The Road Commission for Oakland County will enhance the safety and traffic flow at the intersection of Oakhill and Sashabaw roads on the border of Independence and Brandon townships by constructing a compact roundabout at the Independence/Brandon township border. The construction will start next Monday, Aug. 30, with the intersection closing on Wednesday, Sept. 1. […]
Kathryn Armstrong, of Clarkston, has been named winner of the Nightingale Award in the Oakland University School of Nursing Distinguished Alumni category. She is currently employed at Beaumont Hospital at the Royal Oak campus Each of the 12 Nightingale Award winners receives a check for $1,000 and a solid bronze statue of Florence Nightingale, in addition to a Nightingale ceremonial […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Lisa Hanes had just purchased her new home on July 30 and was living in the Independence Woods manufactured home community with her daughter Eastyn. Early last Thursday morning, the storm that whipped through much of Oakland County produced a lightning strike hitting the gas meter on Hanes’ home […]
At the August 3 Independence Township Board of Trustees regular meeting, four of five new full-time township firefighters/paramedics hired in June were officially sworn in. Pictured, from left, are Caleb Harless, Aaron Grooms, Christian Iverson, and Chris Bageris. Not pictured is Brent Turner. Photo by IAFF Local 2629
As of August 18, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: August 18: 48346: 2,416 cases (70 new), 41 deaths 48348: 2,531 cases (75 new), 20 deaths 48350: 697 cases (17 new), 10 deaths As compared to August 11: 48346: […]
Frank and Libby (Sterling) Liimatta, high school sweethearts, will reach a major milestone on August 20 when they celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Celebrating with them are Andy and Karen Liimatta with grandchildren David, Bekah and Anna, of Ishpeming, Mich., and also Mary and Josh Arleth with grandchildren Iggy and Evey, of Portland, Mich. Frank […]
Independence Township residents, from left, Emily Day, Gabby Barnes, and Brayden Barnes, sell lemonade on their street last Thursday to help benefit the Oakland County Animal Shelter. Photo by Wendi Reardon Price
Macomb-Oakland Regional Center, Inc. (MORC), last week announced the opening of its North Oakland office located at 6770 Dixie Highway, Suite 200. MORC is a human services agency that provides long-term care supports to individuals with intellectual disabilities and the elderly in Southeast Michigan. For more information, call 248-276-8000.
When the Independence Township clerk (Cari Neubeck) and treasurer (Rachel Loughrin) were appointed and brought on board in July 2019, the township had a tiered pay structure for elected officials in place based on the number of terms served, and first-term salaries were less than second-term salaries. “What we just found out is there is […]
Comfort Care Senior Living has announced the development and grand opening of Clarkston Comfort Care, a new 49-unit assisted living and memory care community located at 5850 White Lake Road, just south of Dixie Highway. The community will bring in more than 100 jobs during construction and 50 new jobs to provide assisted living and […]