Scoring points between boxers is not like watching a fight at home with friends. Judging a fight takes acute concentration and is more stressful than sitting in a cubicle at work. Just ask Springfield Township’s Eugene ‘Chip? Acey who has worked as a boxing judge since the 1980’s. Acey’s interest in the sport dates back […]
Pastor Chris Maus of St. Daniel Church in Clarkston recently quit smoking after struggling with the habit on and off for years. ‘I came to Clarkston in 2004 and wanted to quit smoking? I talked to the nurses and they helped me with quitting. After I stopped, I started to gain weight, but they helped […]
Green dragons need just the right pumpkin. Joey McGowen, 15 months, searches through the pumpkin patch at the Harvest Celebration held by the Davisburg United Methodist Church.
A 25-year-old Clarkston man was arraigned in 52 District Court on Oct. 19 on felony charges after allegedly shooting his friend in the abdomen the day before. Dominic Demetrius French faces up to nine years in prison on charges of felonious assault, reckless discharge of a firearm, felon in possession of a firearm and two […]
In front of mostly empty chairs, three of the four candidates for seats on the Clarkston City Council answered questions from a small audience on Oct. 24 at the Carriage House in Clintonwood Park. Hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Oakland Area, the candidates? night was meant to help residents understand candidate […]
Ben Soltisz II, 16, of Independence Township, spent Oct. 22 reversing the damage done to land off Forest Valley Road by removing trails created by all-terrain vehicles (ATV’s). Completing the project serves Soltisz’s Eagle Scout project necessary in becoming an Eagle Scout and helps restore the land which is currently a North Oakland Headwaters Land […]
Ghouls, ghosts and zombies riding Harleys will roar through downtown Clarkston on Oct. 29 around noon on their way to cheering children in Depot Park. Kaz Mamon of Ortonville and his Mamon Riders plan to bring Halloween to the special needs children of Oakland County who cannot trick-or-treat. ‘Have you ever seen a kid in […]
After a fiery accident on I-75 last April left three dead, the Michigan Department of Transportation will start a guardrail project along I-75 to prevent similar accidents from happening. MDOT spokesman Rob Morosi could not give a specific starting date, but said the project is scheduled to begin soon. The guardrail will run for 8.8 […]
Few professions have received only one pay raise in the last 17 years. On-call firefighters in Independence Township will have two wage increases in as many years after only receiving one in nearly two decades. At the Oct. 18 meeting, the Independence Township Board approved three measures increasing the hourly wage and benefits provided on-call […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department recently released a picture of the suspect in the Sept. 21 indecent exposure case in the Independence Township Library. The suspect is a white male believed to be in his 20’s with dark hair, a medium build, standing about five feet 10 inches tall and weighing 175-180 pounds. According to […]