Not even high winds could stop the Clarkston Holiday Lights Parade last Saturday evening. For the first time in two years, the parade was held, put on by the Team RUSH27 Robotics team. It was also the first parade of any kind in Clarkston since the 2019 Independence Day parade. Although the wind did have an […]
In the afternoon of December 4, deputies responded to the 10900 block of Clark Road in Springfield Township on the report of a missing 80-year-old woman who suffers from Alzheimer’s. The woman’s husband stated his wife had walked away from the residence on previous occasions. The OCSO Aviation Unit located the woman at 6:14 p.m. […]
Mrs. Claus and Santa Claus visited the Clarkston Family Farm this past Saturday, December 4, as part of a holiday event at the farm. See more photos inside this week’s print edition on Page 22. Photo by Wendi Reardon Price
After the tragedy last Tuesday at Oxford High School, top officials from Independence Township and the City of the Village of Clarkston offered words of encouragement to those affected by the school shooting. Independence Township Supervisor Gerald Fisher: The families affected by the Oxford School shooting clearly need and deserve our support. The Independence Township […]
BY JUDY PARNES Special to the Clarkston News During 2021, Clarkston Area Youth Assistance (CAYA) has been celebrating 60 years of providing services and programs focused exclusively on the children, youth, and families in the Clarkston community. CAYA is a community nonprofit organization that is dedicated to strengthening youth and families through community involvement and […]
As of December 8, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for Clarkston ZIP codes: December 8: 48346: 3,450 cases (544 new), 51 deaths 48348: 3,791 cases (660 new), 27 deaths 48350: 1,169 cases (249 new), 11 deaths As compared to December 1: 48346: 3,335 […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Back in the November 24, 2021 edition of The Clarkston News, longtime Independence Township resident and planning commission member Sam Moraco said in a letter to the editor (“Push back, now get pushed out?”) that he was being removed from the planning commission by new Township Supervisor Gerald Fisher […]
After more than three and a half years, a local dentist office has reopened in downtown Clarkston. Clarkston Village Dental was forced to close after a gravel hauler crashed into the building on April 20, 2018, causing significant damage, but no serious injuries. The office, located at 55 South Main Street, opened back up for […]
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is bringing back the resident-favorite Water-Winter Wonderland license plate. The iconic blue plate has been requested by motorists and collectors for years, and Benson noted that it is the plate the state used in 1965 when the National Voting Rights Act became law. The Water-Winter Wonderland plate is available for […]
Clarkston DPW Director Jimi Turner hangs a snowflake decoration on South Main Street last week in downtown Clarkston as DPW Assistant Carson Danis lends ground support. Photo provided by Jonathan Smith