Township gravel pit now park land

By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.-Despite a few hills and rough spots, an off-road park could soon be a reality. An Oakland County Parks official announced last week that two purchase options were recently signed for 252 acres in the township for a park expansion. The agreements come after the DNR reported in November 2014 […]

Public Notice: Atlas Township

SYNOPSIS Atlas Township Board of Trustees 7386 S. Gale Road, Grand Blanc, MI 48438 (810) 636-2548 Regular meeting held on Monday, July 18, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. www.atlastownship.org Members present: Shirley Kautman-Jones, Teresa Onica, Ann Marie Moore, Barry June, Pat Major Members absent: None The Board took the following actions: 1) Approved the minutes of […]

Silent auction and spaghetti dinner for Joey

By David Fleet Editor From 5-7 p.m., Sept. 12, Randy Wise Ford and Cranberries Cafe are teaming up to help raise funds for Goodrich High School student Joey Richvalsky and his family. Richvalsky, 18, was in a car crash last month when the SUV he was driving struck an unoccupied excavator inside a closed section […]

Several Goodrich M-STEP scores tops in county

By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-District students topped nearly all state test scores and outpaced county-wide averages in several categories according the results of M-STEP. Last week the Michigan Department of Education released scores from the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress, or M-STEP, for about 650,000 students statewide in grades 3-8 who were tested in […]

Ray E. Cummings

Ray E. Cummings of Ortonville died unexpectedly Aug. 29, 2016. He was 70. Ray was the husband of Joyce for 48 years; father of Rob (Tami) Cummings and Dawn (Steve) Boisvert; papa of Jacob, Camryn & Trevor; brother of late Elaine (George) Mann, Ivan (late Lorraine) Cummings, Pat DePrez & late Fred Baumgartner; uncle to […]

Hazel June Wilfong

Hazel June Wilfong, 99, passed away on August 23, 2016 at KMHC-LTC. She was born on June 23, 1917 in Newton, Kansas, to the late William and Bessie (Pletcher) Alumbaugh. June is survived by her daughter, Joan Knauf of Kalkaska, grandchildren, Jeffrey (Norma) Wiggins of Attica, Cynthia (Marvin) Coy of Rapid City, Joel Wiggins of […]

Darrell Lee Wells

Darrell Lee Wells of Davison, formerly of Ortonville, died Friday, August 26, 2016. He was 87. Darrell was born June 17, 1929 in Pontiac, to Martillow Sanford and Ethel Hazel (Brooke) Wells. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. Mr. Wells served in the U.S. Army from 1948-1952, receiving the rank of Corporal […]

Blackhawks win M-15 battle

Blackhawks win M-15 battle

The Brandon Blackhawks with the Milk Can Cup after their 35-14 win over the Martians on Thursday night.  Photo by Mo Voyer. By David Fleet Editor The Milk Cup will stay in Brandon. Kevin Bickett raced for four touchdowns as the Blackhawks topped the Martians 35-14 in the Battle of M-15 on Thursday night at a […]

Public Notice: Atlas Township

SYNOPSIS Atlas Township Board of Trustees 7386 S. Gale Road, Grand Blanc, MI 48438 (810) 636-2548 Regular meeting held on Monday, June 20, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. www.atlastownship.org Members present: Shirley Kautman-Jones, Teresa Onica, Ann Marie Moore, Barry June, Pat Major Members absent: None The Board took the following actions: 1) Approved the minutes of […]

Public Notice: Atlas Township

SYNOPSIS Atlas Township Board of Trustees 7386 S. Gale Road, Grand Blanc, MI 48438 (810) 636-2548 Regular Meeting held on Monday, May 16, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. www.atlastownship.org Members present: Shirley Kautman-Jones, Teresa Onica, Ann Marie Moore, Barry June, Pat Major Members absent: None The Board took the following actions: 1) Approved the minutes of […]