Dear Editor, Good news! Well, actually GREAT news! The Garden Club received a call over the weekend from a Clarkston resident who, on her morning run, found three of the four stolen Charlie Brown signs! My confidence in the goodness of people is restored! And an especially HUGE thank you to The Clarkston News for […]
As rain and high winds whipped through the Clarkston and surrounding areas this past weekend, damaged trees, such as this one at Waldon Road and M-15, and fallen branches were common sights around town. Photo by Cindy Burroughs
As part of the state’s continued efforts to slow the increasing spread of COVID-19, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) announced last week the statewide rollout of the COVID-19 exposure notification app MI COVID Alert. The anonymous, no cost and voluntary app lets […]
Just after 8:30 p.m., officers and the Independence Township Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire on Upland Drive in Independence Township, Nov. 11. The caller reported seeing flames at the rear of the vehicle but no one around the vehicle. Upon arrival, the rear of the vehicle was engulfed in flames. A witness told […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Independence Substation is asking for assistance in preventing local citizens from becoming victims of fraudulent scams involving gift cards. Criminals often target citizens, especially the elderly, by threatening them with a lien on their home, a warrant for arrest, or that a loved one may be in trouble, according to […]
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS REGULAR MEETING AGENDA DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. LOCATION: Independence Township Hall 6483 Waldon Center Drive Clarkston, MI 48346 Via Cisco Webex Meetings Access Code: 132 282 3353 Meeting Password: Indtwp A. CALL TO ORDER B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES […]
Lawrence (Larry) A. Day passed away October 22, 2020 in Mesa, Ariz., at the age of 73. Larry was born in Detroit. He lived in Clarkston and attended Clarkston High School before joining the U.S. Army, where he served in Germany. He moved to Waterford to raise a family. He was manager of Food Town […]
John (“JD”) Drogosch, of Waterford, passed away November 10, 2020 at the age 77. Father of Amanda (Tom) Wagner and Mike Drogosch, grandpa of Mia and Cash, brother of Peggy (Shirley), Richard (Jan), late James Jr. (Nancy), late Daniel (Dori) and Christopher (Anne). Also survived by many nieces and nephews. John graduated from De La […]
Dave Carter of Carter’s Cemetery Preservation Company demonstrated how to wash gravestone and monuments with a group of 22 community volunteers at Lakeview Cemetery, Oct. 24. The gravestone cleanings are part of the Lakeview Cemetery preservation project partnering the Sashabaw Plains Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Preservation Clarkston and the township to repair cemetery […]
Coming this week to DTE Energy Music Theatre – “Magic of Lights,” a spectacular 1.5-mile drive-thru holiday lights display using the latest LED technology and digital animations, including the all new Blizzard Tunnel as well as 12 Days of Christmas, Winter Wonderland and The Night Before Christmas. The display runs November 13 through January 2. […]