BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Just one week into Clarkston Community Schools starting the 2020-21 school year online due to COVID-19 precautions, concerned parents came together on Monday to stage a peaceful rally on Clarkston Road to prod the Clarkston Board of Education to consider opening the doors to district buildings. The demonstration began […]
In a letter dated September 11, 2020, and distributed September 14, Lil’ Peoples’ Place announced that a child in its facility in the Infant #2 room had tested positive for COVID-19. “This child has siblings in Preschool #2 and Kindergarten who have displayed symptoms but have not tested positive,” the letter reads. “While we are […]
As of September 16, 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: 201 cases (35 new), 10 deaths 48348: 232 cases (58 new), 4 deaths 48350: 52 cases (15 new), 2 deaths Source: oakgov.com/covid
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING October 1, 2020 INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION Please take notice that the Independence Township Planning Commission, Oakland County, Michigan, will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. for the purpose of considering a Planned Unit Development. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the meeting will be a […]
Back on July 23, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution sponsored by Commissioner Thomas F. Middleton securing $3,222 for the City of the Village of Clarkston through the county’s Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP) to help with the repaving of North Holcomb Road. “It is great to have the opportunity to collaborate with […]
Dear Editor, Regarding Clarkston City Council meeting public comments of August 24, 2020. I want to thank (administrative assistant) Jennifer Speagle for restoring council meeting documents prior to 2018 to the city’s website. This information is once again available to the public. Why were these public records removed? In March 2020, I became aware that council […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Kristi Sue (Ollila) Cooper was one of those individuals everyone flocked to as she lit up any room she entered. Born and raised in Clarkston, graduating from Clarkston High School in 1977, Cooper sadly succumbed to ALS on November 26, 2018 at the age of 59. Now, her family […]
Eva Bousho, who attends Clarkston Junior High School, and Charley Bousho, who is a student at Sashabaw Middle School, of Clarkston, joined their cousin Amanda Stallman in taking advantage of the break in the rain on Labor Day with a paddle boat on Bush Lake in Prescott, Mich. Photo provided
Randy Purol, Scott Gobrogge, Jason Schneider, and Mary Williams finished the “Boston” marathon 2020 virtual edition last weekend. The Clarkston Wolfpack running group, which meets in Depot Park every Saturday morning, came together for the event. Water stops were mapped and manned roughly every four miles along the course whole looped all over Clarkston and […]
The City of the Village of Clarkston will be holding a building dedication and open house event for City Hall on Monday, September 21, from 6-8 p.m. All residents, business owners and associates and building contractors are invited. “While our landscaping is not yet in place, the building is fully functional and we’re excited to […]