Township, county to expand trail

By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.- On Monday night the township board of trustees voted 4-0 to move forward on extending the Gale Road trail west to Grand Blanc. Trustee Barry June abstained. The Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commission are proposing to extend the Iron Belle Trail from the Village of Atlas to the […]

Autumn’s turn

Autumn’s turn

Trees  turn to fall colors on the Goodrich Mill Pond. Peak color is expected this weekend in South eastern Michigan. Photo by Patrick McAbee. 

Township opts for No Haz

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- The township board of trustees voted 6-1 on Oct. 2 to enter into an agreement with No HAZ for 2019. “We’re small enough that we don’t need to do this every year,” said trustee Scott Broughton. “But I think to offer this every two or three years, if […]

Township seeks police millage replacment

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- When township voters go to the polls on Nov. 6, they will asked to decide on a police millage replacement that will be in effect for eight years from the current five years. The millage will not levy an increase. “The police millage replacement is just like a […]

Back appointed township clerk

By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.-Last month Patti Back was appointed by the township board of trustees clerk following the retirement of long time clerk Pam Mazich. Back, a Clawson native and 1977 graduate of Clawson High School moved to the township in 1989. Patti and husband Greg, have four children: Joshua, Jodie, Jacqueline and […]

Village council selects new DPW supervisor

By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-On Monday night the village council voted 3-2 to offer the position of Department of Public Works supervisor to Matt Mayne. Councilmembers, Shannon R. McCafferty, Tim Light and President Mark Baldwin voted for Mayne. Councilmembers Jake Vick and Tim Barraco voted no. On Oct. 4, the village council interviewed four candidates […]

Blackhawks on cusp of first league championship season

By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.- They’re back. When Varsity Football Coach Brad Zube walked off the field on Friday night following a convincing 56-27 win over rival Linden, his Blackhawk team had punched a playoff ticket for the third time in as many years. “This is the natural output from hard word and dedication […]

Goodrich powderpuff

Goodrich powderpuff

From left, Rachel Duval and Hannah Durant chase Maddie Voelker during the Goodrich Powderpuff game on Monday. Photo by Kurt Schulte. 

Lockout ended

By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.- Work will resume. That’s the message from Gov. Rick Snyder’s office who announced on Oct. 2 that a short-term agreement had been struck through the 2018 season between the Operating Engineers 324 and the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association, which locked out the road engineers for most of September […]

District to consider ATM on high school campus

By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-On Sept. 24 the school board of education discussed a request by ELGA Credit Union for an ATM on campus near the intersection of Hegel and Gale roads. “We believe this is the nucleus of what goes on in this community with all the events and the student participation,” said ELGA […]