The Oakland County Health Division will lift its requirement to wear masks in schools and daycares on Feb. 28 when it rescinds emergency order 2021-1, which obligated educational institutions to require students, teachers, and staff to wear a face covering in order to slow the transmission of COVID-19. The Health Division weighed several factors to […]
Kathleen T. Kerr and Troy Ludwig were married August 20, 2021 on Grand Island in Christmas, Mich. A small gathering of family attended on the hottest day of the year in the Upper Peninsula. Kathleen is a 2008 Clarkston High School graduate. The couple has recently relocated to Chelsea, Mich., where the bride works as […]
Jeff and Korina Hampton, of Clarkston, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel L. Hampton, to Elliot Bromagen, son of Larry and Carolyn Bromagen, of Bexley, Ohio. The bride is a graduate of Clarkston High School, the University of Michigan, and the University of Michigan Law School. The groom is a graduate […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Everest eighth grade students Zoe Abraham and Cameron Tong recently earned merit scholarships for their scores on the high school placement test. Abraham scored in the 98th percentile and earned a gold scholarship of $2,000 per year, while Tong scored in the 94th percentile and earned a bronze scholarship […]
The Clarkston Area Optimist Club brought back Winterfest on Feb. 5, an event which had been shut down for the past two years due to COVID. The club hosted skating, games, and refreshments at the ice rink at Depot Park. Music was provided by the Optimist Club, a fire pit was manned by Kensington Church, and hot […]
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the letter to the editor from the Feb. 2, 2022 edition of The Clarkston News entitled “U.S. is affirmatively misguided.” I sincerely hope that Mr. Fetzer’s opinion is not widely reflected in our community. Appointing a black woman is not affirmative action. It is making the court […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Brendan Dicker has played hockey in five states and two countries looking to find his niche in the hockey world. This season, the 20-year-old from Clarkston has found his junior hockey fit in Pueblo, Colo., skating for the United States Premier Hockey League’s Pueblo Bulls. He spent last season […]
Phyllis J. Toner, of Clarkston, passed away at home on February 12, 2022 at the age of 85. Preceded in death by her husband Kenneth. Mother of Cheryl (Kevin) Peters and Kenneth (Phillip Robinson) Toner Jr., grandma of Anthony Kasari, Michael (Jessica Peters), and Jonathan (Michael Henrich) Peters, great-grandma of Judah, Samuel, Levi, and Benjamin, […]
The February 17 meeting of the Clarkston Area Genealogy Society will feature Sunny McClellan Morton speaking on “How to Find Your Family History in Church Records.” The meeting will be on Zoom at 10:15 a.m. and you can obtain the link by emailing jkhorses46@gmail.com. There is no cost for the meeting. Morton is featured in […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Just three weeks remain until the 43rd District holds a special election primary to fill the partial term of the late Andrea Schroeder’s seat in the Michigan State Legislature. Four local residents – Republicans Mike Harris, Heidi Warrington, and Linda Ybarra-Bozzone, and Democrat Kent Douglas – have announced their […]