For a few weeks each year Jeff Stonerock lives as a Yooper. That’s because for the past 20 years Jeff and his family, who own about 550 acres in Iron County in the Upper Peninsula’s western region, make the 500 mile trek from their home in Goodrich to stay in the U.P. The 11 hour […]
Goodrich-The vicious storm that ripped through Atlas Township on Sept. 5 producing winds of nearly 70 mph took down trees and some local history. ‘The straight-line wind that came out of a thunderstorm was produced by the 90 degree temperatures and high humidity on Friday,? said Dan Thompson, meteorologist from the National Weather Service in […]
Goodrich- Kathleen Schollar claims she makes way too much money at her job. ‘I’m overpaid for sitting at that scorer’s table during basketball games,? laughed Schollar. ‘And I don’t make a dime.? Schollar, a high school English teacher for 25 years and official basketball scorer for 24 years, has been selected to join the Basketball […]
Two felony fraud charges against a Goodrich woman arrested on Jan. 24 by Genesee County Sheriff’s deputies for allegedly writing bad checks to pay sellers at her former consignment business have been dismissed by a 67th District Court Judge. On Sept. 3 Bernadette Jacobs was bound over to the 7th Circuit Court on the two […]
Groveland Twp.-On Monday night the board of trustees voted 5-0 joining West Bloomfield Township along with other communities in Michigan supporting more local control over where gas and oil companies can locate drilling sites. The township, along with other groups, would like to see one section of the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act repealed. It reads: […]
At 12:07 p.m., Sept. 4, Michigan State Police responded to a home in the 11000 block of County Line Road in Groveland Township. The 9-1-1 call was from a 61-year-old victim that alleged he had been shot by his 88-year-old father when he arrived to deliver food to him. Michigan State Police requested deputies from […]
Groveland Twp.- On Monday night the township board of trustees approved an audit presented by Ken Palka, from the accounting firm of Pfeffer, Hanniford and Palka. Palka reported on the township finances following the completion of the yearly audit. The board approved the audit ending March 31, 2014. The township ended the year with $318,926 […]
As the Oct. 1 deer archery season and the Nov. 15 firearm season approaches, local hunters will not be counting points on their bucks. In 2013 regulations required hunters in the northern lower peninsula counties of Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Lake, Manistee, Mason, Missaukee, Osceola and Wexford to count horns for the […]
It was back to the books on Tuesday for many of the students statewide including those in local schools. ‘We had a very smooth start to school on Tuesday,? said Matt Outlaw, new Brandon superintendent. ‘Our principals, teachers and support staff all did an incredible job getting things ready. The excitement from the students and […]
The milk can will stay in Goodrich. For now. On Aug. 28 more than 1,000 packed the Roy Stacey Athletic Complex, marking the first meeting since 1992 between the Goodrich Martians and Brandon Blackhawks for the ‘Milk Can Cup.? Led by the tough running of Goodrich Junior Michael Marston with 139 yards rushing and a […]