Mikayla Green admits she’s a science nerd. ‘Or maybe even a science freak,? laughs Green, 17. ‘When I was growing up, I collected rocks, hundreds of them. I even collected sand, little jars filled every place we went on vacation.? While Green’s unique childhood gatherings may be only a memory now’the knowledge gleaned from years […]
The battle over public safety and a county line has now moved on to Lansing. In November, Groveland Township Fire Chief Steve McGee appealed to the EMS and Trauma Systems Section of the Department of Community Health in Lansing to intervene regarding an ongoing dispute over emergency medical calls into Atlas Township in Genesee County. […]
Goodrich-By a 6-0 vote on Monday night the board of education OK’d the refinancing of its 2005 and 2000 bonds, in a move that school officials say will save the school district more than $3 million. Board Secretary Dan Keller was absent. At 1:30 p.m., Feb. 23, the 2015 refunding school district bonds in the […]
Goodrich-The board voted 6-0 on Monday night to purchase six new school buses to replace aging vehicles in its fleet of fifteen.Board Secretary Dan Keller was absent. ‘Our dirt roads continue to cause damage to our buses,? said Superintendent Michelle Imbrunone. ‘The technology on the newer buses requires too many parts to keep on hand […]
Atlas Twp.- And now there are three. More area residents will soon have loud and clear notification of inclement weather following last week’s announcement that funding for a third township tornado siren was approved. A grant from the Genesee County Emergency Management and Homeland Security of $19,000 was awarded last week to the township and […]
From a dusty hay field in Atlas Township to the floor of the House of Representatives’Jim Runestad has arrived in Lansing. In November Runestad, a 1978 Goodrich High School graduate, was elected to the House of Representatives District 44 that includes Milford, Highland, White Lake, Waterford and Springfield townships. Runestad, a Republican, defeated Democrat Mark […]
A longtime local dentist is retiring. For more than 30 years, Dr. Ron Lane, D.D.S., has practiced dentistry in Brandon Township. ‘I’ve loved serving my patients all these years,? said Lane, 56. ‘Some of my patients are third generations’I’ll miss seeing everyone. It’s been a great career and I have been very happy in my […]
Goodrich- Oaktree Elementary was closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday last week due to water damage as a result of a fire suppression sprinkler line that burst sometime in the early hours Feb. 16. Michelle Imbrunone, district superintendent, reported in a letter sent home to parents that the waterline rupture caused damage to the Head-End room’the […]
Soon a small piece of Hadley history will be gone. The century-old two story home located at 4540 Pratt Road just east of Hadley Road will be demolished within the next few weeks. The Baptist Church of Hadley purchased the home and property in 2000. Area resident and Baptist Church of Hadley member Neil Reiche […]
She’s tough, yet loving. That’s how Rachel Hull describes her role as Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie, one of the lead characters in the award-winning Robert Harling play ‘Steel Magnolias.? ‘Shelby is brave woman who is risking her life to have a baby, ‘said Hull, a 2010 Goodrich High School graduate. ‘Yet despite her illness, she just wants […]