David Fleet Editor Goodrich-It’s still on. On Aug. 1 Good Times in Goodrich again will return to the village. On Monday night Jim Green and Jenny McKenzie of the Goodrich Festival and Events attended the village council meeting to update the community on the upcoming summer event. Due to the coronavirus many events nationwide have […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-On Monday night the village council voted 5-0 to authorize $28,954.73 for the payment of a special assessment for the upgrades to the Wheelock &Watkins Drain. The village portion of the drain project was budgeted for the 2020-2021, says Sheri Wilkerson, village administrator. In December, following more than six years of […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.- A new township fire truck is set to be delivered. In March 2019 the township board of trustees moved forward with the purchase of a new pumper fire truck. At a cost of about $560,000, later this month the new fire truck will be delivered. “It makes me proud […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-The cost to repair the dam will be significantly less, following a closer investigation of the century old structure. DPW Director Matt Mayne provided the village council on Monday night with an update on needed repairs of the village dam. The report followed a June meeting where the village council voted […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.- The investigation of unspecified written allegations against the township fire chief has moved forward. On Monday night the board of trustees voted 5-0 to hire Jane Doe Investigations to begin the process. The decision comes after a July 1, closed session meeting which allocated $25,000 from the capital outlay […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich- Cranberries Cafe, 10250 Hegel Road was recently awarded a grant to assist with reopening due to the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this month, the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce announced that 144 small businesses were awarded grants totaling $570,000 through the Restart Flint & Genesee Grant Program. “We are very […]
Sallie Adair Keehn of Goodrich; died July 15, 2020 at the age of 67. Born August 24, 1952 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to the late William and Lorraine (nee: Munther) Adair. She is survived by her loving husband of 42 years, Steven J. Keehn; two children, Abbey Keehn, Jon (Angie) Keehn; two grandchildren, Maddie and Izzy […]
SCHOENHERR, MARY LOU of Ortonville; died July 7, 2020. She was 88. She was born December 12, 1931 in Trenton, Michigan to the late Leo and Irene (nee: Perralt) Fogarty. She is survived by two sons, Thomas Edward Schoenherr and Michael Schoenherr; two daughters, Eileen (David) Comeau and Mary Kathrine Schoenherr; 13 grandchildren and 10 […]
By David Fleet Editor Ortonville-Bill Duman had spent a lifetime either on the water or under it. The Cheboygan native was a third generation hard-hat diver, served in the Navy during the WWII Battle of the Atlantic and completed countless hard hat dives in the Straights including under Mackinac Bridge following its construction in 1957. […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.-On July 1, the township board of trustees gathered for a special meeting. The in-person meeting adjourned into closed session in response to written unspecified allegations against the township fire chief. Following the closed session the board voted 5-0 to allocate $25,000 from capital outlay reserves for the investigation. “The […]