Goodrich-During an Aug.12 village council meeting Jeff Wright, Genesee County Drain Commissioner, made comments suggesting a rash of sewage was allegedly discharged into the Kearsley Creek via the village drains. The comments sparked questions from both village and township officials. Earlier this month Wright responded to The Citizen seeking to clarify his statements and update […]
Goodrich- For Jake Allen, nothing spells winter fun like zipping head first down a snow covered hill on a plastic sled. Yet for Allen, and other area youths that frequent the snow covered slopes of the Goodrich Country Club golf course’the wintertime rides may now be limited. ‘It’s a great sledding hill out on the […]
Brandon Twp.-School officials are bracing for a possible shortage of more than $1 million in the upcoming months’the results of an existing district budget shortfall and anticipated loss of per-pupil funding. School officials say the current $29 million district budget is about $500,000 short due to declining enrollment by about 38 students in September, a […]
State Rep. Brad Jacobsen (R-Oxford) is working on a bill as part of a package that would decrease the legal speed limit on gravel roads to 45 mph unless otherwise marked. The change in the law would only include counties with a population of one million or more which includes Oakland and Wayne counties. ‘This […]
Goodrich-An area automobile dealer has offered $15,000 for sponsorship of a new scoreboard at the Roy U. Stacey Athletic Complex. The district policy committee has been discussing the donation and will bring the issue to the next school board meeting on Oct. 21. Scott Bogner, district superintendent, said the policy committee will collect data on […]
Atlas Twp.- At least one mile of township road will be a whole lot sweeter. On Sept. 25 a mile section of Walker Road between Hill and Maple roads was treated with Perma-Zyme, which among other natural ingredients includes molasses. The liquid product which is mixed in a 1 gallon to 500 gallons of water […]
Goodrich-Village officials reported to the Genesee County Sheriff Department that vandals closed a watergate on the Goodrich Dam between 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. Thursday that was opened after a beaver dam was removed upsteam in Ortonville. The open watergate was necessary, said Village DPW Supervisor Ethan Campbell, to accommodate a rush of water […]
Groveland Twp.- Last weekend three area youth took aim at a new outdoor experience. Under the supervision of township resident Rex Murphy, the three adolescents joined thousands of others statewide participating in the Youth Deer Hunt for ages 10-16. Young hunters could take a buck or doe on private land accompanied by an adult 21 […]
Groveland Twp.- Jerry Leece could only watch as a woman dangled from a chairlift more than 20 feet over the snow-covered ski slope. ‘She was slumped over in the chairlift seat when she started to fall,? said Leece, a member of the Mt. Holly Ski Patrol for more than 37 years. ‘The man next to […]
Groveland Twp.- Jerry Leece could only watch as a woman dangled from a chairlift more than 20 feet over the snow-covered ski slope. ‘She was slumped over in the chairlift seat when she started to fall,? said Leece, a member of the Mt. Holly Ski Patrol for more than 37 years. ‘The man next to […]