Cheryl McGinnis struggled with the decision to spend $400 on campaign signs during her bid for school board In the end, she decided to go for it. ‘My heart kept saying ‘there’s a price to pay for this, Cheryl,?? McGinnis said, noting people often rely on campaign signs to remember a school election. ‘I felt […]
Clarkston Elementary student Austin Smith takes part in ‘Drums Alive? during the school’s Festival Day. Students had the opportunity to learn about exercise, dental hygiene, nutrition, and many other health and fitness topics. Photo by Laura Colvin
Dogs from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Canine Unit were barking up the wrong tree if they expected to nab any bad guys at Bailey Lake Elementary last week. Six German Shepherds and their handlers showed up to thank all four fifth-grade classes for a special donation to help purchase new training supplies. Boss, one […]
About 100 men, women and children volunteered May 5 to clean up Nels Kimball Sanctuary near I-75 and M-15. Volunteers with North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy and Thrivant Financial for Lutherans spread wood chips, removed invasive plants, and built a bridge.
Some people believe everything happens for a reason. Nancy Riddle of Independence Township has spent many hours over the past seven years as a volunteer with Genesys Hospice in Goodrich, a facility that providing comfort and care to the terminally ill, and their families. It all started in the 1970s when Nancy Riddle’s mother was […]
BY LAURA COLVIN Clarkston News Staff Writer Several hundred students watched as a young man on stage in the Clarkston High School’s auditorium tried to explain his way out of a jam. But it was no play, and the young man was no actor. It was real life, and after a failed attempt to explain […]
A 45-year-old Independence Township woman held on $1.2 million bond for repeated looting of neighborhood mailboxes was released to an inpatient drug treatment facility last week at the request of her attorney. Charged with 12 counts of uttering and publishing, Tammy Sue Brosier was awaiting the start of court proceedings when a neighbor spotted her […]
Independence Township Fri., April 27 Police were seeking a warrant after the manager of a music store on Dixie Highway called police to report that a man failed to make good on a promise to pay for an amplifier and music stand he was allowed to take home. The merchandise was valued at $335.44. Sun., […]
Gini Schultz remembered a time when neighbors were concerned about the welfare of a mentally challenged young man living alone. ‘There wasn’t a day a Clarkston police officer didn’t stop, knock on the door, check on him and make sure he was fine,? Schultz said, noting that she has also known the department to check […]
A million-dollar make-over set to begin this week will more than triple the size of Springfield Township’s No.2 fire station, adding new amenities and much needed space to the crowded building. The expansion will include the addition of a 1,532 square-foot multi-purpose room, plenty of new storage space, and a special hose-drying room. Two additional […]