City sign project

A proposal to install new signage throughout the Village of the City of Clarkston received final approval last week by the City Council.  The hope is to have the new metal welcoming, directional and wayfinding signs and posts fabricated and installed before winter.  The signage proposal was prepared by the city’s Sign Committee, approved by […]

Ormond Road paving

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) resurfacing project on Ormond Road from north of White Lake Road to Davisburg Road in Springfield and White Lake townships was expected to begin Monday, Aug. 31, and should be completed in early October.  During the work, the road will remain open to traffic with flaggers directing motorists […]

Business transaction

Langdon Capital Management of Clarkston and partner firm Baldwin Capital Management of Northville have joined LPL Financial, one of the nation’s leading retail investment advisory firms. Advisors Bill Langdon of Langdon Capital Management and Scott Baldwin of Baldwin Capital Management have been business partners for nearly 30 years. Their team includes Todd Sander, president of Baldwin […]

Clarkston hockey standout enduring Alaskan roller coaster ride

Clarkston hockey standout enduring Alaskan roller coaster ride

BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Clarkston native Alex Frye began his college hockey career last fall at the University of Alaska Anchorage, leading the team with nine goals as a freshman forward. Not too shabby, and Frye was looking forward to helping the Seawolves improve yearly as well as taking his skills to a […]

Clarkston Cub Scouts look to have fun, learn, grow

Clarkston Cub Scouts look to have fun, learn, grow

BY BRIANNA HAYES Clarkston News Intern As society slowly gets back to normal, the local Cub Scout Pack 163 is hosting Zoom recruitment meetings, looking for new members. The meetings are September 15 and October 6 at 6:30 p.m. Links to the meetings will be shared within a week of the meeting on their Facebook […]

Up north home invasion

According to published reports, a 27-year-old Clarkston man broke into a Tuscola County home in the early morning hours of Aug. 27. The Tuscola County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home invasion call that morning at 2:13 a.m. on S. Cemetery Road in Kingston Township, a small town with a population less than 1,000 (as […]

School burglary

Officers responded to Walled Lake Central High School in the early morning hours, Aug. 26, for a commercial burglary alarm. The officers found four males on the school property, including a 17-year-old from Clarkston. The individuals had broken into the school through a roof hatch that had not been completely secured. The boys were in […]

Medical emergency

A 75-year-old Clarkston female was helped by Oakland County Sheriff’s Office deputies and the Oxford Township Fire Department when her vehicle crashed into a pond in Brandon Township, at Seymour Lake and Ramsey roads, 5:21 p.m. on Aug. 20. The driver of the vehicle was extricated and transported to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Oakland by […]

Public Notice: Conservation District

OAKLAND CONSERVATION DISTRICT The proposed budget of the Oakland Conservation District for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2020, will be presented to the Oakland Conservation District Board for final approval at the regular monthIy meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, September 15, 2020. The public is invited to comment on the proposed budget at […]

Local deputy passes away

Robert Johnson retired from the Waterford Township Police Department in 2003 and had served as a court deputy for 52-2 District Court in Independence Township since 2005. Johnson passed away unexpectedly on August 22 at the age of 63. “Deputy Johnson dedicated his life to protecting and serving the residents of Oakland County,” said Oakland […]