening last December, Suzanne Dodoro’s business has been soaring. Dodoro opened Green Parrot Superstore, 8165 State Road, located in the Goodrich Plaza after the demand for birds grew too great for the family home in Goodrich. ‘You just don’t see owners taking birds out for a walk,? she said. ‘A bird can just fly […]
Goodrich- At 5-foot, 3-inches tall, it’s unlikely that Tania Davis has towered over many players on the basketball court. Yet, after four seasons ringing up 1,500 points, 100 victories along with a handful of team championships, Davis? game may have less to do with height and more to do with heart. On Monday afternoon the […]