Atlas Twp.-Tuesday was the last day of 2013 as well as the last day of a two-year contract with the Genesee County Sheriff Department. On Dec. 16 the board of trustees went into closed session for deliberation regarding the contract. Township Attorney David Lattie explained the closed session was necessary due to the confidentiality of […]
January Ice fisherman drowns Groveland Twp.- On Jan. 1, Oakland County Sheriff’s divers recovered the body of a 63-year-old ice fisherman from Rose Township in approximately 12 feet of water in Hartwig Lake. Donald Earl Thorpe drowned after he went through about an inch of ice approximately 200 feet from shore. Township Fire Chief Steve […]
Area residents were not only dreaming of a white Christmas, they were also wishing for a bright one, too. As late as Christmas morning, Consumers Energy was still reporting more than 65,000 Genesee County residents still without power. According to Consumers Energy officials, more than 1,000 utility workers from as far away as Kansas were […]
Atlas Twp.-On Monday night the township board of trustees voted 3-2 to participate in the Flint Area Narcotics Group (FANG). Township supervisor Shirley Kautman-Jones, Trustee Barry June and Trustee Patrick Major voted yes. Township Clerk Tere Onica and Treasurer Ann Marie Moore voted no. However, the board agreed to only partially fund the requested dollars […]
Goodrich-It’s been about seven years since Jean Kish, school district food service director, first recognized a need in the community near the holidays. ‘I guess it’s just called care to share,? she said. ‘There’s no official name for the program, but it all started when district families come in the school and filled out forms […]
Goodrich- On Tuesday John Waskevich, project manager for Midland-based Gerace Construction Company, along with village officials, inspected the dam to curb the seepage discovered earlier this year in the century-old structure. ‘The dam poses no immediate danger to the community,? said Pete Morey, village council member. ‘Gerace Construction checked over the dam pretty good and […]
Goodrich- Earlier this fall seepage was found in the century-old dam after a village DPW worker and others reported sinkholes in the soil embankment just east of the spillway. There were several instances of where the soil gave way under foot. No injuries were reported. Last week the suspected breach in the dam has now […]
Goodrich-A new full-service vehicle repair shop has just rolled into the village. ABC Auto Repair, 8223 S. State Road, Goodrich opened last month and for owner Jeremy Jacobs it’s like coming home. ‘We’re a family business,? said Jacobs, a 2001 Goodrich High School graduate and Davison resident. ‘We had done very well at our Flint […]
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If there’s an emergency medical call just over the Genesee County line, don’t look for Brandon Fire Department to respond. A request earlier this fall by Atlas Township Fire Chief Fred Forys for Emergency Medical Service (EMS) mutual aid using Brandon Fire Department has been denied by the Professional Standards Review Organization (PSRO), the factfinding […]