The little boy’abandoned just days before’clung to Kathleen Kerr at a home for children nobody wanted. No one at the orphanage knew where the child came from, or how old he was. The little boy didn’t even have a name. But before the day was out, the little boy would eat pizza, maybe for the […]
Weekend evenings are a bit livelier in downtown Clarkston these days, but the addition of valet parking had residents and business owners wondering whether the newly renovated Clarkston Caf? had special privileges. The valet service blocks two Main Street parking spaces in front of the Caf?. ‘It’s a question throughout the community,? said resident Tom […]
It was back to business as usual for the Clarkston Police Department after Chief Ernest Combs was dismissed by a unanimous vote of the city council March 5. Officer Jim Thompson was expected to act as interim chief while the city begins a search to permanently fill the position. ‘Everything is running as smooth as […]
Sheriff Andy Taylor watched over the rural town of Mayberry, North Carolina back when JFK was president and the Beatles were storming America’at least he pretended to. Sheriff Andy Taylor, after all, was a fictional character and Mayberry, unfortunately, was a fictional town. But the Sheriff and Aunt Bea’s apple pie conjure good-old-days-down-by-the-oak-tree feelings, and […]
A 28-year-old Milford woman filed a police report accusing local musician Kid Rock of physically assaulting her at his Independence Township home last week. ‘We’re handling this the same as any other assault case,? said Lt. Dale LaBair, commander of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Independence Township substation Sgt. Matt Baldes is assigned to the […]
The city’s entire police force showed up in uniform to stand together in staunch support as their leader was dismissed by a unanimous vote of the Clarkston City Council Monday. Police Chief Ernie Combs was fired, effective immediately, in a special session called by the council in a move they claimed was in the city’s […]
Music played, cameras flashed and video rolled at Clarkston High School last week as seven young women basked in limelight brought on by recognition of talent not usually showcased in the high school arena ? sewing. Project Runway’based on the popular Bravo show by the same name’gave the girls an opportunity to model garments they […]
A 28-year-old Milford woman filed a police report accusing local musician Kid Rock of physically assaulting her at his Independence Township home last week. ‘We’re handling this the same as any other assault case,? said Lt. Dale LaBair, commander of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Independence Township substation Sgt. Matt Baldes is assigned to the […]
Oakland County divers climbed into cold water gear, strapped on high-tech equipment and plunged into the Crooked Lake at Independence Oaks County Park. Water temperature measured an icy 37 degrees Wednesday in a training exercise to prepare for the March thaw. Although ice is expected on area lakes for several weeks yet, above normal temperatures […]
If all goes according to plan, the Clarkston City Council will hand Police Chief Ernie Combs his walking papers at a special meeting scheduled for Monday at 6:30 p.m. The council intended to fire Combs at the regular meeting Feb. 25, but postponed on advice from city attorney Tom Ryan, who said proper protocol was […]