An allegation from a 16-year-old girl that she encountered a Peeping Tom while getting senior pictures taken at Winship Studios has rung true for the accused photographer. Kevin Kenneth Winship, 38, pled no contest and was found guilty of disorderly person/window peeping by Judge Michael Batchik at a pretrial Friday, March 7 at the 52-2 […]
Crime looks like it’s down in both Springfield and Independence townships, but there’s a question if the reported numbers are accurate or not. Released with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department’s 2002 Crime Statistics is a statement which reads, “Statistics for 2002 are in question due to CAD/Clemis issues. We are currently working to resolve the […]
It wasn’t your typical spring break. Ashley Wilson, a 2002 Clarkston High School graduate, now a freshman at Michigan State University, wasn’t in Daytona Beach partying with her friends like many young people do this time of the year. No, she was volunteering her time and services to an orphanage in Mexico, and forming memories […]
For five years, Chuck Young walked the halls of Clarkston High School as the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department police liaison, but after a series of devastating occurrences on the job, Young decided to step away. Now he, with the help of Sandy Blomquist, a Clarkston Middle School teacher, has formed PIECES, Inc., (Problem Identification in […]
On a weekly basis, I’m in one or more of the local schools photographing events and interviewing students for a story. However, Friday, March 21, I was in two of the schools for something a little different, and a whole lot of fun. For March Reading Month, I was asked to read to Ms. Ferguson’s […]
On Sundays, you’ll find him behind the pulpit preaching God’s Word. But before Pastor Bob Galey came to Oakland Woods Baptist Church in Clarkston, his life was quite different. For 14 and a half years, Galey served as a gunner on a B-52 for the United States Air Force and during that time served in […]
It’s going to be a fun-filled April 5 in Davisburg. The Holly Area Chamber of Commerce is holding their 2nd Annual Business Expo, and it is expected to be bigger and better than the inaugural event. Last year’s expo was the first the chamber had held in a very long time, Diane Wozniak, chamber member […]
It won’t be the last time you’ll hear the name Angela Regiani. The Clarkston High School junior dreams of becoming a famous performer someday. And it just so happens things are going her way. Most recently, Regiani was one of a team of dancers from Deborah’s Stage Door for the Performing Arts in Rochester Hills […]
After 40 years of service to Clarkston Community Schools, William Potvin is saying goodbye. The Andersonville Elementary principal will retire at the end of this school year, and is looking forward to travelling, spending more time with his five grandchildren, and delving further into a stain glass hobby. Overall, his career has been fulfilling and […]
Don’t be surprised next time you pull into the shopping plaza at White Lake and Dixie and you don’t see Mail Boxes Etc., but rather The UPS Store. As part of a national re-branding campaign, Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE) has changed its name to The UPS Store. Owners Dave and Karen Drapinski are still there […]