The Genesee County 9-1-1 Center and Genesee County Medical Control Authority recently announced that the move to direct dispatching of emergency medical services (EMS) in the county will begin on Sept 9. On that date, all EMS calls will be dispatched directly to the closest, most appropriate ambulance or other EMS vehicle. The change could […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.-It’s 2,815 miles from Ortonville to Hyder, Alaska’in between are the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains and 1,522 miles of the unpredictable Alaskan Highway. An adventure in a vehicle’a challenge on a motorcycle. ‘You can travel as far on a motorcycle as a car in one day’that’s if you have the […]
Morgan Foster’s seventh grade science project is still creating a buzz for her family. ‘Most teens would ask for an iPhone,? said Angie Foster, her mother. ‘But my daughter asked for a colony of bees to help the environment during the outbreak of the colony collapse disorder or CCD’which caused the decline in honey bee […]
Goodrich-By a 7-0 vote on Monday night the board of trustees approved Christy Flowers as the new principal at Reid Elementary School. She replaces Beth Zeto who is now director of student services, curriculum and federal programs in the district. . Reid Elementary includes grades kindergarden through second. ‘I am excited to return to the […]
Josephine ‘Babe? Osmak is fed up with fireworks. ‘Why do I have to resort to Valium and Benadryl to have a peaceful sleep for myself and my dogs?? said Osmak, a 75-year-old Brandon Township resident. ‘We have been hearing fireworks for weeks that go on for hours by a bunch of people who have no […]
In May and June, area residents were asked to vote for the top businesses in The Citizen readership area. The response from thousands of readers casting their votes from Atlas, Brandon and Groveland townships was overwhelming. The results from more than 50 categories are in today’s edition and posted on our website, thecitizenonline.com. While the […]
Atlas Township-Cynthia Delbridge’s 1959 Chevrolet Corvette was parked under an apple tree in rural Shiawassee for five years. ‘I just had no money to get it fixed,? said Delbridge, a township resident. ‘The car was very tired when I first bought it in 1973’but I just loved it.? Delbridge, along with millions of others, continue […]
Atlas Township resident Ezra Blakeley was born in 1843. Some time later he moved to the Lapeer area and, like many young men of the time, was perhaps bored with life in rual Michigan or was maybe looking for adventure.So at 19 years old he traveled to Detroit where on Sept. 20, 1862 he enlisted […]
Goodrich- An intense summer rain, flooded basements and an overwhelmed, dilapidated, century-old county drain has sparked the ire of many village residents. ‘The situation is dire, not just for me, but for the future of the village as well,? said Terese Allen, a Ridge Road resident who is experiencing flooding in the lower level of […]
Goodrich- A piece of downtown will cost $40,000. For more than a century it was home to the Goodrich Hotel. Then home to the Goodrich Apartments. Now the small Hegel Road parcel in the heart of the downtown area will be for sale on Sept. 5. The village council opted not to purchase the foreclosed […]