Clarkston High School graduates turned Michigan State Dance Team member Katelyn Gerard (Class of 2019) and Spartans kicker Stephen Rusnak (Class of 2021) celebrate a 31-21 MSU victory over the University of Pittsburgh at the Peach Bowl on Dec. 30 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Photo provided by Tammy Gerard
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor The Clarkston Independence District Library is starting a new program called “Meet Your eLibrary” that will prompt the extensive eResources available through the library. As libraries are no longer warehouses where store books are stored, they instead have become a portal to multiple types of media. To kickstart this […]
Vehicles line up last Friday, January 7, for COVID-19 tests at the M-15 Family Medical Center just north of town on the east side of M-15 between I-75 and Amy Drive. Drone photo provided by Diana Casetti
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor After nearly 55 years, it’s finally time for retirement for J. David VanderVeen. VanderVeen, an Independence Township resident who oversees Oakland County International Airport, retired from the county last week after serving three elected county executives. Not only does he hold the record for years of employment at the […]
Clarkston Village Players presents the comedy “Murder at the Howard Johnson’s” weekends from Jan. 7-22. The play is about a love triangle where the wife, her lover, and her husband all plot (unsuccessfully!) to murder each other. Pictured, from left, is Steve Sanger as Dr. Mitchell Lovell, William Jones as Paul Miller, and Jess Agnew […]
As of January 12, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: January 12: 48346: 4,212 cases (681 new), 53 deaths 48348: 4,692 cases (806 new), 30 deaths 48350: 1,440 cases (247 new), 12 deaths As compared to January 5: 48346: […]
One man ended up in serious condition and the northbound lanes of I-75 were closed last Friday, January 7, after a shooting in Springfield Township near Exit 98. A suspect was arrested Monday and detectives believe the shooting was not random. According to Michigan State Police, the man was driving northbound just after noon when […]
Back on December 22 at 8:25 p.m., deputies responded to the Shell gas station, 6480 Sashabaw Road, on the report of a stolen automobile. Upon arrival, deputies met with the complainant, a 23-year-old Independence Township man, who stated he had parked at the gas station, leaving the vehicle running, unlocked with the keys in the […]
At a sentencing hearing over Zoom from Oakland County Circuit Court on Dec. 20, Noah Koop, a 20-year-old man from Clarkston, told Judge Daniel O’Brien that he “wasn’t being sneaky and didn’t force the situation” on two girls, which led to criminal sexual conduct charges against him. He claimed he didn’t know the victims were […]
Holiday shenanigans took place Deer Lake-style over the last few weeks as local residents soaked up the last few days of the Christmas season. ABOVE: Clarkston resident Jerry Hill dressed up as Santa Claus and took to a paddleboard on Deer Lake on Christmas afternoon, Dec. 25. BELOW: On December 27, the latest version of […]