Atlas Twp.-On Monday night the township board of trustees voted 3-2 to participate in the Flint Area Narcotics Group (FANG). Township supervisor Shirley Kautman-Jones, Trustee Barry June and Trustee Patrick Major voted yes. Township Clerk Tere Onica and Treasurer Ann Marie Moore voted no. However, the board agreed to only partially fund the requested dollars […]
Goodrich-It’s been about seven years since Jean Kish, school district food service director, first recognized a need in the community near the holidays. ‘I guess it’s just called care to share,? she said. ‘There’s no official name for the program, but it all started when district families come in the school and filled out forms […]
Goodrich- On Tuesday John Waskevich, project manager for Midland-based Gerace Construction Company, along with village officials, inspected the dam to curb the seepage discovered earlier this year in the century-old structure. ‘The dam poses no immediate danger to the community,? said Pete Morey, village council member. ‘Gerace Construction checked over the dam pretty good and […]
January Ice fisherman drowns Groveland Twp.- On Jan. 1, Oakland County Sheriff’s divers recovered the body of a 63-year-old ice fisherman from Rose Township in approximately 12 feet of water in Hartwig Lake. Donald Earl Thorpe drowned after he went through about an inch of ice approximately 200 feet from shore. Township Fire Chief Steve […]
Area residents were not only dreaming of a white Christmas, they were also wishing for a bright one, too. As late as Christmas morning, Consumers Energy was still reporting more than 65,000 Genesee County residents still without power. According to Consumers Energy officials, more than 1,000 utility workers from as far away as Kansas were […]
Like many Americans, Goodrich native Jeanette Pierson first heard the shocking news of Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941 in a radio report. ‘It was unreal about the attack on Pearl Harbor,? said Pierson, who was 21-years-old at the time. ‘It was all so unexpected and such a surprise. My second cousin, Fred Zimmerman who lived near […]
Deep snow and a conflict with deer hunting season may be two factors that kept Michigan’s first wolf hunt in more than five decades to about half the anticipated harvest. According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, as of Dec. 31 only 22 wolves were reported harvested in the Upper Peninsula during the new […]
Atlas Twp.-Tuesday was the last day of 2013 as well as the last day of a two-year contract with the Genesee County Sheriff Department. On Dec. 16 the board of trustees went into closed session for deliberation regarding the contract. Township Attorney David Lattie explained the closed session was necessary due to the confidentiality of […]
Kyler Elsworth’s mantra is simple?’Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.? It was some of that iconic work ethic that propelled Middle Linebacker Elsworth to center stage on New Year’s Day when he stuffed Stanford fullback Ryan Hewitt on a fourth-and-short and sealed a Rose Bowl victory for Michigan State (13-1) 24-20 over […]
Atlas Twp.- One candidate. One sign. The township planning commission voted 7-0 last month to propose a revision of the sign ordinance that takes aim at limiting the number, size and location of temporary political signs at polling facilities within the township. If approved by the board of trustees, each candidate or voter ballot issue […]