Goodrich- Just before 9 a.m. Monday, residents of Goodrich House began returning to the charred remains of their apartments. In the early morning hours of Sunday, Atlas Township firefighters responded to the complex at Clarence and Hegel roads, about a half block north of the fire station, following a 9-1-1 call. Atlas Township Fire Department […]
These days, Kyler Elsworth is seeing plenty of green. And white for that matter. The 2009 Goodrich High School graduate and wrestling stand-out, whose stellar career featured a school record 232 wins, along with two individual state titles and two team state crowns, has stepped away from his years as a grappler for a shot […]
Kalkaska – In the summer of 1945, Charles Wilfong, 29, watched two semi-trucks leave the Los Alamos, N. M. area where he was stationed with the U.S. Army. ‘The trucks left the base down the main road in the morning just before noon,? said Wilfong. ‘The containers which held the bombs were encased, so you […]
Brandon Twp.-At 14-years-old, Ronnie Childers has connected on his share of local whitetails. ‘I started deer hunting when I was 11-years-old,? said Childers, a Brandon Middle School eighth grade student. ‘I’ve connected on five deer’two does and three bucks. I’ve missed just one’that was a few years ago, too, with a bow. I get a […]
Goodrich-The school board voted 6-0 to resurface the high school running track which encircles the football field. Trustee James Bertrand was absent. The Battle Creek-based company Current Surfaces was selected from five sealed bids received for the project, to grind off the old track surface and replace it with 3/8 inch textured surface. The cost […]
Brandon Twp.- After more than three years of planning-construction on Long Lake Village located northwest of Seymour Lake Road near M-15 should begin this August. Project developers from Silverman Companies of Bingham Farms, Mich. said Centex Homes, a national home builder from Southfield recently purchased the property and will complete the construction of the 94 […]
Those interested in taking advantage of a first-time home buyers credit had better get moving. That’s the word of Abby Hotchkiss, assistant manager for Real Estate One Professionals, 875 S. Ortonville Road, who said the government tax credit has worked very well locally. ‘It’s been outstanding for our business,? said Hotchkiss. ‘But it’s all going […]
It’s been more than 170 years since a group of six area individuals gathered for worship in a log cabin, the home of Abram Tunison, forming the Baptist Church of Hadley. While the buildings and members have changed through the years, the church remains. At 11 a.m., Oct. 11, the Baptist Church of Hadley will […]
Twenty-eight days. That’s all George Morris had left of his three-year stint in the United State Marine Corps. ‘I was counting down the days,? said Morris, now a 79-year-old Brandon Township resident. ‘I was almost out when I got the notice there was one more year to go.? Morris? first three years of service in […]
The East Lansing Police Department is currently investigating the death of a 25-year-old Ortonville man. East Lansing police responded to a call on Oct. 3 at approximately 10:30 p.m. of an incapacitated male at an apartment complex in the 400 block of Gunson Street. When East Lansing police officers and paramedics from the East Lansing […]