A Michigan state trooper, from the Groveland Township post, allegedly misused a statewide computer database. Stephen Anderson was arraigned on July 22 in 52-2 District Court on charges of unauthorized disclosure of LEIN (Law Enforcement Information Network). Anderson was suspended from duty pending disposition of the criminal charges and MSP administrative proceedings. A pretrial hearing […]
Groveland Twp.- Ten pythons are ten too many for township officials. A query from a potential township resident who had eyed the community for a home to possibly breed pythons prompted township officials to take a second look at amending a zoning ordinance to take the bite out of such situations. Township Supervisor Bob DePalma […]
Goodrich- The school district recently received $382,377 in federal stimulus funds to be used for special needs students. District Superintendent John Fazer made the announcement at the July board of trustees meeting. The amount received is based on the number of special need students in the districts and can be used over a two year […]
Goodrich- Customers that walk into Salon Bamboo Organic Services and Products, 8331 S. State Road, will find a host of healthy options including non-toxic, ammonia-free, organic-based products for your hair. ‘It’s all about the health of our customers and us,? said Katheryn Johnson, village resident, who opened the salon in June. ‘We provide a healthy […]
Atlas Twp.-By a three-to-one margin, township voters helped dump a countywide Hurley Medical Center millage request on Aug. 4. If approved, the millage would have generated about $10 million over the next 10 years for the Flint hospital. Ultimately, Genesee County voters narrowly defeated the request by 859 votes. The Genesee County Board of Commissioners […]
Brandon Twp.-World War II Army Private Mathew Mersino claims he was just a regular soldier. However, ask thousands of Great Britain residents enduring the relentless Nazi air-raids via the low altitude V-1, or Buzz, Bombs that terrorized their cities and perhaps his wartime duties were anything but average. A Detroit native and 1941 Oxford High […]
Goodrich-Don’t look for a recall election in the village this year. A deadline to obtain signatures from village voters to put the recall of four councilmembers on the Nov. 3 ballot passed by on July 31. The number of signatures needed is 25 percent of the registered voters in the village who voted in the […]
Ortonville-These days, Joe Carrier is smiling. And he should be. Carrier, the general manager of Randy Wise Ford, 989 S. Ortonville Road, had customers waiting to buy new cars in his showroom’a welcome sight considering the dismal economy. Thanks to the ‘Cash for Clunkers? program which started last month, Carrier has joined in on an […]
It’s dawn at Warwick Hills Country Club and officer Paul Connelly is waiting for work to begin. A shiny new Buick arrives at the clubhouse now, nestled among a myriad of communication trailers and satellite dishes tied together with ribbons of cables. Connelly’s assignment for the Buick Open has just arrived. ‘Tiger Woods drives himself […]
Atlas Twp-Fire investigators from the Michigan State Police were at the scene of a house fire on Henderson Road near Green Road at about 2:30 p.m., July 25. Township firefighters, along with aid from Davison and Groveland townships in addition to Brandon Fire Department, responded to the fire after a neighbor called 9-1-1 at about […]