BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Katie French certainly keeps herself busy. A teacher in the English Language Arts department at Clarkston High School, French is also an author of some 35 books as an Amazon best-selling author in Young Adult Sci-Fi and Fantasy whose book, The Breeders, was a semifinalist in the 2014 Kindle […]
Friday morning, we awoke to a heavy blanket of snow in Clarkston. As superintendent, my wake-up call comes earlier than most (around 4 a.m.) when I connect with our transportation and facilities directors, our North Oakland County network, the Road Commission of Oakland County, and even sometimes a meteorologist to make an informed decision. Of […]
Frances Latoza (Minton) passed away on February 1, 2021 at the age of 93. Fran was born in Pontiac on December 24, 1927 and lived there until 1963 when she and her husband, Bill, built a house on a wooded lot in Clarkston, where they tended wild flowers and dogwoods with pride and love. A […]
As of February 3, 2021, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the following ZIP codes relating to Clarkston: February 3, 2021: 48346: 1,351 cases (149 new), 25 deaths 48348: 1,384 cases (184 new), 9 deaths 48350: 388 cases (65 new), 6 deaths As […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Clarkston Community Schools reopened this week after being in a distance learning environment since November. The district started the school year in a virtual mode before opening the buildings in October. A month later, schools closed again due to rising numbers of COVID-19 cases. Now, the schools are back […]
The Independence Township Fire Department will soon have new equipment after the purchase of a new $743,000 tanker was unanimously approved at the January 5 Independence Township Board of Trustees meeting. Township Fire Chief Mitch Petterson explained at the virtual meeting that tankers are needed to transport water to fires when no hydrants are available […]
On Friday, Jan. 29, just before 7 a.m., an accident on northbound I-75 near Rattalee Lake Road in Springfield Township left one person dead. According to Michigan State Police, traffic was backed up due to a previous crash. A driver of a car was stopped in the right lane and noticed a large box truck […]
Michigan taxpayers with past-due tax debts should be aware of an aggressive scam that’s making the rounds through the U.S. Postal Service, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury. In the scheme, taxpayers receive a letter about an overdue tax bill, asking individuals to immediately contact a toll-free number to resolve an outstanding state tax […]
Ava Thewes, of Clarkston, has been named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire for earning honors for the Fall 2020 semester. Thewes is majoring in Sport Studies. Students named to the Dean’s List at UNH are students who have earned recognition through their scholastic performance during a semester enrolled in a […]
“Say cheese” whips everyone into attention to put on their best smile and look at the camera. The lens snaps an image, and everything looks civil and joyous. Pictures come out great, the memories behind them tell a whole other story. Whether you have two siblings showing teeth just moments after they clubbed each other […]