CCS bond projects taking shape

CCS bond projects taking shape

By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor Last November, the Clarkston community went to the polls and approved a school bond proposal that would provide up to $197,500,000 for district-wide improvements, with no tax rate increase to taxpayers over the current-year debt millage rate. This bond proposal was developed as a part of a long-term master […]

Art in the Garden

Wendy Evans will present a free talk on “The Art of Garden Design” at the May 1 meeting of the Clarkston Farm and Garden Club. The meeting will be held at Clarkston United Methodist Church at 10 a.m. in the meeting room. Evans will discuss how art has impacted garden design and will explore famous […]

EV chargers

Installation of the three electric vehicle charging stations previously approved by Clarkston City Council began last week. There will be two units (capable of charging four vehicles) in the Depot Road parking lot and one unit (capable of charging two vehicles) in the Washington and Main parking lot. All three units are expected to be […]

Website updates

Clarkston City Clerk Karen DeLorge has been working diligently to bring the city’s website (villageofclarkston.org) up to date. While several areas of the website still require review and updating, DeLorge has already made “good progress,” according to Clarkston City Manager Jonathan Smith A new addition to the website is a “Lost & Found” section. If […]

Public Notice: Independence Township Planning Commission, public hearing, May 11, 2023, Hyatt Place

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING May 11, 2023 INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION Please take notice that the Independence Township Planning Commission, Oakland County, Michigan, will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of considering a rezoning. The meeting will be via Microsoft Teams online and at Independence Township […]

Public Notice: Independence Township Planning Commission, public hearing, May 11, 2023, Bridgewood Church

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING May 11, 2023 INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION Please take notice that the Independence Township Planning Commission, Oakland County, Michigan, will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of considering a rezoning. The meeting will be via Microsoft Teams online and at Independence Township […]

Seawolves, Wildcats, and Solar Bears, oh my

Seawolves, Wildcats, and Solar Bears, oh my

By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor Clarkston native Alex Frye started his NCAA Division I college hockey career in Alaska, transferred to Northern Michigan when the Alaska Anchorage program disbanded, and now has started his professional career in the ECHL with the Orlando Solar Bears. Needless to say, Frye has racked up the miles playing […]

College achievements

Kyle Leland, of Clarkston, has earned a Master of Science in Analytics from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta. Leland was among approximately 5,620 undergraduate and graduate students to be presented Georgia Tech degrees during the Institute’s 263rd Commencement exercises Dec. 16-17, 2022, at Bobby Dodd Stadium. *** Elaina Brower (University of […]

Going to the dogs!

Going to the dogs!

Independence Township Deputy Alex Knopp introduces police therapy dog Indy to Bailey Lake Girl Scout Troop 77774 member Mallory Shipp at the troop’s meeting last week at Bailey Lake Elementary School. See more photos inside this week’s paper on page 29. Photo: Provided by Stacey Shipp

No preliminary exam

No preliminary exam

The case against an Illinois man accused of stabbing a 14-year-old Springfield Township girl multiple times for refusing to have sex with him has been bound over to Oakland County Circuit Court. Judge Joseph Fabrizio of 52-2 District Court advanced the case after the defendant, 18-year-old Julian Pinedo (pictured), waived his right to a preliminary […]

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