Ty Gucwa, 23, a 2003 Brandon High School graduate, was injured when a bomb exploded on Jan. 29 in the streets of Baghdad. According to newspaper reports, five Fort Carson, Co. soldiers including Gucwa were wounded in the blast. All are expected to recover. The bomb was detonated near a checkpoint where American and Iraqi […]
Army Spc. Jan Mayhew is proud of his more than five years of service in Vietnam. But 35 years after the conflict in Southeast Asia ended’the battles still rage in his mind. ‘I’m always fighting the Viet Cong,? said Ortonville resident Mayhew, 62, who was drafted into the Army in September 1966. ‘I was never […]
Goodrich- A pair of abandoned village structures are getting some attention. The village council instructed Village Attorney Mike Gildner to resolve issues with the owners of the Goodrich House Apartments near the corner of Hegel and Clarence streets and an abandoned home near Hegel and M-15 following the Dec. 12 council meeting. The village was […]
It’s just six basketball games. However, for a team of 12 Brandon Alternative High School students known as the Bullfrogs, a few hours each week on the hardwood has sparked some added interest in education, teamwork and lots of fun. Brandon English teacher Cristina Bombarbo, who organized the team, said it’s more than just a […]
Goodrich-The village council voted 5-0 on Monday night for the continuation and renewal of a Michigan Department of Natural Resources permit to spray the mill pond with chemicals for excessive weed growth; however, they did not order the application. The cost of the permit is $400. Rick Horton, council president, said it’s been three years […]
Goodrich.-By a 5-0 vote on Monday night, the village council accepted an audit report from Lewis & Knopf for the year ending June 30, 2011. Steve Kidd, CPA for Lewis & Knopf delivered the report to the council. According to the audit, the village general fund increased by $14,633 during the year with the increase […]
Atlas Twp.- The response time of a local ambulance company to an injured player during a Goodrich High School football game last fall has come under fire by at least one township official. Township Supervisor Shirley Kautman-Jones referred during the Jan. 17 board meeting to an incident at the Goodrich Homecoming game on Sept. 30, […]
Groveland Twp.- New LCD screens at township fire station one should provide emergency responders with an edge when minutes count. Township Fire Chief Steve McGee said the new equipment, which is now fuctional after about two months of planning, is unique. ‘The command center will give us the extra seconds needed to save a life,? […]
Groveland Twp.- Residents who play may have to pay. That’s the message more than 320 residents indicated through a survey from township officials after area residents were asked their input on funding for recreation services through the Brandon Recreation Department. Officials from Brandon and Groveland townships discussed the recreation funding issue last December. Brandon officials […]
Mary Dettloff, a spokesperson for the Department of Natural Resources, said a deer harvested during the late antlerless season in Bennington Township in southeast Shiawassee County, about 30 miles west of Atlas Township, may have tested positive for bovine Tuberculosis (TB). The DNR is waiting for the final test results from Michigan State University before […]