A small airplane crashed in the median between the north and southbound I-75 lanes near exit 98 to Holly Road at 4 p.m. on March 7 – and The Clarkston News was there! Look for additional photos and complete accident coverage in our March 15 edition.
For the last 15 years or so freshman boys basketballers in Clarkston have heard a voice calling out to them in practice. ‘Gentlemen,? the voice would say, providing players guidance that transcended the basketball court long after the final horn. Freshman boys coach Neal Sage, coached his last game on Friday March 3, a 59-50 […]
Dentists can attest that neglect of minute cavities can erode dental conditions and lead to tooth loss. Conservationists similarly could argue ignoring intrusions into natural habitats can lead to congestion and eradicate natural habitats. Independence Township’s Fred Roeser is instrumental in both areas of care. While cleaning area patients? teeth for over 30 years from […]
Soon those long walks around the stream in Depot Park to the gazebo or playground may be a thing of the past. With a goal of $150,000, the Clarkston Farm and Garden Club’s fund-raising effort for the Dandelion Bridge across that stream in Depot Park is taking shape. ‘I see this being a yearlong project […]
Watersheds affect entire communities and preserving them takes a group effort. Area residents looking to do their part to improve and monitor water quality in the Clinton River Watershed can participate in a two-part training program which started on Feb. 18. The Clinton River Watershed Council (CRWC) kicked off the two-day training programs for its […]
Police, Independence township officials and local banks are planning to meet in the near future to share ideas and express concerns following two bank robberies January bank robberies in the area. ‘The purpose is to get all the banking professionals, law enforcement officers and township people in the same room,? said Sergeant Matt Baldes of […]
A Warren man faces charges after he barricaded himself in a Rattalee Lake Road residence on Feb. 20 and threatened to commit suicide ‘all while an 86-year-old Independence Township woman was still in the residence. The man willingly left the house around 9 p.m. and was arrested and taken to Oakland County Jail without incident […]
A Springfield Township man was arraigned on three assault charges on Feb. 19 after he allegedly hit a Clarkston man with a hammer several times. George Michel Nadon, 48, allegedly struck his wife’s ex-husband in the shoulder, neck and head with a claw hammer on Feb. 18 when the victim came to the address with […]
One area resident wants all township dog owners to be warned ? she thinks there is a professional dog snatcher in the area. On two occasions last week, a Caberfae Trail resident, who asked not to be identified, reported to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department she believed a suspicious man tried to steal her golden […]
Several years ago, Terri Miller watched a young girl stop coming to nursery at Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church (CELC) because she needed a level of supervision the church’s children’s ministry could not provide. In the fall of 2004, Miller received a phone call from the father of an autistic boy who wanted to know if […]