Tom Gilchrist

Michigan

News Reporter and Sports Coordinator at Tuscola County Advertiser

News editor for The Advertiser newspaper (Caro, Mich.); former reporter for https://t.co/As5vpCjD25 and The Saginaw (Mich.) News and The Bay City (Mich.) Times.

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‘Knockdown’ Saves Grant Twp. Pole Barn

2 weeks ago | tuscolatoday.com | Tom Gilchrist

GRANT TWP. — A skid-steer loader burned here on April 4, but firefighters protected a pole barn and the rest of its contents from destruction. “We made a heck of a knockdown,” said Jim Seley, chief of the Oliver Township Fire Department based in Elkton in Huron County. “A skid steer was burning and we had to go a roundabout way to get to it, but once we got to it, they put the fire out pretty good, and nothing else burned. It was a great outing for the guys.
Knofski, Vollmar Keep Working for Veterans

2 weeks ago | tuscolatoday.com | Tom Gilchrist

AKRON — Carl Knofski made the 375-mile drive to keep the ride alive. And veterans have been thanking him for his service. Knofski, who lives near Marquette in the Upper Peninsula, traveled to Michigan’s Thumb region to help orchestrate the 20th annual Akron Freedom Fest Charity Bike Run on Sept. 1, 2024. Knofski, owner of Michigan Bike Life – which sells merchandise and apparel at michiganbikelife.com – teamed with local resident Alvin Vollmar to stage the bike run.
Wednesday Event Touts New Vassar Tavern

2 weeks ago | tuscolatoday.com | Tom Gilchrist

VASSAR — Kevin Bender loves the bluegill dinners at Vassar’s new Break Shot Bar. Tucker Jasso likes the patty melt with the “Cryin’ Johnny” sauce. The public, however, can see the place for themselves – and mingle with owners and employees of Vassar-area businesses – at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 16. Vassar’s Downtown Development Authority has scheduled a “Business After Hours” event at the bar at 122 E. Huron Ave. at that time.
After 40 Years, Council May Up its Pay

2 weeks ago | tuscolatoday.com | Tom Gilchrist

CASS CITY — Members of the Cass City Village Council say they haven’t received a raise since 1985. That 40-year drought, however, could end soon. The 1985 ordinance caps the annual compensation for the village president at $600, and caps the annual compensation for other council members at $400.
911 Boss: Sign Up to Get Public Alerts

2 weeks ago | tuscolatoday.com | Tom Gilchrist

Tuscola County Central Dispatch has switched to a new provider of public alerts sent via text, email or phone. The county’s 52,826 residents must register to receive the alerts from the new provider – the OnSolve CodeRed public alerting system. Residents can register on their smartphone by texting the word “TUSCOLA” to 24639. “You text that word to that number, and it will send you a hyperlink back, and then you just create your account,” said Jon Ramirez, Central Dispatch director.
Proposed Gas Station’s Effects Questioned

2 weeks ago | tuscolatoday.com | Tom Gilchrist

VASSAR — A new gas station planned for Vassar may stimulate commerce, but David Goodman wonders about its effects on neighboring water wells. Goodman, who said he lives along Truax Drive in Vassar Township – abutting the proposed new gas station property at 542 State Road in the city of Vassar – said “there are all shallow wells” along Truax Drive.
Land Split Could Usher in New Business

3 weeks ago | tuscolatoday.com | Tom Gilchrist

CASS CITY — If David McArthur gives his blessing, Cass City may have a new business. Village council members at their March 31 meeting discussed whether to split a four-acre parcel of village property in half, to allow construction of a building that would dewater septage.
Man Sentenced for Arson

3 weeks ago | tuscolatoday.com | Tom Gilchrist

FREMONT TWP. — A man told police that a co-worker threatened to kill him days before the co-worker set fire to the man’s home near Mayville. The arsonist, 21-year-old Jaden J. Ayres of Lapeer, was sentenced to prison for seven to 20 years, with credit for three days served, for second-degree arson. Ayres also was sentenced, on March 25, to seven to 15 years in prison, with credit for three days served, for second-degree home invasion. The sentences will be served concurrently, or at the same time.
Mayville Molester gets 50 Years in Prison

3 weeks ago | tuscolatoday.com | Tom Gilchrist

CARO — A Tuscola County assistant prosecutor says 48-year-old Brian L. Gotwalt “will likely remain a danger to children so long as he draws breath.”Tuscola County Circuit Judge Amy Grace Gierhart on March 25 sentenced Gotwalt, of Mayville, to 25 years to 50 years in prison for each of two crimes of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. The sentences will be served consecutively – one after the other – and Gierhart gave Gotwalt credit for 466 days served.
Lawsuit: ‘Ear-Splitting Jets’ Could Harm Thumb

3 weeks ago | tuscolatoday.com | Tom Gilchrist

BAY CITY — A federal lawsuit aims to stop an alleged Air National Guard plan to fly military airplanes as low as 500 feet over Tuscola, Huron and Sanilac counties. Currently, the lowest that military aircraft can fly over the Thumb region is 6,000 feet, according to the March 13 lawsuit filed by the Anglers of the Au Sable against the U.S. Air Force, the National Guard Bureau, and others.