Up and over
Hannah Golab clears the bar in the pole vault at Clarkston High School. She placed fourth for the Wolves in the event during the 57th Annual Elmer Ball Oxford Invitational on Saturday. Photo by Wendi Reardon Price
Charter changes on deck
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Clarkston voters may have the chance to change the City Charter in November. One of the four proposed amendments would prevent a repeat of last year’s mayoral election mixup. “We understand the difficulty we’ve had in the past regarding the whole procedure, making it transparent, making it fair, and […]
Parking enforcement chalk nixed
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Home improvement expert Bob Vila has at least 12 uses for chalk, besides helping students learn in an old-fashioned classroom. Enforcing parking time limits can no longer be one of them, after a ruling by the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week. “After seeing the news last […]
Catallo back on City Council
Sharron Catallo is back on City Council after a split vote to appoint her, April 22. City Council voted 4-2 to appoint Catallo, former mayor and City Council member, to fill the term of Rick Detkowski, who resigned last month. City resident Julie Lamphier was also nominated for the partial term, which is until the […]
Memorial Day vets
For Memorial Day, The Clarkston News will honor the service and sacrifice of Clarkston-area veterans who have passed away, in the May 22 edition. Send electronic versions of photos, full size, to Clarkstonnews@gmail.com or stop by the office at 5 S. Main Street and we’ll scan them in. Plus send by May 15. Memorial Day […]
Sidewalk repairs
Sidewalk repair work continues this week, with contractors replacing sections of broken or heaved sidewalk sections throughout the city. The criteria used for determining which sections to replace was based on trip hazards – sections heaved by half an inch or more were replaced while sections heaved by less than half an inch will be […]
Bowman earns second Dealer of the Year award
Katie Bowman Coleman, president of Bowman Chevrolet, and the entire Bowman staff worked together to earn the Chevrolet Dealer of the Year award for the second year in a row. Photo by Phil Custodio There’s a lot of space on a Chevrolet Dealer of the Year Banner. Bowman Chevrolet is working hard to fill their’s, […]
Walk with LucaStrong to fight Parkinsons disease
Dear Editor, My family has coped with family members having Parkinson’s disease for over 20 years. Present day, my dad has had Parkinsons for almost 15 years. My dad, Jim Lucas, is only 59 years old, which means he has had this disease since he was 44. That is very young for such a strong […]
First reading for weed ordinance
Clarkston City Council accepted the first reading of an ordinance prohibiting “marihuana” establishments within city limits, which includes growing, retail, transportation, and inspection businesses. The first of two readings was accepted without comment from City Council, except to ask how the psychoactive drug made from the Cannabis plant is spelled, “marijuana” or “marihuana.” “It’s spelled […]
Turn sidewalk attention to save mature trees
Dear Editor, My congratulations to the City of the Village of Clarkston leadership for the prompt action on repairing the city’s damaged sidewalks. This will make the city safer. Now, if only they would attend to the problem of the loss of mature trees (they are a major source of pride in the city, contribute […]