BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Cory Johnston has lived in the City of the Village of Clarkston since 1980, and previously served two terms on the Clarkston City Council from 2005-09. He’s hoping his past experience with the city, as well as his recurring outspokenness on the current city government, will help him get […]
This has been a year like no other – and to get through it to better days ahead, we must work together like never before. I have strived to put aside partisan politics and simply do what’s best for Oakland County and the state ever since I became your representative in the Michigan House. In […]
As of October 28, 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: 304 cases (95 new), 10 deaths 48348: 355 cases (113 new), 5 deaths 48350: 84 cases (28 new), 2 deaths Source: oakgov.com/covid
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor As the year 2020 approaches November, the last day of October has traditionally been reserved as the Halloween holiday. This year, Halloween falls on a Saturday, and though no Clarkston Community Schools buildings will host classroom parties as in years past or allow children to wear costumes, readers of […]
Dear Editor, The city election is Nov. 3. This is a great time for you to thank your current city council for their service by voting for them. As mayor, I would like to encourage all of you who have not yet voted to make your way to the polls or complete and submit your […]
Dear Editor, This summer, I canvassed neighborhoods in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti to turn out the vote, and one thing I heard over and over was that people were uninspired. They told me that the politicians in power wouldn’t care, that they would listen to their donors and party leaders over the voices of their […]
Dear Editor, (Comments regarding the October 26 Clarkston City Council meeting) The release of the 18 withheld documents confirm that 13 documents were the underlying reason the muffler shop at 148 N. Main never became a drive-thru coffee shop. They also reveal that City officials have not been committed to the principle of Transparency. Five […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office has taken a huge step forward in revolutionizing operations and safety within the jail at zero cost to the taxpayers or inmates by using innovative technologies for inmate communications. The Sheriff’s Office will now provide the Oakland County Jail with specialized inmate tablets. These tablets are specifically designed to automate […]
Officers and the Independence Township Fire Department responded to Sturbridge Lane the evening of October 25 for the report of an apparent suicide. The caller told the Sheriff’s Operation Center that her husband, a 73-year-old man from Clarkston, had shot himself. Upon arrival, deputies located a male subject lying on his side near a wooded […]
In the early morning hours of October 25, Independence Township officers responded to an alarm call at Weingartz Supply Company, located at 6585 Dixie Highway. Officers observed a broken window with several pieces of equipment strewn on the ground below the window. A building and an area search were conducted without results. A K9 Unit responded […]