Goodrich-Sometime in the early morning hours of Monday, several Hegel Road residents reported vandalized mailboxes. As many as 20 boxes were damaged in the late night destruction. The Genesee County Sheriff Department received several calls following the acts of vandalism Mark Baldwin, a village council member and Hegel Road resident, was awakened early Monday morning. […]
Atlas Twp.-At their May 19 meeting, the board of trustees agreed to move forward with the purchase of a vehicle for the township fire chief. Township Trustee Barry June suggested the purchase for Fire Chief Fred Forys. ‘Right now the fire chief drives his own vehicles to the scene of a fire,? he said. ‘If […]
Goodrich- On Tuesday morning the village council voted 4-0 to give the final go ahead to work on Erie Street. The Erie Street project will begin on June 16 when school is dismissed and includes milling, reservicing of about 1,200 feet of roadway, and repair to drains along the section from the culvert over Kearsley […]
Goodrich-Less than a month after the school district reached closure with fourth grade teacher Nicole McVey following a November incident that occurred in her classroom, another battle may be brewing that could end up in a Genesee County courtroom. At issue is the fallout from a 53-second video recorded on a cell phone by McVey […]
Goodrich- A series of sinkholes reported last year near the century-old village dam has prompted some extensive repairs this spring. Work began June 2 on the village dam and is expected to take about a week to complete, said Pete Morey, village council member and street administrator. The water in the pond was lowered on […]
Goodrich-In a special meeting on May 27 the village council voted 4-0 to move forward with a special assessment for paving Goodrich Meadows subdivision. Paving of the development will begin in the spring of 2015. In February 2013 Davison-based C & L Ward Brothers purchased the remaining parcels in Goodrich Meadows located in the village […]
Groveland Twp.-A combination of drive and integrity, along with a stellar academic career, has landed Abigail Kronenberg, 17, at West Point Military Academy. ‘I wanted to do more than just study,? she said. ‘I chose the service academies to develop myself as a person to become better rounded. I just did not want to graduate […]
In 1941, Mary Alice Jesse was 10-years-old and living in the rural central Michigan community of Harrison. ‘Mom operated a party store on Bud Lake,? said Mary Alice. ‘I used to go down there and help her. The ice cream came in metal tubs and I was too short to reach the bottom, so I […]
Goodrich-Lynne Adams had absolutely no intention of becoming a teacher. Plans change. Now after 43 years and more than 1,000 students she’s pretty satisfied with her change in career. ‘My mother and grandmother were elementary school teachers? actually I was going to be a Methodist minister,? laughed Adams, who on Wednesday retired after more than […]
June 16, 1864’Pvt. Thomas Tucker is on guard duty at a Union headquarters near Chattaooga, Tenn. ‘My the cannons have been roaring out in front a little ways,? wrote Tucker. ‘They are having a big fight out there. Quite a lot of rebel prisnors was brought in this eavning and our regiment is guarding them. […]