From left, Dr. Kristen Husted McCoy, Bernadett Maggio, and Julie A. Bise plan a 63 mile walk from Independence Township to Lansing to advocate for auto insurance catastrophic medical coverage.…
Two-day walk for medical care
Public meeting on single trash hauler
Clarkston City Council will host a community discussion to determine residents’ interest in a single trash hauler for the city. The discussion is in lieu of a Trash Hauler Committee…
Reimbursement
Clarkston City Council voted 6-0, Sept. 9, to reimburse $15,515 to Independence Township for Industrial Waste Charges. The city collected the charges from residents, but they township did not bill…
Repaving roads
Repaving work on Miller, S. Holcomb, and Waldon Road at M-15 starts this week. Road Commission for Oakland County workers will spot resurface S. Holcomb Road from W. Washington to…
Park art
The rain mostly held off for the Clarkston Community Historical Society’s 47th annual Art in the Village event in Depot Park last weekend, with more than 80 artists, food vendors,…
Undercover officer of the year
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Clarkston Area Optimist Club just honored Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputy Clinton Thom as Independence Township Law Enforcement Officer of the Year when they learned…
Work on high school, roads coming in 2020
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer More school renovations and roadwork are coming to town in 2020. At the Independence Township Board of Trustees regular meeting, Sept. 10, Supervisor…
Senior housing across from concerts
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer More elderly housing is a step closer to reality in Independence Township, after a proposal was unanimously approved at the Sept. 10 township…
Authors invited to grow writers’ craft in nature
Weam Namou will lead participants along the Path of Consciousness at the Second Annual Spiritual and…
Checking out butterflies
About 1,200 people visited Clarkston Family Farm for the Monarch Festival 2019, Sept. 8. Photo provided…
PHIL IN THE BLANK: Looking for health
A trip to Ford Field is in order for me. That became clear as I interviewed…
Clarkston man loses 135 pounds before HS reunion
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Frank Migliore of Independence Township spent the last two years…
Communities and how they get their info
It’s kinda hard to think back to a time when social media has not ruled our…