By David Fleet Editor Holly Twp. -Army Private Stan Kengerski served in France during World War I returned home in 1919 and raised a family. He died in 1992 and was buried at Great Lakes National Cemetery. Now, more than century after serving his country on a rainy October morning his son, Brandon Township resident […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.- They’re back. When Varsity Football Coach Brad Zube walked off the field on Friday night following a convincing 56-27 win over rival Linden, his Blackhawk team had punched a playoff ticket for the third time in as many years. “This is the natural output from hard word and dedication […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.- Work will resume. That’s the message from Gov. Rick Snyder’s office who announced on Oct. 2 that a short-term agreement had been struck through the 2018 season between the Operating Engineers 324 and the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association, which locked out the road engineers for most of September […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-On Sept. 24 the school board of education discussed a request by ELGA Credit Union for an ATM on campus near the intersection of Hegel and Gale roads. “We believe this is the nucleus of what goes on in this community with all the events and the student participation,” said ELGA […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.- A barn returns. An area couples passion for the restoration of an area landmark barn was recently honored statewide. Last May, David and Kathleen Mayo earned the 2018 Michigan Barn of the Year Award for their exceptional restoration of an 1880s barn on their township farm. “We had been […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-It’s costly but security at area schools could soon be must tighter. Funding for school security upgrades are at stake this school year, as districts statewide vie for grants made available after the state Senate voted unanimously to provide more than $18.6 million to schools to upgrade security systems in their […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich- On Monday night five high school students were recognized for their high PSAT/NMSQT scores during the board of education meeting. Mike Baszler, high school principal announced that two were commended students and three are now PSAT/NMSQT scholarship semi-finalist. “We’ve not had this many in 10 years,” said Baszler. “We are […]
By David Fleet Editor On Sept. 25 the village council agreed during a special meeting at the village offices on candidates for the superintendent of public works and village administrator/clerk. Four candidates for both DPW superintendent and village administrator were selected from a total of about 20 resumes received. Village labor attorney Timothy Winship of […]
By David Fleet Editor Ortonville- It was center of most American villages. From shotguns to nails to paint the hardware store kept the community supplied while providing, at times, a gathering destination for neighbors to chat. Starting about 1900 when G.N. Hart store opened for business on the west side of South Street in the […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-On Tuesday night during a special meeting the village council moved forward on two road projects. The board OK’d the application process for two sections of Hegel Road—from the bridge over Kearsley Creek to Senica Street and from the Goodrich Country Club west to the village limits. Wade Trim will make […]