Lyndsey Ballard is on top of the world. Well, at least you can almost see it from there. Ballard, 34, a 1999 Brandon High School graduate, is the wife of Master Sgt. Ryan Ballard, 354th Fighter Wing inspection general self-inspection program manager stationed at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The base is located about 26 […]
Atlas Twp.-At the Jan. 25 board of trustees meeting, township attorney David Lattie presented the first draft of an ordinance to regulate drones and unmanned aircraft in the township. The board is expected to further discuss the ordinance at an upcoming meeting. According to the proposed ordinance, drones will be prohibited from flying under 250 […]
Atlas Twp.-A township man died early Tuesday morning following a head-on collision on M-15 at Bendix Drive. According to Genesee County Sheriff Capt. Robb Heath, at about 4:30 a.m., Feb. 9, a northbound pickup truck driven by a Lapeer County man lost control, colliding with a southbound pickup truck driven by William Leroy Warren, a […]
So far it’s sustainable. After locating an ambulance in Goodrich on Feb. 1’officials at Mobile Medical Response or MMR report that the volumes have been sufficient to keep a unit in the village to serve the township 24 hours a day, seven days per week. Mobile Medical Response is non-profit, established by St. Mary’s of […]
Goodrich-It’s Tuesday afternoon and Troy Hutchison rests for just a moment in a small hallway chair at Reid Elementary School. He’s exhausted and for good reason. Over the past six hours, Hutchison, 55, has played in the snow, ate lunch and assisted with the education of about 200 active school children under the age of […]
Goodrich-A recent court injunction has helped paved the way for some vital voter information. District voters can now find detailed ballot information the school website before the crucial March 8 vote regarding the Non-Homestead tax levy renewal of 18 mills used for the schools? general fund budget. That information provided by the district could have […]
Sheldon Smith was tired the afternoon of Jan. 9. ‘It was one of those days where I just wanted to go home after school and stay there,? said Smith, a 15-year-old Brandon High School sophomore. ‘But I went and bowled anyway.? Smith is second year member of the Brandon Blackhawks bowling team, which was taking […]
Two popular band members with local roots are returning to help out with the Flint water crisis. Niko and Gino Puzio, brothers and former Goodrich School District students, founded the band Kougaran in the summer of 2010. Described as a rock band with a modern twist, Kougaran has grown in popularity over the past few […]
Atlas Twp.’When township voters head to the polls on Aug. 5, 2003 to renew 1 mill for five years for police protection, things may look slightly different. Using a pen or pencil voters will be asked to blacken circles next to their choice of ‘yes or no? on a paper ballot similar to questionnaire forms […]
Hats off to all those who participated in last Saturday’s building of the Ortonville Skate Park’a great project. And, even before the first bolts were turned, skateboarders arrived ready to ride the rails, jump the jumps and spin the spins. While the euphoria of a community park will last for years to come, please take […]