This Saturday, April 24, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is participating in the DEA’s nationwide one-day prescription drug take-back event with many other partner agencies throughout the nation. Any individual wishing to drop off their outdated or unused prescriptions can go to the Independence Township substation, located at 6560 Citation Drive, from 10 am.-2 p.m. […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Temujin Kensu, formerly known as Fred Freeman, has spent the past 35 years in jail for a murder many say he didn’t commit. Recently, students at Clarkston High School joined the cause to help free the man they say has been wrongfully jailed since 1986. “I was approached by […]
Scott Hazelton, who has been an Edward Jones financial advisor in Clarkston since 1993, recently qualified for the Edward Jones Managing Partner’s Conference, which honors the top 400 of the firm’s more than 19,000 financial advisors. This is the 12th time Hazelton has been invited to this event. Hazelton’s office is located at 5760 Clarkston […]
Clarkston City Manager Jonathan Smith said in his weekly email blast that last Wednesday, a large group of teenagers were riding bikes and skateboards inside the Depot Park gazebo and challenging each other to see how many kids they could fit onto a playground toy designed for toddlers. “Our request is simple – just have […]
As of April 14, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: April 14: 48346: 1,893 cases (431 new), 27 deaths 48348: 1,983 cases (462 new), 11 deaths 48350: 542 cases (126 new), 7 deaths As compared to April 7: 48346: […]
A recent city meeting with the Road Commission for Oakland County revealed there are no simple solutions for addressing the standing water on Clarkston Road in the approach to Main Street. RCOC has been working on a design that will include wider lanes and a longer right turn lane on Clarkston Road for drivers turning […]
Clarkston resident Kevin Wayne VanLuven was unwittingly recorded during a home inspection allegedly pleasuring himself with an Elmo doll on March 12. The 59-year-old man was arraigned on April 7 on two misdemeanor counts – aggravated indecent exposure and malicious destruction of property under $200 – in 52-3 District Court in Rochester Hills. Magistrate Karen […]
Clarkston resident Maxwell Wyckoff, a known member of the Wolverine Watchmen, was arraigned on two felony weapons charges March 22 at the 52nd District Court, Division 3 in Oakland County. The 22-year-old is charged with one count of converting a semiautomatic weapon to an automatic weapon, a felony punishable by up to four years in prison and/or a […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Back on March 30, the Clarkston City Council agreed to settle the ongoing Freedom of Information Act lawsuit between resident Susan Bisio and the City of the Village of Clarkston for the amount of $160,000. In 2015, Bisio sued the city for documents pertaining to land developments that were […]
As of April 7, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: April 7: 48346: 1,767 cases (325 new), 27 deaths 48348: 1,851 cases (371 new), 11 deaths 48350: 501 cases (91 new), 7 deaths As compared to March 31: 48346: […]