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 […]
As of January 5, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: January 5: 48346: 4,022 cases (550 new), 53 deaths 48348: 4,478 cases (665 new), 30 deaths 48350: 1,377 cases (198 new), 12 deaths As compared to December 29: 48346: […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Madisyn Baldwin attended Clarkston Community Schools through the 2020-21 year, transferring to Oxford High School for her senior year. Tragically, she was one of four victims in the November 30 school shooting. Aidan Hepler wants to make sure his friend is never forgotten. “Madisyn was a good friend of […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Staff Writer As we turn the calendar to 2022, let’s take a look back at the top stories from the second half of the year from The Clarkston News during 2021. July 7 Home of the brave: Independence Township honored local veterans with a free pancake breakfast at the […]
Students in Beth Rogers’ fifth grade class at Pine Knob Elementary show off the Christmas tree ornaments they all made during the school’s holiday parties on December 16. See more photos inside this edition. More photos from CCS holiday parties by Matt Mackinder and Wendi Reardon Price in this week’s print edition of The Clarkston […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor As we turn the calendar to 2022, let’s take a look back at the top stories from the pages of The Clarkston News during 2021. January 6 Heroic holiday rescue at DTE What could have been a tragic situation turned into a nine-year-old girl’s life being saved last month […]
DEAR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, Like others in the state and nation, the Township is experiencing significant impacts from Covid. This situation calls for an effort to allow impacted people to heal, and others to avoid contacts to the extent feasible, all while making our best effort to continue providing service to the public. Accordingly, […]
As of December 29, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: December 29: 48346: 3,747 cases (527 new), 53 deaths 48348: 4,189 cases (670 new), 30 deaths 48350: 1,297 cases (226 new), 12 deaths As compared to December 22: 48346: […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Andrea Schroeder was proactive, even in the face of death. Schroeder, who passed away October 1 while serving as the local 43rd District’s representative to the Michigan House of Representatives, could see her successor coming from within. Independence Township resident Heidi Warrington, a Republican activist and former district representative […]