The Goodrich school district posted enrollment increases while Brandon declined following the Feb. 11 statewide student count. Goodrich student enrollment increased by 54 students to 2,214 while Brandon slipped to 3,422, a decline of 98 in comparison to the February 2007 student count. A change in enrollment means more or less revenue for the schools, […]
Atlas Twp.- A trio of 70-year-old township bridges over the Kearsley Creek east of M-15, coupled with a significant lack of funding, has township officials seeking alternatives. After the indefinite closure of the Green Road bridge over the Kearsley Creek, a Henderson Road bridge with beams in only fair condition and the Kipp Road bridge […]
Goodrich- For the high school students who comprise the 2009 FIRST Robotics team, Apollo 11 and the first walk on the moon is just a mere chapter in history class. Marking the achievement of the first lunar landing and walk on the moon in 1969 the 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition subject this year will be […]
Goodrich Village officials say they sure could use $1 million for a new dam spillway. Similarly, for years the Village of Ortonville residents have pined for a sewer system; that’s if they could find a cool $16 million to spend on the project. Local administrators are optimistic that when the federal government doles out the […]
Goodrich-The school board will have a new look this summer. After serving one term on the school board, Trustee Jeff Engleman will not seek one of the two four-year terms on the May 5 ballot. The school board terms begin on July 1. Incumbent Board President Michael Tripp will seek reelection to the board. Tripp, […]
Brandon Twp.-James C. Vantine, Sr. tilled the soil, worked the cattle and raised a family on a section of township property first deeded during President Martin Van Buren’s term about 1840. Born in 1913’James, Sr. was part of more than 140 years, and now five generations, of the Vantine family farming east of Ortonville near […]
Atlas Twp.- After the indefinite closure of the Green Road bridge over the Kearsley Creek, about a mile east of M-15 following a Dec.13 inspection, a second township bridge is under scrutiny. Steve Wright, engineer for Flint-based WadeTrim, who inspected the township bridges last month, reported the majority of the beams on the Henderson Road […]
The Brandon School District will consider the sale of 23 acres of school property just north of Leece Road along Oakwood Road. The decision to consider the parcel sale was discussed on Jan.26 during a special board meeting. ‘Right now it’s just in the planning stage,? said Beth Nuccio, school board president. ‘We don’t have […]
Goodrich – The search begins. The school board is seeking a new superintendent to replace Larry Allen. Allen, 63, a former superintendent for Mt. Morris Schools, took the post after then superintendent Kim Hart was put on an administrative leave in July 2007. The search to replace Hart continued until a special meeting on Nov. […]
Atlas Twp.- The township board voted 4-1 on Jan.19 to form a land division committee. Under the new guidelines the supervisor, assessor and planning commission chairperson will review any changes in land splits the township may encounter. According to the rules, details of the split will be made during a public meeting, a simple majority […]