An Independence Township woman was bound over for trial last week after witnesses testified about injuries’including cuts, bruises, fractured ribs and missing teeth’sustained by her 2-year-old adopted daughter. Malini Rao, 42, faced a three-day-long preliminary exam before Judge Kelley Kostin in 52-2 District Court, and is charged with second and third-degree child abuse. Authorities were […]
It was standing room only at the 52-2 District Court’s graduation ceremony for Sobriety Court participants Thursday. It was the fifth graduation since the program’s inception nearly four years ago, and last week’s ceremony honored the largest number of graduates thus far?14. All in all, more than 40 individuals have completed the program, and facilitators […]
About 230 people ate, drank, laughed and looked for clues Saturday at ‘Murder Midst the Magnolias,? a murder mystery event written by Patience Beer to support the Clarkston-area Optimist Club. While the event was set at a 1973 Magnolia Academy reunion in Magnolia, Mississippi, it actually took place at the Knights of Columbus Hall in […]
Clarkston officials hope to allow plenty of time for a new city manager and clerk-treasurer to learn the ropes before Art Pappas retires June 30. The first round of interviews begins this week. In October, Pappas announced plans to retire and will leave his tri-fold position as city manager, clerk, and treasurer after 45 years […]
A sleepy McKenna Lenz, 4, rests her head on her mom, Tracy Lenz, Saturday while waiting in line for face-painting at Independence Township Parks and Recreation’s Egg Mania, a spring-themed family event. Photo by Laura Colvin
If efforts begun by one local businessman pay off, downtown Clarkston may soon see changes that bring more people into the city’s 80 or so businesses. Rob Bondy, who owns Contemporary Computer Concepts on Main Street, met with members of the city council in March to discuss ideas for new signs, a business directory and […]
Beverly Weddle was watching an episode of Oprah’The Pay it Forward Challenge’when she got an idea. On the show, Oprah challenged 314 people to come up with inspiring and creative ideas for helping others, and gave each participant $1,000 to turn ideas into reality. Weddle went to work at the Independence Township Rite-Aid Located near […]
An unpleasant surprise greeted an Independence Township man as he headed to work recently. There, in his own driveway, someone had smashed a window out of his car overnight and walked off with his stereo. The kicker? The car wasn’t even locked. ‘I want people to understand the things they leave in cars are not […]
The first candidate to formally announce a bid to replace longtime Springfield Township Supervisor Collin Walls said he’s been thinking about running for office for quite some time. ‘This opportunity looks like a great chance to continue my involvement with the community,? said Mike Trout, 48. ‘I’m very excited about it.? Trout was appointed in […]
Second of a two-part series looking at a county-funded study and the potential for resulting changes in the years ahead. The Northwest Oakland County Fire Collaboration Feasibility Study plan, involving Springfield, Groveland, Rose and Holly Townships, along with the Village of Holly, was divided into two phases. Phase I involves an increase in regional collaboration […]