Letter to the Editor

We Independence seniors have now reached the real possibility of a new senior center, but we need land on which to place the building. We are very interested in the property behind the library. It belongs to the Clarkston Schools. As seniors, we have supported the schools for many years through taxes. It is now […]

Letter to the Editor

This is what the Bible says about same sex marriages. In Leviticus chapter 18 verse 22, ‘Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind: it is abomination.? If it is wrong for man to lie with man I’m sure it is wrong for woman to like with woman. Also is Genesis chapter 19 verse […]

Organizers plan birthday party for Springfield Township

Organizers are gearing up for the Happy Birthday Springfield Parade set for Saturday, May 22. ‘We are so excited about the parade,? organizer Diane Wozniak said. ‘The only thing left to worry about is the weather.? The festivities will begin early with live entertainment slated to start at 9 a.m. The parade will begin at […]

Twp. eyes new Rec. property

Brandon Twp.-The township is currently negotiating the purchase of 47.5 acres near Hadley and Oakwood roads for a possible recreation park. The estimated cost of the parcel currently owned by James Vantine Sr. is $807,000 (or $17,000 per acre), to be purchased on a five-year land contract. Brandon Township Supervisor Ron Lapp announced the plans […]

It’s official, ‘no new tower in Atlas Twp.?

Atlas Twp. – The Genesee County 911 Consortium announced May 18 it won’t build another tower in Atlas Township. The consortium has ‘come to terms? regarding co-locating equipment for its 800 MHz emergency dispatch system on the WFUM Channel 28 tower situated near Kipp and Washburn roads, said Lloyd Fayling, Genesee County 911 director. The […]

Whipped for life

Goodrich – Goodrich High School staff took one on the chin in the fight against cancer last week. “Got Whipped?”, a whipped-cream pie-throwing event, was held on the high school’s football field to raise funds for Relay for Life, a 24-hour cancer fund-raising relay walk and campout. Students took advantage of a planned evacuation drill […]

Whipped for life

Goodrich – Goodrich High School staff took one on the chin in the fight against cancer last week. “Got Whipped?”, a whipped-cream pie-throwing event, was held on the high school’s football field to raise funds for Relay for Life, a 24-hour cancer fund-raising relay walk and campout. Students took advantage of a planned evacuation drill […]

Whipped for life

Goodrich – Goodrich High School staff took one on the chin in the fight against cancer last week. “Got Whipped?”, a whipped-cream pie-throwing event, was held on the high school’s football field to raise funds for Relay for Life, a 24-hour cancer fund-raising relay walk and campout. Students took advantage of a planned evacuation drill […]

Shots fired in Brandon Twp. dispute

Brandon Twp – Early Sunday morning a 50 year-old Ortonville resident contacted police at 1:30 a.m. following an altercation was his son. The father told Oakland County Sheriff Detective Brad Teague that he arrived home and discovered several teens including his son, at his house without his permission. An argument ensued between him and his […]

Write-in candidate joins school board race

Goodrich – It’s too late for Goodrich High School senior Jake Custer to get his name on this June’s Goodrich Board of Education ballot, but he’s declared write-in candidacy. Custer, 18, a student representative on the Goodrich school board, is a student ambassador to Michigan Rep. Dave Robertson (R-Grand Blanc Twp.) and plans to study […]