BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Last week, local voters took to the polls and absentee voting to give the nod to their candidates in the City of the Village of Clarkston, Independence Township, and Springfield Township. When all was said and done, most incumbents were re-elected, save for one change with the Board of […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Clarkston Community Schools opened its buildings last month for face-to-face instruction for the first time since early March. Not even a month later, all buildings are closed again, the result of rising COVID-19 cases in the area, and all students and staff will transition back to online/distance learning at […]
As of November 11, 2020, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths and new cases in the past 30 days for the following ZIP codes: 48346: 465 cases (242 new), 10 deaths 48348: 527 cases (260 new), 5 deaths 48350: 134 cases (71 new), 3 deaths Compared to the number of cases from […]
I’ll be honest. I’m glad last Tuesday’s U.S. Presidential Election is in the rearview mirror. At least, I think it is. We may never get the official authorized results until the next election. But that’s neither here nor there. With all the hype and trash talking leading up to the election done, can we just […]
Everest Collegiate High School and Academy students memorized and presented poems or speeches for their classmates last month. The finalists for each grade presented to grade-level divisions on October 29. The middle school finalists competed in their finals. The middle school winners included Jack Villella and Sarah Bradley (first place), Madelyn Krappmann (second place), and […]
Back on October 31, Clarkston resident and Notre Dame Prep sophomore Ryan Thorpe partnered with Friends of the Waterford Warriors to gather donations, assemble, and deliver Halloween care packages to 38 developmentally disabled athletes ages 30 and up. Thorpe harnessed the power of social media to gather donations from publishers in Ohio and Michigan as […]
Dear Editor, I’m writing on behalf of the Clarkston Farm & Garden Club. This past week, the Garden Club prepared the planters along Main Street for the upcoming holiday season. Included were signs of Charlie Brown for the Charlie Brown Christmas trees. Unfortunately, within a few days, four of the signs were stolen along with […]
Clarkston High School junior Annabelle Yeloushan is the president and enthusiastic leader for the new Rotary Youth Interact Club in Clarkston. “I learned about the Rotary Interact and decided to work to form a club,” she said. The club members planted crocuses around town in the beds near the parking lot and at Pine Knob […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor As National Merit Scholar award semifinalists, the five Clarkston High School students who recently achieved this honor are more than just stellar students. CHS seniors Riley Beernink, Nathan Dimmer, Owen Meyer, Henry Sprague, and Parker Szachta are all honored by the recognition but realize the work is far from […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor As Clarkston Community Schools’ daily routine changes seemingly on a daily basis, the district’s Board of Education has been on its toes since March in discussing and weighing options moving forward for the students and staff. As much of the attention last week was on local elections, board members […]