Brandon teens arrested after rampage

Brandon Twp – Oakland County Sheriff deputies arrested two 17-year-old Brandon boys ending a two week crime spree from Brandon to Independence Township. On June 3 the teens were arrested and charged with larceny. Both boys have been placed on a $100,000 bond and at this time have been unable to meet the bond. After […]

Goodrich library to hold summer programs

Goodrich – Summer activities are in store for area children at the Goodrich branch of the Genesee District Library. Look for the Joel Tacey Comedy Variety Show June 28. Songs from the Laura Ingalls Wilder’s ‘Little House? books will be featured July 21. Representatives from Flint’s Longway Planetarium will present ‘Traveler’s Guide to the Stars? […]

Groveland Twp. receives memorial sign

Groveland Twp. – Signs at the borders of Groveland Township not only welcome visitors, but are personally meaningful to local businessman Steve Stolaruk, who donated the signs. ‘It’s a donation and dedication memorial to my wife,? said Stolaruk. Stolaruk’s wife of 52 years, Vivian, used to accompany him on business to Groveland Township before she […]

MEAP writing scores challenged

Goodrich – After scrutinizing fourth-grade writing tests, Oaktree administrators found discrepancies. Michigan Educational Assessment Program scores were released May 12, and fourth-grade writing scores were unusually low. Compared to fourth-grade averages in which 48 percent of students across the state met or exceeded state standards, only 32 percent of Goodrich fourth-graders met or exceeded state […]

It’s official, ‘no new tower in Atlas Twp.?

Atlas Twp. – The Genesee County 911 Consortium announced May 18 it won’t build another tower in Atlas Township. The consortium has ‘come to terms? regarding co-locating equipment for its 800 MHz emergency dispatch system on the WFUM Channel 28 tower situated near Kipp and Washburn roads, said Lloyd Fayling, Genesee County 911 director. The […]

Whipped for life

Goodrich – Goodrich High School staff took one on the chin in the fight against cancer last week. “Got Whipped?”, a whipped-cream pie-throwing event, was held on the high school’s football field to raise funds for Relay for Life, a 24-hour cancer fund-raising relay walk and campout. Students took advantage of a planned evacuation drill […]

Whipped for life

Goodrich – Goodrich High School staff took one on the chin in the fight against cancer last week. “Got Whipped?”, a whipped-cream pie-throwing event, was held on the high school’s football field to raise funds for Relay for Life, a 24-hour cancer fund-raising relay walk and campout. Students took advantage of a planned evacuation drill […]

Whipped for life

Goodrich – Goodrich High School staff took one on the chin in the fight against cancer last week. “Got Whipped?”, a whipped-cream pie-throwing event, was held on the high school’s football field to raise funds for Relay for Life, a 24-hour cancer fund-raising relay walk and campout. Students took advantage of a planned evacuation drill […]

Write-in candidate joins school board race

Goodrich – It’s too late for Goodrich High School senior Jake Custer to get his name on this June’s Goodrich Board of Education ballot, but he’s declared write-in candidacy. Custer, 18, a student representative on the Goodrich school board, is a student ambassador to Michigan Rep. Dave Robertson (R-Grand Blanc Twp.) and plans to study […]

Two vie for Atlas trustee seat

Atlas Twp. – Four incumbents and two new candidates will be running for five seats in this November’s election. Township supervisor Paul Amman, treasurer Ann Marie Slagle, clerk Tere Onica, and trustee Scott Statson are all unopposed in seeking re-election. Newcomers Barry June and Jill Suppes are vying for the remaining trustee seat currently occupied […]

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