Where’s the chief? Here’s the chief. Finally! Clarkston’s Police Selection Committee assembled months ago, did the research, developed meaningful questions, made phone calls. They sifted through a stack of 23 resumes, called eight prospects to interviews, then brought two finalists in for a second round. The committee talked, discussed, debated, and argued, and in the […]
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign. Except on White Lake Road, where two green posts buried deep in the ground are all that remains of a ‘Welcome to Clarkston? sign. ‘It’s upsetting, and disappointing,? said longtime Clarkston resident Tom Stone, who last year initiated a project to replace the city’s old worn signs. ‘I can’t believe […]
About 210 motorcycles roared out of Clarkston Chrysler Jeep Saturday as riders headed into a scenic 50-mile ride across northern Oakland County in picture-perfect weather. Final destination? The Big and Rich concert at DTE Energy Music Theatre. The David and Wanda Harrison Memorial Charity Ride is an annual event sponsored by Chuck Fortinberry, motorcycle enthusiast […]
Live music, balloons, turn-of-the-century games and ice cream’free ice cream’promise to make Clarkston’s annual Labor Day Picnic fun for the whole family. ‘This is our summer celebration for the community, the city’s way of saying ‘thank you? to our residents,? said Kristy Ottman, city councilwoman and picnic chair. ‘And it’s a chance for people to […]
Last week’s soaring temperatures and pea soup-like humidity made walking across Clarkston somewhat unpleasant for Kim and Starr Light. But, they laced up their shoes and hit the pavement every afternoon, anyway. Both are determined to be fit and ready come Sept. 28, when they will join thousands of other men and women in the […]
BY LAURA COLVIN Clarkston News Staff Writer With three candidates running for three open seats on the Clarkston City Council, some members say they hope others will step up to make the race interesting. ‘I always want to encourage people to run for office,? said Kristy Ottman, who was reelected to her second term in […]
Nearly two months after Clarkston reclaimed its midnight police shift, the city’s top cop says things are going well. ‘Some of the numbers are up, so unfortunately it looks like crime’s up,? interim Police Chief Jim Thompson told Clarkston City Council members as he presented statistics at an Aug 13 meeting. ‘Over the weekend, nine […]
A new trail at Bay Court Park offers walkers a break from hot summer sun and a chance to connect with nature as it meanders beneath a canopy of trees in the park’s wooded area. With a finished length of 1,325 feet, the trail first took shape as Clarkston High School sophomore Eric Lichtenberg began […]
Do you have an eye for detail, ability to think creatively, and courage to speak your mind, even when others may disagree? Consider a run for city council. You don’t need training as a rocket scientist, but you do need common sense and the ability to listen as much as you talk. Most of all, […]
Somebody’s knockin? at the door; somebody’s ringin? the bell. Paul McCartney likely wasn’t singing about magazine solicitors, and around Independence Township and Clarkston, the last thing most residents want to do is ‘open the door and let ’em in.? But as unwelcome as door-to-door salespeople seem to be, they continue knocking on doors and ringing […]