Ortonville-After seeking some accountability for the area public access Channel 18, village officials say they will now withhold collections of about $11,000 per year garnered from village Charter subscribers’until an agreement and oversight committee is organized. The message comes after Brandon Township officials voted 7-0 on July 6 to keep current cable coordinator Greg Normand […]
Goodrich.- Start your day off with a cup of fresh ground local coffee in a smoke-free environment. Kearsley Creek Cafe, a hometown restaurant under new management is now open and is quickly becoming the local place to dine in or take out. ‘Homestyle country cooking for breakfast and lunch is perfect for families,? said Larry […]
Atlas Twp.- Two area boys where safe at about 7 p.m. on Wednesday, after wandering away from their Gale Road home at about noon. The boys, Mark and Daniel Wood, ages 9 and 11, were reported missing at about 3:15 p.m. as deputies from the Genesee County Sheriff Department, Michigan State Police, and the FBI, […]
Petitions aimed at recalling four Goodrich councilmembers are a go. That’s the word from the Genesee County Clerk’s office following a clarity hearing on Thursday morning at the Genesee County Courthouse with Judge Jennie Barkey, Genesee County Clerk Michael Carr and Treasurer Daniel Kildee presiding. The number of signatures now needed would be 25 percent […]
A New York native born in 1858, the daughter of Irish immigrants, Mary Lyon began teaching in rural Genesee schools in the mid-1870s. About 1895 she moved to the southern Genesee County area and taught at the one-room Atlas Village School south the intersection of Perry and Gale roads. Lyon’s contribution to the education of […]
A recent effort to cut $349 million from the current state budget earlier this year, also included chopping $1.7 million from the Michigan State Police budget. The move prompted the layoffs of 100 troopers statewide and three from the Groveland Township Post. However, the cut may not have immediate impact in MSP coverage in the […]
Goodrich native Richard D. Horton learned to operate tractors and heavy trucks’fairly routine for a young man working on a farm during the 1930s. However, those skills learned as a teen would pay big dividends for thousands of Allied prisoners of war held deep behind German lines near the end of World War II. Born […]
Brandon Twp.- After just a few days? business, new restaurant owners Deb and Larry Goldman are already getting to know some regular customers. ‘Homestyle country cooking for breakfast and lunch brings them back,? said Deb, who with Larry opened Deb’s Grill & Coney, 5500 Oakhill Road, last month. ‘They are already starting to roll in […]
Goodrich – Allegations of refusal to reduce village costs have prompted recall petitions aimed at removing four of five councilmembers. Petitions seeking to oust Councilmembers Richard Horton, David Lucik and Pete Morey, as well as Council President Edmund York, were filed by village resident Diana Fredericks. Councilmember Patricia Wartella was not named. A clarity hearing […]
Goodrich-The school board voted 6-0 on Monday night to provide two sections of full-day kindergarten. A total of 44 students are needed, with a maximum of 50, for the classes which are set to begin this fall. Three sections of half-day kindergarten, two morning and one afternoon, will also be made available. ‘We are being […]