For racecar drivers zipping through the twists and turns at Waterford Hills race track things can change in a split second with unexpected crashes and equipment failures. During races this summer, visitors to the track, on Waterford Road in Independence Township, can raise money to fight lung cancer and honor the memory of a local […]
An Oakland County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) deputy for the Independence Township substation was injured and transported to the hospital following an accident at Sashabaw and Maybee roads. The accident occurred around 4:58 p.m. on June 22 while the 33-year-old male deputy was responding to another accident near that location. ‘The officer was responding to an […]
An officer of the four-legged variety is joining the Oakland County Sheriff’s Independence Township substation. Boomer, a 14-month old German Shepherd, joins officer Lonnie Mullins to create the new canine unit set to patrol the township following their graduation from the Oakland Police Academy at the end of June. The duo will work midnights, but […]
An inspiration ? that’s how people view 13-year-old Chanae who lives with her adopted parents Jim and Carolann Reed in Springfield Township. Chanae suffered third degree burns over approximately 85 percent of her head and face as an infant. Despite undergoing yearly reconstructive surgery with her 33rd scheduled for this summer, Chanae remains upbeat, having […]
Now is not the time to contract full-time police services from Independence Township ? unless it’s the first step in getting rid of the city government as a whole. With stagnant revenues and rising costs it’s inevitable the Clarkston government will fold down the road unless the city is deemed important enough by residents to […]
With the Fourth of July set on a Tuesday this year, many people will make celebrating Independence a four-day event ? that has Independence Township Fire Marshal Greg Olrich worried. ‘Because this year is kind of a four-day weekend, I’m real concerned we’re going to have people shooting off fireworks for all four days,? said […]
Oakland County Assistant Prosecuting attorney Greg Townsend often sees children going through the law enforcement system struggling with the loss of a parent. With that in mind, on June 24, Townsend and the other members of the Clarkston Eagles #3373 are hosting a charity event to benefit the SandCastles Grief Support Program to help people […]
Independence Oaks will be the site of a new canine training facility for the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. The new facility for training in-service dogs was dedicated the morning of June 7 as K-9 deputies performed a K-9 unit skills demonstration including bomb and explosive detection, narcotics tracking and obedience. ‘We’ve got one of the […]
Sitting down with Springfield Township’s Neal Nicol was quite the experience. Nicol, of course, co-authored a biography, ‘Between the Dying and the Dead,? about his friend and colleague Dr. Kevorkian which is due out July 5 here in the United States. (For ‘Local’s Kevorkian biography pushing for doctor’s release? see www.clarkstonnews.com) While jamming through the […]
A Grand Blanc man, suspected in two separate armed robberies in Independence and Waterford townships, was arrested by police in Grand Blanc after they traced a car involved in a road run-off incident to him. The suspect allegedly attempted an armed robbery in Independence Township, committed an armed robbery in Waterford Township and ran an […]