Ambulance service for Atlas Township eyed

By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.- On Monday night during the township board of trustees meeting, Kolby Miller, chief executive officer for Medstar Ambulance provided an overview of a proposed agreement for service to the township and the Village of Goodrich. “We know that the EMS system in Genesee County has had some challenges at […]

After 53 years Fr. Frawley to retire

By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.- From a 75-acre dairy farm in the rolling countryside County Limerick Ireland, to the plains of East Africa to St. Anne in Ortonville, Rev. Gerard Frawley’s half century pastoral journey which he describes as a “full measure of divine intervention” will come to a conclusion. “I’d finished high school […]

Board OKs funding for Goodrich Meadows road project

By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-On Aug. 9, the village council voted 4-0 to approve funding for the Goodrich Meadows Subdivision road rehabilitation project special assessment. Council member Wendy Ciaramitaro was absent. The owners of the 83 parcels in Goodrich Meadows Estates will then share the cost, through a special assessment. Sparta-based Choice One Bank offered […]

Atlas Township audit: ‘healthy’ fund balance

By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.– Ryan King, a CPA for King & King, presented the annual financial statements and auditor’s report for the township’s fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 at Monday’s board of trustees meeting. According to the audit, for the fiscal year 2020-21 the general fund revenues of about $1,455,549 was up […]

State record salmon

By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.- Nineteen-year-old Louis Martinez will either have to be real good or just lucky to top the monster salmon he recently netted. Martinez, a 2020 Brandon High School graduate and township resident, hooked into a new Michigan State Record Chinook salmon tipping the scale at 47.86-pounds, 47 1/2-inch early on […]

Storm brings damage, power outages

By David Fleet Editor As of 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 12 over 500,000 DTE Energy customers are without power after two severe waves of weather swept through Michigan Wednesday afternoon and again early Thursday morning. On Thursday morning, Fire Chief David Kwapis, Brandon Fire Department reported about 30 storm related calls. “We’ve had many trees […]

Local honored for county SWAT Team actions

By David Fleet Editor A current Goodrich School Board trustee who also serves with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office was honored recently for his actions as a member of the SWAT Team. Chip Schultz, a school board member since 2011 and veteran detective/fire and arson investigator for the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office was one of […]

Local couple thankful for firefighters efforts

By David Fleet Editor The priceless family memories of three wars, spanning more than a century are safe today thanks to the efforts of area firefighters. On Easter Sunday 2017 Rick and Cindi Metzoian were attending services at nearby Brandon Community Church of the Nazarene. “I did not have my cell phone with me so […]

Village opts to purchase tax reverted property

By David Fleet Editor On Monday night the village council voted 3-1 to purchase 5.4 acres of property in the village that was tax reverted from Genesee County. Council member Sherry Moore voted no and Council member Wendy Ciaramitaro was absent from the meeting. According to the Genesee County Office of the Treasurer, the 5.40 […]

Many leads, no suspect yet in township murder

By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.- Earlier this week, Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson reached out to the community regarding progress in now nearly a month old unsolved township murder. “We are going to solve this case,” said Swanson. “I know that people in the area are concerned about what’s happening, and that is totally […]