Unadilla Fire Department
Breaking News: Lakewood Apartments on fire in downtown Stockbridge. Early reports indicate possibility of a total loss
by Hope Salyer At 8 p.m. Aug. 11, Village President Molly Howlett was seated in an outdoor council meeting when her phone dinged with a text from Stockbridge Chief of Police Johnnie Torres. An enclosed photo (pictured above) showed flames shooting from a building roof. Torres wrote: “FYI. Major file at Lakewood Apts.” Immediately following […]
Chris Money named 2019 Unadilla Township Firefighter of the Year
by Wendy Hause Almost daily we hear news of how firefighters around the world risk their own lives trying to save others, most recently in Australia. Sometimes we are tempted to forget that here in our own community we have firefighters who stand ready to do the same for our lives and property. With that […]
Wendy Hause to join elite group of 70 females and become Unadilla Township’s first female fire chief
by Judy Williams Wendy Hause is about to join an elite group of 70 females who serve as fire chiefs among more than 29,000 departments nationwide. On Feb. 1, she will be appointed Unadilla Township Fire Chief. Hause has been running the show of 15 men and 3 women since January 2019 when Fire Chief […]
Unadilla Township Thanks Chief Schroeder for 39 Years of Service
by Judy Williams For 39 years, in good weather and bad, in the dead of night or day, Mark Schroeder has been on call to fight fires or make life-saving medical runs. His dedication to community as a volunteer firefighter has made the residents of Unadilla Township safer. Schroeder, a lifelong resident of Unadilla Township, […]
Rain did not dampen the Gregory 4th of July parade
Photos by Judy Williams Waiting in the rain for the parade to start. Franklin D. Roosevelt, AKA Gordie Kunzleman, made an appearance to emcee the parade. […]
Unadilla Township bands together to help fire chief
By Judy Williams Unadilla Township Fire Chief Mark Schroeder spent his entire life helping others in need, interrupting his own activities, day or night, in times of emergency. Now, his friends, neighbors and township residents are rallying to his side as Schroeder faces his own health crisis. On […]
Fatal motorcycle crash in Gregory kills Milford man
from Chief David S. Russell, Unadilla Township Police Department On July 28th at about 4:30 p.m. a motorcycle ridden by 64 year old Richard Sanglier of Milford collided head on with a pickup as they both rounded the curve at Gregory Rd and Wasson Rd in Gregory, MI. Mr. Sanglier then struck another pickup that was stopped […]
Unadilla Township scores another hit with 4th of July Celebration- 44th year
Residents lined the streets and gravitated toward patches of shade, braving 90-degree heat to see the 44th annual Gregory Parade. Smiling cloggers seemed not to notice the rising temperatures as they transitioned from one song to the next, hands on their hips and feet tapping in sync. “I’ve come to every 4th of July parade […]
Looking Back in Time – June
by Diane Rockall Looking back in time often has us think of long ago, but it can actually mean yesterday or one hour ago. This month we will recall more recent past events for our area, the country and the world. At the end of June 2008, Ruth Camp announced the sale of the Stockbridge […]
Gregory 4th of July celebration committee makes plans
by Wendy Hause The Gregory 4th of July Celebration committee meets monthly to plan the day’s parade, activities, chicken barbeque, and fireworks. The day will begin with a church service under the tent before the parade, then activities (kids games, Survival Flight landing, magic show, pie eating contest) on the township grounds. Music and fireworks will […]