Goodrich-The school board voted 6-1 on Monday night to terminate the employment of two custodians in a cost savings measure. Trustee Tim Zirnhelt voted no. Until Monday night the district had only two full-time custodians employed while contracting with Flint-based At Your Service for the remainder of the school buildings. The decision is expected to […]
Goodrich-An aging school bus fleet may soon have some upgrades. On Monday night the school board moved forward with a plan to add three late model buses per year over the next three years. At a cost of about $80,000 per unit the district will purchase 2011 buses returned from leases with about 30,000-40,000 miles. […]
Brandon Twp.- A 15-year-old Brandon High School female student was officially charged last week with making a bomb threat at the school. The charge comes after school officials, along with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, identified a suspect and sought a warrant package in connection with a threat of violence at Brandon High School on […]
The Brandon School Board OK’d an early severance package for 21 district teachers during a special board meeting on Monday. The buyouts constitute about 11 percent of the total staff in the district, enough, say school officials, to shave about $700,000 the first year and $500,000 in the second year as the district’s enrollment drops […]
Brandon Twp.-Ken Davis has been a local gun wholesale dealer for about 30 years. ‘The recent controversy surrounding gun ownership and sales has not really changed my business,? said Davis, a township resident. ‘Ammunition sales have increased, but not guns. Honestly, dealers just have to watch who they sell to’that’s a major concern of mine.? […]
Goodrich-For the past 100 years the Goodrich dam at Hegel Road has successfully held back the Kearsley Creek, creating a 240-acre mill pond. However, a series of reports indicate the dam and pond could be jeopardized. The future of the century-old structure was the subject of debate on Jan. 30 during a special meeting at […]
Brandon Twp.- Mass confusion and terrifying. That’s how township Army veteran Don Kengerski describes the chaos of a battlefield in early 1952 near the cities of Chorwon, Kumwha and Pyongyang, designated as the Iron Triangle near the border of North and South Korea. ‘You never get to know anyone very well,? said Kengerski, a Minnesota […]
Goodrich- A few new neighbors may be arriving soon in the village. Davison-based C & L Ward Brothers recently purchased the remaining parcels in Goodrich Meadows. The village subdivision, which first opened about ten years ago, had been owned by Huntington Bank for the past two years following a series of financial shortcomings. Goodrich Meadows […]
Goodrich-The standardized Michigan Educational Assessment Program tests reading and math taken in the fall of 2012 over grades third through eighth, in addition to writing for fourth and seventh, science for fifth and eighth and social studies tests for ninth grade students. ‘These numbers mean that our journey is ongoing,? said Scott Bogner, first year […]
Groveland Twp.-Beep-beep. For less than $3,000 in 1969, muscle car enthusiasts could land a brand new Plymouth Road Runner with the trademark horn in their driveway. While prices, styles and horns have changed over the last four decades’at least one local resident has vowed to keep the ‘muscle? on the road. Township residents Keith and […]