Burton recovers from storm damage




BURTON — Thousands of Burton residents along with all of the Burton government buildings were without power Thursday following a storm. The National Weather Service reported winds at 64 miles per hour in Genesee County. Downed power lines and hundreds of broken trees littered the streets of many suburban areas. Multiple fire trucks were seen in the City of Burton […]

Red Cross blood drive at Courtland




BURTON —The American Red Cross hosted a blood drive at Courtland Center July 3. Twenty-seven people gave blood. Monica Stoneking, Communications Manager for the Red Cross, said donors can give blood every 56 days. They have been hosting drives once a month in the Burton area. Stoneking said, in the summer months there is a major decrease in the number […]

City shares water quality report




BURTON — Residents received a Water Quality report presented by the City of Burton and Mayor Paula Zelenko last month. The tri-fold pamphlet reports the sampling results taken between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31 in 2011. Hundreds of samples were taken to test for radioactive, biological, inorganic, volatile organic or synthetic organic contaminants. According to the report, the substances found […]

Genesee County parks get grant to fight hunger




BURTON — The Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commission’s food service program will receive a $20,000 grant for Burton, Flint, Linden and Flushing. The National Recreation and Park Association received a $1.5 million grant from the Walmart Foundation. According to a news release, the grant money is to be used in 28 park and recreation agencies in the United States. […]

GCRC road kill policy



GENESEE COUNTY — Genesee County Road Commission workers will not remove smaller dead animals from roadways, according to memo on policy from GCRC director John Daly to the County Board of Commissioners and al township supervisors. The policy calls for removal from roadways of large, non-domestic animals such as deer that are creating a hazard. But if GCRC workers have […]

Federal Transit grant will fund new vets call center



GENESEE COUNTY — The Michigan Association of United Ways was recently awarded $1.5 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation to bring together eight regional 2-1-1 call centers and create a statewide One- Call/One-Click Center. The service will help veterans and other users tap the entire state’s resources and connect with locally available transportation and other vital community services. Information […]

Woman steals clothes while shopping with her baby



BURTON — A woman, carrying a baby, was seen leaving a dressing room at J.C. Penney’s on July 2 at 6 p.m. with missing clothing from her cart. Loss prevention apprehended the woman who refused to let go of her baby. The woman held the 2-year-old girl when an officer found several pieces of clothing along with a diaper in […]

Intoxicated man becomes hostile after crashing truck



BURTON — On the Fourth of July at about 4:30 a.m., residents on Bergin Street saw a black Silverado crash into a ditch. When officers arrived they found a heavily intoxicated man unresponsive behind the wheel. When the officer reached to turn off the motor of the still running vehicle, the man became hostile and had to be forcefully removed […]

Man fires AK-47 near horses on a ranch



BURTON — A man living on Howe Road called police after the horses on his ranch were panicking July 4 at 12:29 p.m. The man could not tell if the horses were reacting to fireworks or gun fire. When police arrived they visited a neighbor and found he had been target shooting with two 7.62 caliber rifles and an AK-47. […]

Bloodied man reports stolen medical marijuana



BURTON — Police were called to a scene on Webber Avenue where a man was covered in blood after a burglary. The man said he had been struck over the head and tied down by dental floss. According to the bleeding man, the three men stole his phone, $400 in cash and five flowering medical marijuana plants growing in his […]