An alert Springfield Township resident and fast action by sheriff deputies led to Monday’s arraignment of two men suspected of multiple burglaries in at least two townships over the past two weeks. Lucas Daniel Burnett, 25, of Davison, and Christopher Robert Reid, 19, of Clarkston face a combined 15 charges of home invasion, and were […]
Passersby last week saw work on the historic Ellis Barn, but the work is not that of demolition. ‘Barnwrights? are involved in the meticulous ‘disassembly? of the barn located on Dixie Highway in Springfield Township. Workers are labeling materials for transport to the Springfield Oaks County Park, where the barn will be reassembled. Jon Noyes, […]
Edna Stephens is proud of the 2005 Literacy Award granted by the Michigan Reading Association. The Clarkston resident is just as proud of the 760,000 fourth graders who have gone through the reading program which she created and which helped her earn the award. ‘If I never do anything else, I know this has made […]
The family that prays together stays together ? and goes together. A three-generation family of eight from Independence Township recently returned from a two-week trip to Foz Do Igua’u, Brazil, where they helped in the second stage of a two-year school construction project. Clancy and Doris Thompson were Free Methodist Church missionaries in Brazil from […]
Roman Catholics in Clarkston have joined their fellow members around the world in mourning the April 2 death of Pope John Paul II. In addition to special prayers at regular Sunday Masses, the church scheduled a special memorial Mass on Tuesday, April 5. Fr. Christopher Maus echoed the sentiments of many who have reflected on […]
Current and future lake improvement board representatives will have clear ‘guidelines? if chosen to represent Springfield Township government. The township board on March 10 adopted an eight-point document which officials believe will protect township interests on the five-member lake boards, most of which now have two township representatives. In discussing the final draft, Clerk Nancy […]
Residents on Waumegah Lake now enjoy a higher lake level, thanks to the much fought for augmentation well and a little help from nature. State administrative decisions have allowed the installation of the well on the lake which straddles Springfield and Independence townships, even as a legal battle over the lake level continues. The Michigan […]
Add two more major stretches of road to the list of orange barrel routes this spring. A week after the Road Commission for Oakland County announced their major road projects for 2005, state and local governments announced road closures of their own. The Michigan Department of Transportation will do repair work on the Sashabaw Road […]
At least two people currently or formerly involved with the Waumegah Lake Improvement Board take issue with some Springfield Township officials? characterizations of ‘mismanagement? on the part of the lake board. During the public comment section of the March 10 township board meeting, the citizens attempted to get trustees to ‘clarify? statements quoted in a […]
With a sense of excitement and a sense of humor, 52-2 District Judge Kelley Kostin is adjusting to her new position. ‘I absolutely love the job,? she said. ‘It’s been a whirlwind, but amazingly very smooth.? Kostin, elected to the post last November, spent one day on the bench in January before being ‘shipped off? […]