By David Fleet Special to the Clarkston News A two-year, $160 million project on I-75 is just weeks away from starting. The Michigan Department of Transportation is currently in the process of finalizing plans for resurfacing and bridge work coupled with curb and gutter upgrades over an estimated 14 miles of I-75 from Ortonville Road […]
A 61-year-old DTE worker from Milford was killed in Independence Township the evening of April 4 after a piece of equipment fell on top of him. According to a report from the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA), the fatal incident occurred just after 7 p.m. at an electrical substation. The report states that […]
Martha Ann White, of Ortonville, passed away very peacefully on March 6, 2023 at the age of 74. Mother of Mike White and Mark (Sherry Barnes) White, grandma of Emily (Carson) Kunnen, Dane White, and Cali White, sister of Barney Brown, and aunt of Sarah and Wesley. Preceded in death by her parents Allan and […]
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS REGULAR MEETING AGENDA DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. LOCATION: Independence Township Hall 6483 Waldon Center Drive, Clarkston, MI 48346 A. CALL TO ORDER B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES C. ROLL CALL: D. REVIEW OF AGENDA: Agenda […]
SYNOPSIS ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE TOWNSHIP BOARD THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE APRIL 4, 2023 – Regular Meeting CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 P.M. APPROVED: Agenda as Amended PUBLIC HEARING: Downtown Development Authority Development & Tax Increment Financing Plan APPROVED Consent Agenda as Presented 1. Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes of March 21, 2023 2. […]
NOTICE OF FIRST READING OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 11, ARTICLE III, DIVISION 2 DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE, OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at its regular meeting on April 4, 2023, […]
PEO Chapter AW of Clarkston held a theatrical fundraiser on March 9 at the Clarkston Village Players to support women and their educational needs. At left is Cheraye Miller, right is Christine Wyatt, president of Chapter AW. For more information, visit PEOinternational.org. Photo: Provided by Mary Reynolds
Daniel Reed and Jaclyn Klein were married June 18, 2022, at the Miller Lash House in Toronto, Ont. The groom’s parents are Butch and Kathy Reed of Clarkston. The bride’s parents are Jeffrey Klein of Markham, Ont., and Harriet Klein of Richmond Hill, Ont. Best Man was Chris Reed and Maid of Honor was Karley […]
On the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Everest students thank God in a special way for their fathers. Academy dads joined their children for donuts March 20 to celebrate. Photo: Provided by Mary Roselli
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor Margaret Aviya Whitelaw is only nine years old, but the Clarkston resident plays the piano at a level far above her age. Last month, Whitelaw was one of the winners of the Royal Conservatory of Music’s first-ever Music Lights the Way Piano Festival, a North American festival March 21-22 […]