By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.- For nearly a quarter of a century Rick Misek has served on the township planning commission. Effective Nov. 15, Misek will step down from the board. Misek, began his public service in 1994 as a member of the Citizens for Planned Growth group. “At that time the township were […]
By David Fleet Editor Michigan Gov Gretchen. Whitmer formally adopted next year’s state budget on Sept. 30, one day before the start of the new financial year. The $62.7 billion budget for 2021 includes a $65-per-pupil funding increase for school districts while cutting only $250 million from several agencies and programs. School districts statewide were […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.-Despite a global pandemic, abbreviated pre-season and only a handful of fans in attendance—the Martian-Blackhawk football rivalry got just a smidge feisty on Friday night. The Blackhawks topped the Martians 41-28 in a game that featured plenty of offense along with some injuries. “It was a very physical game,” said […]
By David Fleet Editor Alessandro Pagiluso had a dream of coming to America. In September he made it. Pagiluso is a 17-year-old native of Curtatone Italy, a commune in the northern Province of Mantua in the region of Lombardy, about 80 miles southeast of Milan. He arrived at Flint Bishop airport about three weeks ago […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.-The planning commission rolled out possible plans to curb abuses of the Medical Marijuana Act of 2008 by caregiver provisions grown at township residences. Township board along with planning commission members have received several calls from residents who border licensed caregivers growing medical marijuana for up to their maximum five […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.-On Monday night the township board of trustees said they will negotiation on a new contract with the Genesee County Sheriff Department, which expires Dec. 31. The contract will be presented in October. Township Supervisor Tere Onica said the new contract will include the School Resource Officer a 30 percent […]
By David Fleet Editor When Brandon Township resident Billy Starr harvested a black bear on Sept. 15— it was not only his first it was also shot in the Lower Peninsula, just about 2 hours north of Oakland County. While many hunters opt for an Upper Peninsula bear due to the higher population—staying south is […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich- It had been six months since students statewide had attended classes following an abrupt shutdown due to the coronavirus. GHS Senior Georgia Berger was one of those students that opted to return on Sept. 8 to a somewhat traditional face-to-face classroom setting. Other classmates choose to stay home and start […]
By David Fleet Editor About a week ago Kelly Belanger could see the Puget Sound from her downtown Seattle apartment. “The smoke rolled in last Friday (Sept. 11),” said Belanger, a 2012 Goodrich High School graduate and current Amazon Web Services employee. “Since then the air has become very hazardous and we just can’t go […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.-It’s been a quarter of a century since Marian Wojtkowicz and Jeff Dawley purchased a small building near the intersection Green and State roads. The two local real estate agents had a vision to transform the auto repair shop at 8491 S State Road, into a dynamic business grounded on […]