By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor Shirley Swenson just wants her beloved dog back. Swenson is a disabled woman living in Independence Township whose emotional support dog, Milo, has gone…
Missing dog
Save the date for 2023 Angels’ Place Race
The annual Angels’ Place Race that runs through Clarkston is coming up on May 13. Angels’ Place, in existence since 1992, is a non-profit charity organization, providing people–centered services, including…
Clarkston Scouts’ food drive a success
By Brandon Kathman Special to the Clarkston News Scouts from the Clarkston area helped make the 2022 Scouting for Food drive, which is held across southeastern Michigan between November and…
Gun found near school
A Clarkston man walking his dog found a gun on a walking path behind Springfield Plains Elementary School back on Jan. 6, according to published reports. The man was walking…
Fatal traffic crash
At 5:50 a.m., Jan. 14, Michigan State Troopers from the second district responded to North I-75 and Dixie Highway in Springfield Township after a passer-by called 911 to report a…
Clarkston schools on board with local’s anti-bullying initiative
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor Clarkston resident Jeff Chamberlain came out with a book last year entitled “The Dog with the Crooked Tail” that is now part of a…
Reaching a milestone
Over the past 30 years in Clarkston’s Village business district, Morgan Milzow & Ford Realtors has strived to complement the changes to the downtown as well as to those vast…
New beginnings
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor Even though he has no prior experience in government, Matt Stoian was appointed to a seat on the Independence Township Board of Trustees in…
Have camera, will travel
By Don Rush Special to the Clarkston News So what do you do after a 30-year…
Depot Park ice rink
The city thanks the Clarkston Area Optimists, the Clarkston Schools Construction Tech Program and their own…
Local Lottery winners claim $3.73 million prize
For an Oakland County Lottery club, winning a recent $3.73 million Lotto 47 jackpot still seems…
A Look Back for January 25, 2023
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1998 Schools hear from parents about the…
Happy Birthday to Me!
When this column is first published, Wednesday, Jan. 25 I will have turned 60 years old.…