Being a second-half team is usually a good thing, but trailing 5-0 at halftime can put a team behind the eight ball. And so was the case with Grand Blanc, who fell to Clarkston 8-4 in the opening round of the boys lacrosse regional. On their home turf, the Wolves (11-8) raged to a 4-0 […]
Goodrich- The Post Office went to the Dark Side for a few hours May 25. Jon Leopold stood guard inside the Post Office, dressed in white armor as a Stormtrooper, to help the Postal Service promote the 30th anniversary of ‘Star Wars? and the release of new postage stamps commemorating the event. As a member […]
Groveland Twp.- Spencer Terrell made sure the Ortonville Cemetery sparkled on Memorial Day. Terrell, a boy scout with the rank of Life, executed his Eagle Scout project as a restoration and beautification of the township’s Veterans of Foreign Wars monument. ‘It was something that needed to be done and we appreciate it,? said Ronald Turnbull, […]
An investigation into the February death of Brooks Patterson? son of Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson? has been turned over to the Genesee County Prosecutor’s Office, confirmed Genesee County Sheriff’s Department Captain Chris Swanson. Patterson, 28, died as the result of a snowmobile accident on Feb. 10 on Lake Shinanguag. Involved in the incident […]
Ortonville- The Old Mill should have a fire suppression system installed by this fall, courtesy of Community Development Block Grant funds. ‘It needs to be done this year,? said Village Manager Ed Coy. ‘There is a chance we will lose the money if we don’t get it done.? The village recently began accepting bids for […]
The nearly year-long saga revolving around the death of a Genesee County Road Commission worker has come to an end’at least as far as the legal system is concerned. But for Flushing resident Patricia Bundy’widow of Dennis Bundy, 48, who died as a result of the incident? the consequences of that day last June continue […]
Atlas Twp.- The large cement truck grumbles down Hegel Road at about 50 mph. Approximately 15 feet away, with no wind or foliage to act as a noise buffer, an OmniDAQ sound meter measures the noise of the passing vehicle to be about 85 decibels’the legal limit for the township, according to a recently passed […]
Brandon Township Supervisor Ron Lapp trudges through the waist high grass surrounding the abandoned township home and wonders when it will end. ‘We’ve had nine foreclosures so far this year in the township, we’ve never had this many,? said Lapp. ‘When owners or builders just walk away from the property, someone still has to take […]
Goodrich native Meredith Mayberry is The Citizen’s newest staff writer. A 2006 Goodrich graduate, she currently attends Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant. Mayberry is a part of CMU’s honors program and is working toward a major in journalism and a minor in English. She is a reporter for Central’s newspaper, Central Michigan Life, and […]
Ortonville-The village’s future look will soon take shape as work on a master plan begins. At a pre-bid informational meeting May 30, Village Manager Ed Coy, Main Street Manager Janine Saputo, Downtown Development Authority President Dave Bonner, and Charlotte Burckhardt, principal planner for Oakland County, met with six firms interested in bidding on the master […]