CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE NOTICE OF ZONING ORDINANCE MAP AMENDMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That at a regular meeting of the Charter Township of Independence Board of Trustees held on June 18, 2019, the Township Board approved the First Reading of the Zoning Ordinance Map Amendment for the properties described as Steeplechase from R-1A Single […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Summer may have come too quickly for three exchange students visiting Clarkston. Esteban Granja of Equador, Angel Waranichsakul of Thailand, and Nora Beinbrech of Switzerland spent months in town with their host families in the Clarkston Rotary Club program, attending classes at Clarkston High School. “It’s just been so […]
Wooden planks make up a temporary path to the back door of Clarkston city hall while the front is under construction Cory Johnston of Clarkston, a professional engineer, checked it out and found it incompatible with handicap-accessibility laws. “The condition at the rear entrance door is not compliant with local, state, and federal accessibility laws, […]
Jenni Osterman of Independence Township is hosting a free benefit concert to raise money for the American Cancer Society in honor of her father, who passed away three years ago from pancreatic cancer. The concert will be at the Depot Park gazebo at 6 p.m., Sunday, July 7. It will feature live Irish folk music, […]
The inaugural season of Movies in the Park kicks off with “Wonder” at 9:30 p.m. on Friday, July 19, in Depot Park. The joint community event by the Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce, Independence Township Parks, Recreation and Seniors, and Independence Television follows Concerts in the Park, featuring the Kari Lynch Band. The next movie […]
Dear Editor, If I were a Democrat, I would be sooooo very proud. Proud illegal immigrant children on the border have to live in such poor conditions. Proud of all the people of the world, along with their health issues and diseases, coming into our country. Think TB, HIV, measles, and Ebola. Proud I have […]
The Depot Park playground is filling up with new and renovated equipment – one piece needs its turn, said a reader who asked to remain anonymous. “What good is a truck that was never made to actually move, when it is missing the only feature that brings it to life, in a child’s imagination – […]
Bowman Chevrolet recently opened its new Pre-Owned Center at 5738 S. Main Street, just north of the dealership. The opening of the used-car center is the final step in the nearly two-acre expansion project announced in late 2017. The expansion stemmed from the purchase of the two properties adjacent to Bowman Chevrolet. “We have experienced […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor After a quarter century as Millpond Bed and Breakfast innkeepers, Joan and Buck Kopietz have received lots of offers from guests around the world to repay their hospitality. With plans to sell the inn and retire, they’re ready to take them up on it. “We have invitations to visit […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Many weekends, Colin John and fellow Jehovah’s Witnesses of Clarkston can be found evangelizing at Main and Washington downtown. This weekend, they’ll be with family and friends at their Global 2019 “Love Never Fails!” Regional Convention in Belleville. “One of the things I love about all the conventions where […]