The Oakland County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution sponsored by Commissioner Karen Joliat, of Waterford Township, securing $3,050 for the City of the Village of Clarkston through the county’s Local Road Improvement Program on June 17. These funds will be used to help with road maintenance requirements and other road repairs. Clarkston plans to use […]
Back on June 11, deputies were dispatched to a rollover accident after a vehicle had come to a rest partially on the railroad tracks at northbound Woodward Avenue and East Wilson Avenue. The vehicle was subsequently struck by an oncoming train. When deputies arrived on the scene, they observed that the train was stopped on the […]
A fatal crash occurred just before 9 p.m. on June 19 on northbound Dixie Highway at Rattalee Lake Road in Springfield Township. A 50-year-old Clarkston man and a 49-year-old passenger were exiting left out of a parking lot onto northbound Dixie Highway in a 2019 Ford Explorer when they collided with a northbound 1997 Harley […]
The Road Commission for Oakland County has delayed the “high-friction surface treatment” work on Clarkston Road from Clearview Drive to Eston Road in Independence Township. The work was originally scheduled to start June 28 but has been delayed to Tuesday, July 6, due to weather. The treatment provides a coarse, sandpaper-like surface designed to improve […]
Who really needs their gallbladder anyway? Apparently, I don’t. I spent Father’s Day and my birthday in hospitals in two states dealing with issues a surgeon told me stemmed from “an angry, gangrenous, pus-filled gallbladder.” Fun times, right? My family and I were on vacation in Florida a couple weeks back and I woke up […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Incoming Clarkston Junior High School ninth grader Grayson Coe will spend his summer up north chasing his artistic and musical passion. Coe will attend Interlochen Arts Camp, the nation’s premier multidisciplinary summer arts program for aspiring artists in grades third through 12, which is located near Traverse City. He […]
A large amount of Everest faculty and staff were recently honored for celebrating work anniversaries during the recently-completed 2020-21 school year. The Everest faculty and staff gathered to congratulate them as well as to bid farewell to Jim Hellner (facilities staff) and Michele Keusch (fourth grade teacher), who are both retiring. The milestones recognized included […]
The North Oakland Bowties, along with Southern Motors, are sponsoring their third annual City of the Village of Clarkston Concours Classic Car Show on Saturday, July 17, in Depot Park. Cars will start lining up on Depot Road at 1 p.m. for a parade lap around Clarkston. The vehicles will then be in Depot Park […]
The Corvettes America car show is on August 14 at the Everest Academy, located at 5935 Clarkston Road, rain or shine, and sponsored by Bowman Chevrolet of Clarkston. Proceeds from the silent auction are donated to Clarkston SCAMP. The entrance fee is $10 per vehicle. For more information, visit www.americascorvetteclub.org, email showchair@corvettesamerica.org, or call 248-884-3812.
As of June 30, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: June 30: 48346: 2,355 cases (8 new), 40 deaths 48348: 2,455 cases (13 new), 20 deaths 48350: 677 cases (1 new), 10 deaths As compared to June 23: 48346: […]