Blackhawk grappler sets school win record

Bryan LaVearn will graduate and move on from Brandon High School this spring, however records of his stellar career as a Blackhawk grappler will remain. On Jan. 16, LaVearn notched five victories at the 140-pound weight class during the Brandon Invitational on his way to a new school overall record of 174-14. With the victories […]

Township, business looks toward park plans

Groveland Twp.-The township planning commission is expected to discuss rezoning about 1,000 feet of Grange Hall Road frontage west of Dixie Highway for future development. On Jan. 11, the township board of trustees voted 5-0 to move forward with rezoning some of about 96 acres of township-owned property located on the north side of Grange […]

Apartment complex eyed for village west side

Goodrich-By a 5-0 vote on Monday night, the village council moved forward with a proposal to extend the village sewers west about 200 feet along the north side of Hegel Road just east of Shuman Drive. The extension, proposed to the council by Hanuman Marur, of Flint-based Trans Environmental Engineers, Inc., was for Future Holding, […]

Mobile Medical Response to locate EMS unit in village

Goodrich-Ambulance service may return soon. Jason McDonald, director of operations for Mobile Medical Response or MMR, announced last week the company will locate an ambulance 24 hours a day, seven days per week at 8389 S. State Road, next door to Buddy’s Brick Oven Pizza. The first EMS unit is expected to be in place […]

Village audit OK’d by council, fund balance unchanged

Goodrich-By a 5-0 vote on Monday night, the village council accepted an audit report from Lewis & Knopf for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015. Stephanie Kraus, senior staff accountant for Lewis & Knopf, delivered the report to the council. According to the 2015 audit, the village general fund decreased by $896 during the […]

Coach Pizzala steps down,Blackhawks seek new football coach

Brandon Twp.-When the Brandon Blackhawks Varsity football team take the field this fall it be under new leadership. Head Coach Tim Pizzala announced that he has stepped down after nine seasons at the helm of the Blackhawks. ‘It’s been a great run at Brandon, but it’s now time for me to spend more time with […]

School bus crash: Student injured, truck driver flees

Davison Twp.-At 6:45 a.m., Jan. 6, Davison Township police officers were dispatched to the 7400 block of East Bristol Road just west of Irish Road for a report of a school bus accident. According to police reports, the Goodrich Schools bus number 3 was stopped to pick up students when a pickup truck driven by […]

Lansing takes aim at voter information with new regulations

Pam Mazich, has been Groveland Township clerk since 2000. She is responsible for elections that include about 4,200 registered voters in three precincts for township ballot issues. She also coordinates elections for voters that live in Groveland Township that are part of the Holly, Brandon and Goodrich school districts. ‘It’s our responsibility to get the […]

Covered in kindness

Some area youth are a little warmer this winter thanks to the work of a Goodrich High School senior. Chyna Slade, 17, brightened the holiday hospital stay for some young patients by creating 40 fleece tie blankets in an effort to ease a difficult time. ‘I just did not like the thought of children being […]

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