Atlas Twp.-The board of trustees voted 5-0 on Monday night to pave the approach to seven township intersections. The Genesee County Road Commission will coordinate paving segments of seven road approaches at the intersections of Green and Ridge roads, Horton and Gale roads (west), Horton and Gale roads (east), Horton Road at M-15, Green and […]
Area fire departments require continuous training and preparation for a variety of emergency responses. However, one area fire department is now prepared to assist in honoring those fallen comrades. Sgt. Bob Bryant, a 19-year West Bloomfield Fire Department veteran and Atlas Township resident, is one of several firefighters that helped establish an honor guard that […]
On March 17 the number one-ranked Goodrich Lady Martians capped off an undefeated season by outlasting a stubborn Grand Rapids Catholic Central team, 60-53, winning the Class B girls basketball state championship game at the Breslin Center on the campus of Michigan State University. Clutch free-throw shooting down the stretch helped Goodrich (28-0) win its […]
Atlas Twp.-Ray Porter examined the tiny green leaves that recently emerged on one of his apple trees. ‘I’ve had dreams like this before where the leaves come out in March’then I’d wake up,? said Porter, third generation apple grower and owner of Porter’s Orchard, 12060 Hegel Road. ‘It’s no dream now’the chance of cold weather […]
Atlas Twp.- A common reed is producing an uncommon problem. Township Supervisor Shirley Kautman-Jones is spearheading a drive to raise land-owners’ awareness of an invasive reed that is growing at an alarming rate. Phragmites australis is native to Michigan. An invasive, non-native, variety is becoming widespread in the state and is threatening the ecological health […]
Goodrich-Jim Hunter has a bridge that once led somewhere. Hunter’s backyard incorporates a section of the Kearsley Creek near Green Road and what locals have labeled the ‘Rhodes Road Bridge.? The iron, stone and wood structure, which incorporates hot rivets and spans the Kearsley Creek, has been abandoned for about 80 years, say historians. In […]
Goodrich- When the village council adjourned the special meeting just after 9 p.m. Monday night, a glimmer of light may have been shed on a controversy over a breach of security and just who should be responsible. In November, the village council voted 4-0 to hire Grand Blanc CPA Karl Haiser to resolve an unpaid […]
Goodrich-In November, the village council voted 4-0 to hire Grand Blanc CPA Karl Haiser to resolve an unpaid bill of about $6,000 as well as answer questions regarding whether 19 individuals? private information was compromised by the removal of computer files after the dismissal of the village administrator. The council approved a $9,300 contract with […]
Goodrich-Isaac Jewell began his wrestling career at a rather dismal 0-23. ‘As a seventh grade wrestler at 75 pounds, I was getting pinned all the time,? said Jewell, now 18. ‘The coaches were throwing me out there against tougher opponents’they knew I would come back.? He did. On March 3, Jewell, 103 pounds, won an […]
Goodrich-By a 7-0 vote on Feb. 27 the school board approved $586,140 for artificial turf for the athletic field. After a few upgrades to the middle school last year, the second phase of a $15.4 million bond extension approved by voters in February 2011 has been ongoing since December. The bid was awarded to Kiefer […]