Brandon Twp.- The township website receives plenty of hits each day. However at least one visitor to www.brandontownship.us proved to be unwanted Township Supervisor Kathy Thurman said the password protected website was hacked into sometime during the weekend. Site users reported the message to the township and area media. ‘Even the employees have limited access […]
The number of students in the Goodrich School District is down from the September 2010 count, while Brandon remains unchanged. Following Wednesday’s statewide count day Goodrich now has 2,118 students, 22 less than the 2,140 in September 2010. ‘The concern for the next school year, is not only the loss of students but also the […]
Goodrich- By a 3-2 on Friday morning the village council voted to request the resignation of village administrator Jakki Sidge. In addition, the council voted to request the village administrator return keys to any and all locked doors, cabinets in the village of Goodrich administrative building, DPW garage, DPW vehicles and DPW offices. Council members […]
Goodrich-Incumbents Linda Jackson and Tim Zirnhelt, along with challenger Jeremy Spear, will vie for two four-year school board seats, with terms starting June 30. Incumbent David Cramer will be the only candidate for a one-year partial term. The election will be May 3. Spear has been the pastor of Lakeview Community Church, 10023 S. State […]
A special village meeting on Feb. 4 has sparked the ire of at least one council member. Long time councilman Pete Morey said he was never notified in writing of a special meeting called by Council President Patricia Wartella to hire a new consulting firm needed for an independent study of the village. In fact, […]
For more than 70 years Brandon Township resident Doug Houston has been knowing what he hears ‘Started out with the family Victrola photograph my aunt gave us about,? said Houston, 81. ‘After that I sort of branched out to other electrics.? At 15 years old Houston repaired radios and so it was an easy transition […]
Village resident Norm Bass who spearheaded a petition drive to recall Village Council President Patricia Wartella has submitted 234 signatures of 175 needed in an effort to place the issue on the May 3 ballot. ‘There was no problem getting the signatures,? he said. ‘The biggest obstacle was the weather’it was bad.? Bass said he […]
Groveland Twp.-Township firefighters, along with Brandon and Atlas Township firefighters, responded to a house fire on Groveland Road west of M-15 at 12:25 p.m. Wednesday. When firefighters arrived the log home was fully engulfed. ‘Flames were coming from the top of the home when we arrived,? said Steve McGee, township fire chief. ‘A neighbor called […]
Christina McArthur’s father loves apple pie. So McArthur, 22, a 2007 Goodrich High School graduate and Baker College senior, whipped up a series of 20 apple pies trying to match a secret family recipe until she and Dad were happy with the creation. Then McArthur figured that if her apple pie was good enough for […]
Goodrich- A former village council member said he will continue a challenge of a procedural issue regarding the election of Councilman Doug McAbee. David Lucik has appealed a dispute to the Genesee County Clerk Michael Carr after McAbee failed to sign the oath of office document within 10 days of the date the he was […]