2022-08-18

Speed Awareness Day campaign a success for Davison Township Police

DAVISON TWP. — The Davison Township Police department joined law enforcement officers from six states – Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin – on July 27 in this year’s NHTSA Region 5 High Visibility Speed Awareness Day enforcement campaign. Davison Township police officers issued a total of 23 citations during the campaign, with 15 of those citations being for […]

Cruisin’ to Flushing

Cruisers from all over Genesee County and beyond descended on Flushing for a Back to the Bricks Tune Up Party on Aug. 9. The second stop on the six-city Tune Up Party tour drew around 900 vehicles to Riverview Park and the Flushing A, providing a great venue for cars like a 1965 Chevy El Camino owned by Clio resident […]

Twin Township Ambulance establishes 24-hour EMS post in Flushing



FLUSHING — Flushing residents may see an improvement with ambulance response times in the coming months, thanks to the arrival of a new EMS post in the city. Twin Township Ambulance Inc., a non-profit ambulance service based in nearby New Lothrop, has established an EMS station at Flushing Valley Apartments off Henry Court on the city’s west side. The company […]

Township approves bat control plan for nature park



FLUSHING TWP. — Flushing Township officials are attempting to deal with some uninvited guests that have taken up residence at the Flushing Township Nature Park pavilion. At the Aug. 11 meeting, Flushing Township Supervisor Fred Thorsby said that a small colony of bats has been hibernating inside the pavilion during the winter months and causing a big mess for staff […]

In brief

Raider Rally returns Aug. 23 FLUSHING — Flushing Community Schools will host Raider Rally, the district’s annual back-to-school bash, on Aug. 23 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Raider Field behind Central Elementary School. There will be kid-friendly games, sign-ups for extracurricular activities, free school supplies, prize drawings and meet-and-greets with police officers and firefighters. Please consider bringing a […]

Cleanup at Fire Station No. 2 park is tonight



BURTON — The Burton Parks and Recreation Commission will assemble volunteers at Fire Station No. 2, 1320 Belsay Rd., tonight (Aug. 18) at 5:30 p.m. to clean up the park there. Anyone wanting to volunteer their time and effort to help should show up to lend a hand. Jeremy Scharrer, chairman of the parks and recreation commission, said the event […]

Burton area school board candidates announced



BURTON — Candidates for the four local school boards have submitted the necessary petitions to have their names placed on the Nov. 8 ballot in the Atherton, Bendle, Bentley and Kearsley school districts. In Atherton, three candidates will be on the ballot for the board of education in the fall. Lee A. Clifford, Amber Barker and Guy W. Bragg. Four […]

Parks commission announces Trick or Treat Trail

Questions raised about political campaigning at kids’ event


BURTON — The annual Trick or Treat Trail will be held Oct. 22 at Bentley High School, but some members of the parks and recreation commission are concerned about politicians using the event to campaign. During conversation Aug. 10 about the upcoming Halloween event, Parks and Recreation Director Amy Clous asked the commission what she should tell political candidates if […]

Genesee Career Institute students compete and win gold at national competition

FLINT — The Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD) has announced students from its Genesee Career Institute (GCI) Digital Art, Design & Broadcasting program attended the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference (NLSC) in Atlanta, Georgia, and won gold. At the conference, the talented team of students, including SeLaih Artis from Atherton, Brianna Anzures from Lakeville and Kayla Reinhardt also of […]

Outreach East and Meijer fight food insecurity in the Davison area

Hunger relief campaign set to run through Oct. 1

DAVISON — Outreach East food pantry and Emergency Resource Center is proud to announce a partnership with Meijer to provide much-needed relief to local families facing food insecurity through the retailer’s customer-driven hunger relief program, Simply Give. “The recent pandemic has increased clients in need by 38 percent. With the rising cost of food and distribution problems and shortages though […]