On Dec. 12, 2022, Dort Financial Credit Union entered into an agreement with Flagler Bancshares Corporation to acquire Flagler Bank, which is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Fla. The transaction, which would grow Dort Financial Credit Union’s assets to nearly $2 billion, requires approval by applicable bank and credit union regulators and Flagler Bancshares Corporation’s […]
On Dec. 12 at 8:42 p.m., deputies were on patrol in the area of Dixie Highway near White Lake Road and conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for not having current insurance. The female driver, a 36-year-old Clarkston resident, also did not have a valid driver’s license. In addition, she had a strong odor […]
Public Notice Because the People want to Know INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP CORRECTED NOTICE DECEMBER 21, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOTICE OF PLAN AVAILABILITY FOR REVIEW Independence Township Parks, Recreation & Seniors (ITPRS) is seeking public input regarding the ITPRS 2023-2027 Master Plan. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources requires a minimum 30-day public review process, starting […]
Two-year-old Lillian Baker is all smiles sitting in a sleigh last Saturday night at Depot Park as part of the inaugural Clarkston Christmas Market. See more photos from the market and Holiday Lights Parade on page 3 of this week’s paper. Photo: Matt Mackinder
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor Clarkston has long been known as a town that exudes a family atmosphere. Throw in adversity, and the town comes together even more. Amy Peterson’s family was brought up in Clarkston, and she graduated from Clarkston High School in 1996, followed by her brother Nick in 1999 and sister […]
FROM TOP: Jose Aliaga is sworn in as Independence Township supervisor by Township Clerk Cari Neubeck, Nov. 18. NEXT: New ITFD captain/fire marshal Greg Brandt and Neubeck, Dec. 6. NEXT: Aliaga and family at his swearing in, Nov. 18. NEXT: New Township Trustee Matthew Stoian and Neubeck, Dec. 6. Photos provided
Pedestrian death A 75-year-old Clarkston man died from injuries after he was struck by a pickup truck Dec. 3 as he crossed N. Lapeer Road (M-24) south of Burnside Road in Deerfield Township. Gerald Avery parked his vehicle in the parking lot of the Deerfield Plaza and was crossing the roadway to attend a surprise […]
Clarkston’s Austin Combs spent the 2021-22 hockey season in Mount Clemens for the United States Premier Hockey League’s (USPHL) Metro Jets Development Program, and after beginning the 2022-23 season with the Eastern Hockey League’s (EHL) Protec Jr. Ducks in Somerset, N.J., returned home to play for the Fraser-based Motor City Gamblers of the USPHL. Combs […]
With help from Oakland County’s Water Resource Commission (WRC), Clarkston City Manager Jonathan Smith was able to complete and submit a pre-proposal application for a Dam Risk Reduction Grant through the State’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). “If this pre-proposal application is accepted, we will then be invited to submit a full […]