Two out of three local townships have seen an increase in the number of residents in the past 10 years. Population growth has occurred in Atlas and Brandon townships, while Groveland Township has seen a dip. The number of minorities including Asians, blacks and Hispanics, increased in all communities, according to the new 2010 U.S. […]
Even with the right mix of warm days coupled with cold nights, Jim and Faith Aseltine still say Mother Nature decides when their hundreds of sugar maple trees relinquish sweet sap. ‘If it’s too cold or too warm during the day, the sap just stops running,? said Jim, 80, who has been tapping sugar maple […]
Groveland Twp.-Like many residents, Tim and Sherri utilize the rural characteristics of the township to raise a few chickens. And while the birds have become part of the landscape’a few of the critters have been scratching some residents the wrong way. ‘We’ve had chickens here since 1997 when we moved here,? said Sherri. ‘We’ve never […]
A circuit court judge has ruled former Goodrich village councilman David Lucik did not show damages when newly elected councilman Doug McAbee failed to sign the oath of office document within 10 days of the date he was notified of his election to office. Judge Geoffrey Neithercut, of the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court, heard the […]
Atlas Twp.- When incumbent township supervisor Paul Amman lost the August 2010 primary election, as well as a November write-in bid to current Township Supervisor Shirley Kautman-Jones, his 14-year stint as a local official appeared to be over. It wasn’t. ‘There’s no sour grapes,? said Amman, 72, who was appointed by a 3-1 vote on […]
Groveland Twp.-Since 1996 the Michigan State Police have been established in the township. This fall that’s set to change. On March 24 the Michigan State Police (MSP) announced the adoption of a regional policing model designed to provide increased services while relying less upon traditional ‘bricks and mortar? post buildings. The plan emphasizes enhanced technology […]
Michigan’s long-standing practice of burning household waste in rural communities may be close to going up in smoke. A law to ban burning household trash which has been allowed in burn barrels statewide for material such as wood, paper and foam for the past 30 years, was set to expire on April 1. If that […]
Atlas Twp.-The township board of trustees OK’d a $1,201,005 budget for the 2011-2012 fiscal year during the township meeting on Monday night. Highlights of the budget included drawing $90,478 from the fund balance to cover the Genesee County Sheriff Department contract for 2011. Township Trustee Barry June emphasized the police budget will be addressed in […]
At 7 p.m., March 28, the Atlas Township Board of Trustees will interview four candidates for one trustee seat vacated following the resignation of trustee Scott Statson earlier this year. A total of 12 applications were received for the seat by the March 8 deadline. Statson stepped down due to work obligations. The term will […]
A 65-year-old man will be charged with shooting an endangered species and reckless discharge of a firearm in connection with a wounded bald eagle near his home in the area of Van Vleet and Ray roads in Genesee County, just west of Groveland Township. A law enforcement investigation by the DNR led them to James […]