Former Clarkston resident Rich Klein, who now lives in Florida, received a big surprise recently when he stumbled upon a very familiar face in The Clarkston News. Klein saw the Feb. 22 edition while working at the post office in Zephyrhills, Florida. Curious about his old hometown, Klein flipped through the paper. On the cover […]
Discussion concerning use of the Independence Township library continued at the Clarkston city council meeting on March 14, as the library committee presented their findings to the rest of the council. The seven-page document from the newly formed library committee ? consisting of Council Members Cory Johnston, Kristy Ottman and Steve Wylie ? was provided […]
Coaching cycling, teaching tai chi and fitting cyclists at his bike shop are all part of Jeff Noftz’s week. Noftz, the co-owner of Kinetic Systems bicycle shop in downtown Clarkston, keeps a tight but flexible schedule sharing the activities he loves with others. Currently on Monday nights, Noftz teaches tai chi at the Independence Library […]
By year’s end, the Independence Township Fire Department will buy two rescue trucks valued at nearly $1 million combined. The Independence Township board okayed the purchase at their March 7 meeting, but plans to explore finance options were postponed until their next meeting scheduled on March 21 at 7:30 p.m. Independence Township Fire Chief Steve […]
Motorists near Port Huron and Lapeer see the photography of Independence Township John Meyland everyday. Meyland’s photo of Great Lakes boat Charles M. Beeghly is displayed on two billboards for Acheson Ventures of Port Huron. The billboards are located on I-94 near Port Huron and I-69 at M-53, about twelve miles south of Lapeer. While […]
Sentencing for Road Commission for Oakland County Board Chairman Rudy Lozano was adjourned March 8 when prosecutors requested he undergo a presentencing alcohol investigation. Lozano is scheduled to appear again in 52-2 District Court on March 27 at 3 p.m. following an evaluation with the court’s probation department at 1:30 p.m the same day. ‘They […]
The neighbor’s donkey and horse were looking at me with eyes that said ‘How could you?? I wanted to shout, ‘What am I supposed to do during March Madness or when the Tigers start playing ball?? But I didn’t. You see, my girlfriend moved into a new house recently with a TV that had two […]
For a brief moment on March 7, I-75 became a runway as an airplane crash landed in the median near East Holly Road in Springfield Township. At approximately 4:20 p.m., the privately owned single-engine Piper aircraft was forced to land following engine problems. The 45-year old pilot and a 37-year-old passenger, both from Coldwater, Ohio […]
Two Independence Township businesses were robbed last week by separate armed suspects who escaped with just over $350 and left no one physically harmed. The first robbery took place on March 10 around 4:34 p.m. An unknown man entered Candice’s Flowers on Sashabaw Road near Maybee Road as an employee worked in a greenhouse room […]
A man who entered a Clarkston home and attacked a woman in December plead no contest to one count of second degree home invasion on Feb. 16. Rogelio Lopez Medina, 18, was sentenced to one year in jail with credit for 76 days served in 6th Circuit Court before Judge Steven Andrews. He was also […]