An area charter school moved one step closer this week as a phase one application is near completion. The American Charter Educational Services (ACES) is nearing completion of the application to Central Michigan University on behalf of North Oakland Charter Academy (NOCA). ACES is a team of individuals, providing support services for charter schools and […]
Goodrich-A 6-inch culvert has been identified as a possible factor in flooding some village homes and businesses. Despite several heated exchanges during the Goodrich Village Council meeting on Monday night, Jeff Wright, Genesee County Drain Commissioner, expressed his opinion of the causes of numerous flooded basements in the village and the prognosis for future drainage […]
Genesee County Drain Commissioner Jeff Wright is expected to attend the village council on Monday night to discuss the progress of the repairs to the Wheelock and Watkins drain. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the Village of Goodrich Offices, 7338 S. State Road. The agricultural drain, built in 1897 and which encompasses a […]
Brandon Twp.-A small pond in the middle of Wojo’s Garden Center has jump-started a long time tradition. On Saturday, Wojo’s Greenhouse hosted the ninth annual Frog Jumping Contest’attracting about 80 contestants to their pad at 2570 Oakwood Road. Lisa Kemeny, general manager of Wojo’s Greenhouse, said the frog jumping has become a family tradition. This […]
Atlas Twp.-On Aug. 3, about 500 runners and walkers participated in the eighth annual Kayla O’Mara Memorial Road Race. The 5K and 10K race is in memory of Kayla O’Mara a standout runner at Goodrich High School. Kayla led the cross country team to its first ever Cross Country State Championship by finishing second in […]
Atlas Twp.-A State of Michigan Court of Appeals recently overturned a Michigan Tax Tribunal judgment which invalidated the levy of a special assessment for police protection. The decision could impact how future taxes are collected both in the township and municipalities statewide. At issue is the use of a flat fees or special assessments rather […]
Atlas Twp.-Chances are, if medical attention was needed locally over the last half-century Kathleen June was there. When June retires this summer after 50 years as a registered nurse’it will mark the end of a career that started and was finished at Goodrich’s Wheelock Medical Facility which will close this summer. ‘It’s time,? said June. […]
Groveland Twp.- Tomas Escamilla knows what Mexico tastes like. Escamilla grew up in Guerrero, Mexico’about 1,200 miles south of the Texas border on the western shore of the Pacific Ocean. The Escamilla family, which included a mother and father along with five boys and two girls, were farmers in some of the rugged central region […]
The Genesee County 9-1-1 Center and Genesee County Medical Control Authority recently announced that the move to direct dispatching of emergency medical services (EMS) in the county will begin on Sept 9. On that date, all EMS calls will be dispatched directly to the closest, most appropriate ambulance or other EMS vehicle. The change could […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.-It’s 2,815 miles from Ortonville to Hyder, Alaska’in between are the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains and 1,522 miles of the unpredictable Alaskan Highway. An adventure in a vehicle’a challenge on a motorcycle. ‘You can travel as far on a motorcycle as a car in one day’that’s if you have the […]