The world has lost a young man who had so much to offer, way too soon. Ethan Ledbetter, born on Feburary 1, 2004, in Arizona, adopted on October 1, 2007, passed away on Thursday September 30, 2021. Ethan leaves behind a brokenhearted family and grieving friends who hoped for so much more for him, knowing […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor In the final hours of her life, Andrea Schroeder said she wanted to be remembered as “an ordinary person who had an extraordinary life.” Andrea Kathleen Schroeder (née MacIntosh) passed away last Friday, October 1, at the age of 57. She had been serving as the Michigan state representative […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor This past summer, Pat Kittle made it public he was stepping down as Independence Township supervisor, effective with the conclusion of the regular meeting of the Township Board of Trustees on September 7. After almost nine years, Kittle said “it was time.” He even proclaimed that longtime township resident, […]
A routine stop September 21 in Washtenaw County to assist a driver who had gone off the roadway turned up more than expected for Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Brandon Hartleben, and for the motorist, 63-year-old Clarkston resident George Michael Galbraith, who since has been arraigned on charges including false representation as a […]
Clarkston’s Historic District Study Committee is working on a large endeavor to update documentation on the contributing structures within the city’s existing Historic District. According to Clarkston City Manager Jonathan Smith, this effort is not about expanding the district, and is simply to document the district so that building owners may be eligible for federal […]
Principal Glenn Gualtieri gets slime poured on him last Friday after Bailey Lake Elementary students hit their fundraising goal of $26,000 for their annual Running of the Bulldogs Fun Run. The grand total at slime time was $32,034. Gualtieri shared the students were excited, saying it had been the talk all morning during the fun […]
The Sashabaw Plains Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is sponsoring a cemetery walk at the Clarkston Lakeview Cemetery (6150 White Lake Road) on Sunday, October 10 from 1-4 p.m. Costumed interpreters representing some of the early settlers of Clarkston and Independence Township will stand near their gravestones and talk about their lives […]
As of October 6, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: October 6: 48346: 2,685 cases (157 new), 48 deaths 48348: 2,876 cases (206 new), 23 deaths 48350: 820 cases (85 new), 10 deaths As compared to September 29: 48346: […]
Seniors Lucas Cross and Celine Legg join Sir Edmund in being named Clarkston Everest Collegiate’s 2021 Homecoming King and Queen. Photos provided by Mary Williams
Dear Editor, I want to thank the editor of The Clarkston News for allowing me to share these thoughts with you about bringing people together in Clarkston. Especially in an election year, some things surface which seem to divide us. But I’m an optimist. I think things which divide are often misunderstandings which can be […]