A 1996 candidate for Groveland Township supervisor who pleaded guilty to aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false 2003 tax return in March was sentenced late last month. Pamela Blodgett, 57, of Holly was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Gerald E. Rosen on June 21 to three years in prison, followed […]
Brandon Twp.-Coffee is a staple for many of the more than 18,000 commuters who travel each morning on M-15 through the township Pete Valentine, owner of Mojo Express Coffee, 1652 M-15 (just north of Glass Road), has just the answer to fill that need. ‘Real coffee drinkers will understand,? said Valentine, who opened June 24. […]
Plenty of questions and few answers, coupled with working almost a year without a contract, prompted Goodrich teachers, family members and even a dog or two, to take action early last week. Troy Scott, UniServ director for the Michigan Education Association representing the Goodrich Education Association, said an informational picket on Monday night, just minutes […]
For the past 28 years, chances are if you learned to play a musical instrument while attending Brandon Schools, you could thank Roy Johnson. ‘I had the students play what I think I can get away with in regards to difficulty,? said Johnson, who announced his retirement from Brandon Schools in April. ‘In my eyes, […]
Area police are seeking information regarding a hit-and-run accident. According to Lt. Steve Hill of the Grand Blanc Police Department, at about 11:45 a.m. June 18 a 65-year-old female was walking with her dog on Crofishire Dr. in the Kirkridge subdivision located in the City of Grand Blanc when she was struck by a vehicle. […]
Atlas Twp.- An expired special assessment, escalating costs for police service, coupled with a decline in revenues sparked an hour-long public hearing Monday night. The future of funding township law enforcement will now move to a second public hearing at 6:30 p.m., July 26 after a 4-1 vote to establish a special assessment district. The […]
After more than an hour of closed session on Monday, the school board voted 7-0 to approve a tentative agreement with Teamsters Union 214 Brandon bus drivers and mechanics for contract concessions of $235,098. The agreement was set to be ratified on Thursday after presstime. Complete terms of the one-year agreement with the district’s 28 […]
Ortonville-By a 6-1 vote on Monday night, Larry Brown was hired as the new village manager. The village council had unanimously voted to assign Brown to the position of interim village manager at their April 12 meeting. The former village manager, Bill Sprague, has taken a position in the private sector after five months in […]
Chances are if you live in the Village of Atlas you know Joan Smith. For the past 13 years, Smith has served as the Atlas Postmaster’and in a rural community where mail is still picked up in one of about 236 post office boxes? she’s somewhat of a celebrity. On June 30 she will retire. […]
Following more than an hour-long closed session of the Brandon Board of Education voted 7-0 to settle a lawsuit between the school district and former district employee June Wuopio. Brandon Schools Superintendent Lorrie McMahon confirmed a settlement was near. ‘The case never went to trial,? she said. ‘The total liabilty of the district was settled. […]