By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.-A picture should tell the story. The mantra of Polly Clements, owner of Personal Choice Portrait Studio, 15045 Dixie Highway, Suite E Holly, has kept the shutter clicking for almost two decades, capturing thousands of memories for area residents. ‘Customers should be able to look back and relive the day […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-Wage concessions and layoffs’key components presented by the school board on Monday night to balance a sagging budget gripping the district. The two pronged effort, which will hopefully erode a staggering $2.2 million deficit, was initiated by a 6-1 vote to lay off 16 teachers in the district, cutting more than […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp-It’s what township residents and officials did not hear at 1 p.m., May 1 that concerned the board of trustees on Monday night. After a failure of the Hegel Road emergency siren during the May 1 test period the board of trustees voted 5-0 to pay West Shore Services $650 […]
Goodrich-Just a little more than $330 per month. That’s how much the school board was being compensated for serving on the board’until Monday night. In a possible effort to set the tone for a host of pending cuts that could top $2.2 million needed to balance the district budget’the board voted 6-0 (trustee Jim Bertrand […]
Atlas Twp.-Two area ambulance providers are encouraged by the Genesee County 9-1-1 plan to streamline emergency medical services and enhance assessablity to the township. Following Lloyd Fayling, 9-1-1 director for Genesee County, announcement that within a year a new mode of EMS dispatch could be in place that could speed service to the southeastern regions […]
Atlas Twp.- Questions regarding services provided by the Mass Transportation Authority in the area will be discussed at 7 p.m., May 17 during the township board meeting. MTA officials will provide information prior to an Aug. 3, renewal of.4 mill for MTA service. A residents with a home valued at $100,000 currently pays $20 per […]
Atlas Twp.- The size, numbers and general health of fish in the Kearsley Creek will be examined during late July as the Michigan Department of Resources announced a fish survey will be conducted. An electric shocking device will be used to stun fish so DNR biologists can examine the creatures that occupy about 10 miles […]
Atlas Township firefighters, along with Davison Township, responded to a grass fire at 3:15 p.m. Monday along Gale Road near McCandlish Road. Township Fire Chief Fred Forys said a passerby noticed the fire along Gale Road and attempted to extinguish the blaze with a piece of carpet. ‘The wind came up and fanned the fire […]
About 13 percent of district voters turned out to elect Niki Wiederman to the Goodrich School Board of Trustees. Wiederman, a former high school biology teacher and current guidance counselor in the Atherton School District high school, received 829 votes for one four-year term on the Goodrich Board of Trustees. Wiederman defeated college student Scott […]
Armando Lopez, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Davison Transportation Service Center delivery manager said a major section of M-15 between I-69 to the Oakland County line south of Goodrich will be resurfaced with one-and a half inches of asphalt starting in early May, with the projected completed by June 26. The M-15 road surface in […]