Patrick Smith held his first woodcarving show in Depot Park in 1979. In 2005, he was commissioned to carve a walking stick for Nobel Peace Prize Winner Desmond Tutu. Now, with over 29 years dedicated to woodcarving, Smith’s work is part of a one-man show at the Saniwax Gallery in the Park Trades Center in […]
An Independence Township 16-year-old was transported to St. Joe’s Hospital for unspecified injuries after being involved in an accident on Sashabaw Road with a suspected drunk driver. Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a 38-year-old Waterford man for operating his vehicle while intoxicated following the accident which occurred around 8:24 p.m. According to reports, the man […]
A man who escaped a group home on May 9 was arraigned on felony charges after allegedly punching an Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputy who was looking for him. The officer eventually restrained the man by tasering him. The 28-year-old Independence Township man, was arraigned in 52-2 District Court on May 10 on a charge of […]
With prom and summer vacations just around the corner, law enforcement officials nationwide strive to make sure establishments with liquor licenses don’t sell to minors. Not everyone gets the message, though. Two stores in Springfield Township sold alcohol to a minor during a liquor inspection conducted by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department substation on May […]
Many things can be purchased for $65. Motorists could fill up a tank of gas, take that special someone out to a nice dinner or pay a fine for not wearing a seat belt. Drivers should keep this in mind as the statewide ‘Buckle Up or Pay Up, Click It or Ticket? safety belt enforcement […]
Oakland County Commissioner Tom Middleton is looking forward to running for another term in August and thinks his political experience is key to helping constituents. ‘I enjoy trying to help people and county commissioner is a good avenue to do that. My experience in the state legislature helps me maneuver through the politics of it […]
They are a familiar sight for motorists driving for any extended stretch of most Michigan highways ? crosses with flowers or balloons marking the spot where a life was cut short by a drunk driver. Seven individuals hoping to avoid being involved in such fatal accidents, graduated from 52-2 District Court’s Sobriety Court demonstrating one […]
With one traffic stop, police may have solved thirteen open cases and shutdown a car parts stealing ring. An Oakland County Sheriff’s deputy from the Independence Township substation stopped a vehicle with three Clarkston High School students around 5:15 a.m. on Chestnut Hill Court for failure to turn down high beam lights for oncoming traffic. […]
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson visited the Clarkston Rotary May 1 at Deer Lake Athletic Club. Addressing the Rotary, Patterson explained one of his economic initiatives for Oakland County, bashed Michigan’s Single Business Tax and encouraged listeners to join his campaign to repeal the SBT. ‘I think he’s right on. He speaks for me […]
Area residents can get a firsthand look at conservation techniques to promote native plants, protect shorelines and improve water quality in upcoming weeks. On May 17, from 7 ? 9 p.m. at St. Daniel Church’s Cushing Center, Stewardship Director Tracie Beasley of the Clinton River Watershed Council leads a workshop hosted by the City of […]