Area residents will get a chance to voice their opinions on the widening of Sashabaw Road at two public hearings. The first meeting is scheduled for March 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Independence Township Library. A date for the second public hearing has not been set yet. The long-awaited project would expand Sashabaw Road […]
The four men arrested Jan. 28 for 11 car burglaries in the area waived their rights to an exam Feb. 7 at the 52-2 District Court in Clarkston and were bound over to the Oakland County Circuit Court for hearings on Feb. 18 and 19. In addition, Matthew Major, 18, of Clarkston and Michael Jensen, […]
Independence Twp. Sunday, Feb. 9, larceny at Clarkston High School. The complainant stated someone stole his varsity jacket, cell phone and duffle bag from the gym. Friday, Feb. 7, several malicious destruction of property incidents were reported on Deerhill Drive. Two mailboxes, one lamp post and four vehicle windows were damaged. Other malicious destruction of […]
15 YEARS AGO (1986) nThe additional 1.5 mills for the police fund approved by Independence Township voters Nov. 4 have an excellent chance of appearing on December property tax bills. On Nov. 19, the State House and Senate unanimously approved a bill with an amendment allowing the spread now instead of waiting until December 1987, […]
50 YEARS AGO (1953) nMrs. Mildren Bennett, Oakland County Chairman of the American Red Cross, was the speaker at the Rotary Club meeting Monday evening. Her talk was an explanation of why the Red Cross would need more money this year. A fine dinner was prepared and served by Mrs. Rolfe Smith, assisted by Mrs. […]
Michigan in February. It just sounds annoying, doesn’t it? While some love the winter months, all eight of them, I would guess that at least two of my three readers are sick and tired of the cold, snow and general yuck (let the record show that was the first time in my entire life that […]
Dear Editor, I left a meeting with neighbors on Feb. 3, 2002 with two impressions: 1) how much we care about maintaining the integrity of our waterways; and 2) how little our government agencies seem to consider the consequences of some of their actions on those waterways. Streams, and lakes, are not, and should not […]
The Clarkston High School Drama Club presents Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows’ musical, “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” The fast-paced Pulitzer Prize-winning musical comedy is a satire based upon the chauvinistic corporate machine of the 1950s and early 1960s. Show dates are Thursday, Feb. 20, Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 22. […]
The mission is unity. The instrument is music. And in celebration of Black History Month, several students at Cedar Crest Academy in Clarkston are joining forces with Adinkra, an African music and dance company, to bring a unique concert to local audiences. Adinkra and Cedar Crest students will take the Clarkston High School stage Wednesday, […]
All season long, the Clarkston wrestling team showed they were the team to beat in Oakland Activities Association Division I. The Wolves again proved they’re the best in OAA I, capturing the OAA I tournament Friday at Lake Orion. Clarkston finished with 194.5 points, easily outdistancing second-place West Bloomfield, which finished with 125.5 points. Five […]