Light at M-15 and Oakwood Road a possibility

Groveland Twp.- After state transportation officials dumped a proposed traffic light at the intersection of Oakwood Road and M-15 earlier this year a recent study by the Michigan Department of Transportation may now reverse their decision. MDOT officials say a traffic study completed in August appears to include enough accident data leaving the intersection in […]

Guardrail installed

Groveland Twp.- After the road work near the entrance of XXX along Grange Hall Road east of Jossman Road was completed earlier this fall several township residents along with Bob DePalma, township supervisor expressed concern regarding the need for a guardrail Officials from the Road Commission for Oakland County along with engineers consulted with DePalma […]

Mock bus accident prepares fire departments for the real thing

Brandon Twp.- There’s been a serious accident. A Brandon school bus rests on its side–many students are injured, some fatalities, multiple causalities. Brandon Fire Department along with Groveland, Independence and Oakland township fire departments participated on Sunday morning near the Brandon School District bus garage in a mock mass casualty scenario. Inside the school bus […]

Oakland to have total wireless internet access by mid-2007

Brandon Twp.- County officials say that by mid-2007 all 910 square miles of Oakland County will have wireless internet access including the less populated northern sections of the county. Scott Oppmann, Wire Oakland program manager and application services manager for Oakland County Information technology said the signal for the wireless connection will be a key […]

Goodrich School Board to address grievances

Goodrich- On Wednesday a closed session meeting to discuss the grievances between the school union and a committee of the school board including Michael Tripp, Michael Thorp and James Bertrand was conducted. The Michigan Education Association had placed district teachers on the critical list as a result of the school board imposing a 14-day cut […]

MSP outlines plan for police protection in Groveland, communities

Lansing- After voting on Sept. 27 to close state police posts in Grand Haven, Groveland Township and Iron River the state police responded Tuesday morning with a re-deployment plan prior to the Nov. 28 closing date. Senators and representatives from the areas impacted by the post closings met with Michigan State Police Lt. Col. Peter […]

School seeks bond extension

Brandon–At a special school board meeting Monday the board voted 7-0 to initiate an investigation process for a possible district bond extension. Gary Kelley, district interim finance director said in 1996 the school millage was at 7.88 mills and voters approved an increase to 8.24 mills. There results netted $34,630,000 for a new middle school […]

A long wait for life to continue

Goodrich – Gloria Renaldo is on a mission to live. After a life on a rather adventurous journey incorporating a myriad of cultures, countries and experiences–Gloria has a new challenge–fighting for her life. Gloria, a native of Saginaw and now a Goodrich resident met Pierre Renaldo, a general contractor from western New York who specialized […]

Venison: Just the right cut

Brandon Twp.-For the past 20 years Richard Walker has processed deer each season from Jim’s Cracker Barrel, IGA 5500 Oakhill Road. From October through December–during the gun and archery deer seasons–many successful hunters that venture out in the woods opt for professional deer processing like Walker, a professional meat cutter offers. ‘Hunter spend a lot […]

Cabinet Design Studio

Atlas Twp.- Beth Gray grew up with big business, but ended up in small business–a transition she will never regret. A native of Center Township, Penn., where her father and family members worked in the the steel industry for several decades–Gray left the rural industrial region on the banks of the Ohio River for the […]