By David Fleet Editor At 1:24 p.m., Feb. 26, Brandon Fire Department responded to a fire on Ridge Court in the Walnut Hill Subdivison. Township Fire Chief David Kwapis reported the initial call was for a garage fire in a home, however, when firefighters arrived the home in a wooded area was completely engulfed. Three […]
By David Fleet Staff Writer Goodrich- On Monday night the school board of trustees voted 6-0 to partner with Atlas Township for a student resource officer. Trustee Chip Shultz was absent from the meeting with notice. At a cost of about $100,000 the SRO from the Genesee County Sheriff Office will be funded with 30 […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- At the Monday night meeting, the village council voted 4-3 to pay four employees $2,551 as a one time payment due to loss of the flex benefit stipend, which the personnel committee discontinued in favor of 3-5 percent raises for the four employees, as the flex benefit stipend was […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville-At the regular meeting of the village council on Monday night, the council voted to adopt rules of procedure 5-2. Council members Coleen Skornicka, Mark Robinson, Dan Eschmann, Pat George and Mark Butzu voted in favor of the rules of procedure while Larry Hayden and president Tonja Brice voted against […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer On Feb. 26, at approximately 7:05 p.m., Brandon deputies responded to a fatal pedestrian crash on Ortonville Road just north of Viola Drive. The Crash Reconstruction Unit shut down Ortonville Road for three hours for investigation. A 63-year-old Groveland Township resident was driving a Toyota Rav 4 northbound on Ortonville […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor Oxford resident James Allen Sherman Sr. wore many hats during the course of his lengthy career. He was a successful publisher for 38 years. He was a wordsmith. He was a shrewd businessman. He was a devoted community leader. He was an enthusiastic supporter of worthy causes. Sherman was all […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.-On Wednesday morning a township family enduring an inconceivable loss joined friends and family for a celebration of their daughters life. Hundreds gathered at Bethany Baptist Church, 2353 E. Grand Blanc Road, Grand Blanc for Corinn Linkowski, 18, who lost control of her Saturn on snowy M-15 near Coolidge Road […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-On Feb. 4, the school board of trustees voted 7-0 selecting the services of Pontiac based Auch Construction for management of an upcoming bond and or sinking fund project. “Auch’s experience will lead us through both the planning and election process,” said Ryan Relken, district superintendent. “There project management style is […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.-In the early morning hours of Feb. 14 the township office computers were victimized by ransomware. Township Clerk Katie Vick reported the malware computer program that infects then locks and takes control of a system, demanding a ransom to undo it, during the township board of trustee meeting on Monday […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-On Feb. 11 the village council voted 5-0 to postpone consideration of an amendment to make violations of village ordinances a civil infraction. The next discussion will be 6 p.m., March 11 at the village offices. At issue are civil infraction tickets which could be issued for violations of village ordinances […]