Groveland Twp-The zoo has moved. After months of battles between township officials and Premier Animal Attractions’once home to as many 60 exotic animals, including a tamandua anteater, red kangaroo, African serval and tigers owned by Andrew and Rachelle Gehringer’the menagerie is heading north to a location zoned for a zoo. On Dec. 1, township officials […]
Atlas Twp.- A growing need for cellular communications has at least one company eyeing some township property. Skyway Towers, LLC has proposed to build a 180-foot Monopole Communications Tower in the 8000 block of East Baldwin Road. The company, which has more than 480 towers nationwide, was seeking comments regarding the potential effects from this […]
Brandon Twp.-A summertime favorite is now open through the winter. Frosty Boy of Ortonville, 955 S. Ortonville Road, is under new ownership and open year-round featuring soups, side dishes, sandwiches and Canadian poutine. Bryan Wojtkowicz, an area resident and Brandon High School graduate, purchased the local landmark earlier this year. Wojtkowicz kept the famous warm […]
Groveland Twp.-A county park expansion in the western section of the township inched closer last month. In December 2014, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources reported a grant for $2.9 million was approved by the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund for the purchase of about 300 acres of property located near Mt. Holly for the […]
Groveland Twp.-A box of puppies. A horse tied to the door knob. Hungry kittens. When Carl Liepmann arrives at work in the morning at the Genesee County Humane Society each week he finds something different. ‘Sometimes a dog or cat will be on a leash tied to the door in the morning,? he said. ‘Keep […]
Drinking four beers during the course of a one mile run paid off for a former Goodrich resident. Erin O’Mara, a 2002 Goodrich High School graduate, recently set the women’s beer mile world record, winning the second annual FloTrack Beer Mile World Championships in Austin, Texas with a time of 6:08, topping the previous world […]
Atlas Twp.-One more piece of funding for the Gale Road trail will be coming to the township. The Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund announced earlier this month it has recommended $300,000 in funding for construction of the one-mile long path along the Gale Road right-of-way. The township trail will parallel the west side of Gale […]
Brandon Twp.-When Robert Beaver arrived at Brandon High School on Tuesday morning an M-15 accident near the entrance delayed his arrival. ‘We are working to prevent such accidents,? said Beaver, referring to the auto mishap, to about 100 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics students who gathered in the high school’s performing arts center. ‘We are […]
Goodrich- The first look at the Goodrich Haven was presented to the village council on Monday night. Phase one of a building to house 52 one or two bedroom apartments for individuals 55-years-old and up will be located on six and one half acres on the northeast corner of M-15 and Hegel Road. The property […]
Goodrich-By a 4-1 vote on Monday the village council OK’d an updated parks and recreation master plan. The vote comes after two public hearings, which included Monday night prior to the council meeting. The recreation master plan compiled by LSL Planning Consultant, was first created about 15 years ago and updated about every five years. […]