The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office released information regarding scammers making calls claiming family members were incarcerated prompting citizens to send money for bond. Last week, two additional scams were reported. A case in Orion Township involving a 78-year-old woman resulted in her losing over $29,000 to scammers. This scam involved a call placed to the […]
The calendar has flipped, and most people are back to their daily routines. Santa Claus has come and gone, and the New Year’s celebrations have completed. It’s time to put 2020 in the past and start to look ahead to 2021. Without further ado, finishing up our reflection series on the year that was in […]
The city of Clarkston has been working closely with Oakland County on a grant application to obtain winter weatherization supplies for local restaurants. The application deadline was last week, and Clarkston City Manager Jonathan Smith said, “We’re hopeful to hear back soon about what supplies – such as greenhouses, outdoor heaters, sanitization sprayers – may […]
Clarkston-based Nemeth Marketing ended 2020 on a high note as its owner, Julie Nemeth, received two distinguished honors. Nemeth was elected to a three-year term to the University of Michigan Alumnae Council (UMAC) as a member-at-large and will serve as the organization’s marketing committee chairperson. UMAC is an affiliate organization of the Alumni Association of […]
May 13 Whitmer: Stay home until May 28: Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-77, extending Michigan’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order to May 28. The order allowed manufacturing workers, including those at Michigan’s Big 3 auto companies to resume work on May 11. ‘Journalism lifer’ Mackinder named new Clarkston News editor: As The Clarkston […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor When plans were announced for a new roundabout coming to the intersection of Oak Hill and Sashabaw roads on the border of Independence Township and Brandon Township, replacing the current four-way stop, response on social media was fairly mixed. “We live on the Clarkston/Lake Orion border and frequent them […]
As of December 30, 2020, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths and new cases in the past 30 days for the following ZIP codes: 48346: 1,175 cases (281 new), 25 deaths 48348: 1,183 cases (266 new), 8 deaths 48350: 316 cases (68 new), 5 deaths As compared to the numbers from Dec. […]
2020 certainly was a year no one will forget as the COVID pandemic changed… a lot. This week, December 23, we look at the top stories in January, February, March and April – life before and during the beginning of COVID. What are some of your highlights of 2020? Share them with us by emailing […]
Clarkston brothers Karson and Eli Wyatt collected food from several streets in the Deerwood subdivision earlier this month and took it to the Clarkston United Methodist Church food pantry. Photo provided
Several Everest students, including eighth graders Elizabeth Earnhardt and Olivia Leahy, partnered with St. Daniel Catholic Church to provide gifts for families in need during the Christmas season. Photo provided