Twp. deer poacher sentenced

A Groveland Township hunter was sentenced this month for violations that occurred last fall. First Lt. David Malloch, Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer, reported that on Nov. 16, the second day of the firearm deer hunting season, a Groveland Township resident reported gunshots prior to sunrise. Conservation Officer Brandon Kieft, accompanied by a […]

Township board to honor fallen veterans with American flags

Atlas Twp.-Veterans buried in the township may soon get new recognition for their service. Township officials proposed at the March 6 budget work session to purchase the flags and holders for veterans interred in the Atlas Community Baptist Church Cemetery, Goodrich Cemetery, Greenwood Cemetery, Horton Cemetery, Sandborn Cemetery and the Sweers Cemetery. ‘The task will […]

Township board OKs pay hikes

Atlas Twp.- During a budget work session meeting on March 6, the board of trustees voted 4-0 to give pay increases for township employees. Supervisor Shirley Kautman-Jones, Treasurer Ann Marie Moore and Trustees Barry June and Patrick Major voted for the pay hikes. Township Clerk Tere Onica was absent. Adjusted compensation was calculated on 40 […]

State finds extra cash for roads

At least two local communities will have more money to rectify serious road issues after a brutal winter. The Village of Goodrich will receive $7,299 while Ortonville will get $6,007’their share of $100 million for emergency pothole repair and spring maintenance, the first step in finding a long-term solution to Michigan’s crumbling roads and bridges […]

Fire guts township mobile home

At about 10 p.m., March 15, the Groveland Township Fire Department responded to a mobile home fire in the 16000 block of Victoria Lane in Oak Hill Estates mobile home community near Dixie Highway and Oak Hill Road. When township firefighters arrived, flames were coming out the windows. ‘The floor was burned through the home,? […]

iPod Touch now used by paramedics

Groveland Twp.-A local medical facility is providing some new assistance for cardiac patients. The Genesys Health Foundation has provided Groveland Township paramedics, along with Flint-based Swartz and Patriot ambulance service, with Apple iPod Touches to assist in speeding vital cardiac patient information to Genesys Regional Medical Center. The iPod utilizes a mobile operating system similar […]

Groveland gas line project finally complete

Groveland Twp.-One buck. After 15 years, the township-wide natural gas pipeline came to a conclusion on Monday night at the board of trustees meeting when $1 was handed over to Consumers Energy, completing a project that now makes natural gas available on nearly every road. ‘It’s the end of a long process that brought natural […]

China-Goodrich connection

On Saturday morning, Limeng Liu analyzed the progress of the Goodrich High School Martian Robot while it battled at Flint’s Kettering University during FIRST Robotics District Competition March 7-8. ‘Our robot is way ahead of others’we’re the best,? he said. ‘The robotic team has been like a big family to me. Everyone cares for each […]

‘Godspell?

The liturgical season of Lent will come alive later this month with the musical ‘Godspell.? A musical by Stephen Schwartz and a book by John-Michael Tebelak, ‘Godspell? opened in 1971 and is a series of parables, mostly based on the Gospel of Matthew; however, three of the featured parables are recorded only in the Gospel […]

Township house fire

At 4:45 a.m., March 10, the Groveland Township Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 3000 block of Auten Road between Croup and Jossman roads. A neighbor called the in fire when he could see the flames lighting up the sky. ‘It was a working fire with flames coming out of the upper […]