Brandon bus drivers rallied to aid their Goodrich counterparts, volunteering to cover routes so Goodrich drivers could attend the funeral of Goodrich Middle School student Cayn Nance. The boy died Oct. 20 following a traffic accident near Kipp Road and M-15. Nance’s mother is a bus driver for Goodrich Area Schools. ‘Bus drivers just always […]
Goodrich-Protesters hit the Goodrich Pathway along Hegel Road near Goodrich High School on Monday, holding fluorescent orange signs, expressing concern over contract issues between teachers and school administration. ‘We’re out here picketing because we want the public to realize we still don’t have a contract and we are still bargaining and working for what’s good […]
Atlas Twp.-The Genesee County Sheriff’s Department will continue to provide police protection for the township. Trustees voted to approve a one- year contract for four deputies in the amount of $399,067 between the township and the sheriff’s department at Monday’s board meeting. ‘That’s a very good contract for Atlas,? said James Guage, Undersheriff of the […]
Charges have been filed against an Atlas Township man accused of killing a Genesee County Road Commission worker last June. John Quillen, 64, was arraigned Oct. 17 in Central District Court on charges of involuntary manslaughter and operating a motor vehicle causing death while driver’s license was revoked or suspended. Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton […]
An Atlas Township man charged with distributing and manufacturing child pornography has been sentenced to 18-40 years in prison. Paul Christian, 40, was sentenced by Judge Geoffrey Neithercut in Genesee County Circuit Court on Oct. 12. Christian was arrested and charged with two counts of distributing and manufacturing child pornography, and three counts of first-degree […]
Goodrich-For high school seniors Rachel Bunting and Danielle Bernard, education is not only about getting good grades, but also about building good character. Bunting and Bernard are both products of a school system that emphasizes ‘character education? as part of the curriculum. After the Goodrich School District was recently awarded a state grant of up […]
After years of slumping participation at holiday inspired food drives, staff and students at Oaktree Elementary School came up with a new way to inspire the spirit of giving: the rivalry between the University of Michigan and Michigan State. Student council advisor Kelly Alford said the idea came from fellow teacher Cathy Wallace, who described […]
For Hadley resident Joe Gutowski, racing across a frozen landscape for hundreds of miles is for the dogs. His sled dogs, that is. And Gutowski will be right along with them. Monty, Munster, Paige, Zip, Bill and lead dog, Nat, are more than pets to Gutowski. They are the muscle behind his ambition to be […]
On the heels of concern over an E. coli presence in Kearsley Creek downstream in the Ortonville area, the Goodrich Mill Pond has also been found to have high levels of the bacteria. An Oct. 5 survey of the Mill Pond conducted by the Genesee County Health Department showed E. coli bacteria present in numbers […]
Goodrich- At Thursday’s choir concert, students will be able to show off their skills with both voices and bells. ‘We fundraised all year last year to get brass hand bells,? said Jennifer Davis, choir director at Goodrich High School. Davis said students raised just under $3,000 and received community donations of about $4,000 for the […]