The proliferation of lake improvement boards has led to a proposed state Senate bill which, if passed, would require more direct administrative involvement from local municipalities. The lake boards are what Springfield Township Supervisor Collin Walls calls ‘quasi-governmental? agencies. With five members ? including representatives of the municipality, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, the […]
An improper lane change on Dixie Highway led to the apprehension of four men suspected of involvement in a drug deal on Nov. 3. According to Oakland County Sheriff reports, the traffic stop revealed that the driver, a 23-year-old Pontiac man, was driving on a suspended license. One of the passengers, a 24-year-old Pontiac man, […]
A man crossing Main Street (M-15) was hit by a car on Nov. 4 as a Washington Street driver made a right turn, according to Clarkston Police Department reports. Chief Ernest Combs said the pedestrian, a 60-year-old Waterford man, was taken to POH Medical Center-Clarkston with relatively minor injuries. The driver, a 56-year-old Clarkston woman, […]
Business was good at the annual Business and Community Expo at Clarkston High School on Nov. 4. ‘There’s newer businesses this year,? said Sandra Schudlich, one of an estimated 1,600 visitors. ‘It seems to be a little bigger.? She was right. The event had a record number of exhibitors, 120, compared with last year’s 109, […]
Tim Smith knows people. He counts entertainers and professional athletes among his friends. He rubs elbows with celebrities and politicians on a regular basis. At the same time, Smith has strong ties to local community life, and counts his Clarkston connections among his favorites. As director of event operations for Palace Sports and Entertainment, Smith […]
The Clarkston Community Women’s Club is proud of their efforts to establish the first library in Independence Township. They thought it only natural to choose the current library as the location for their 50th anniversary tea on Sunday, Nov. 7. The club formed in September 1954. Only six months later was the first open house […]
Of those who could sleep during the high winds of Oct. 29, quite a few awoke on Oct. 30 to find their homes without power. The night could have been worse, according to several local officials. In the southeastern Michigan area served by Detroit Edison, about 165,000 people lost power that evening, according to spokesman […]
Despite repeated protests from some residents, the Clarkston City Council last week defended a decision to reinstate Officer Chris Joyce to the Clarkston Police Department. Based on advice from city attorney Thomas Ryan, City Manager Art Pappas and Police Chief Ernest Combs changed a dismissal into a suspension, because of Combs? alleged failure to fulfill […]
First, there was the rerouting of traffic along northbound Main Street because of bridge work at I-75 and Dixie Highway. Then, local eyebrows were raised even more when the Michigan Department of Transportation announced the closing of Holcomb Road for repair of that road’s bridge over I-75. Clarkston Police Chief Ernest Combs said several residents […]
Oakland County Sheriff investigators conferred with the county prosecutor’s office Monday concerning possible charges against a man accused of striking and otherwise abusing a 75-year-old area nursing home resident. The 24-year-old Rochester Hills man was fired immediately after the Oct. 28 incident at Clarkston Specialty Care in Independence Township, but as of late Monday formal […]