Jurgita Bendtsen, owner of Clarkston Spa & Little House of Lashes, 3 E. Washington Street, does the honors Feb. 15 with family and colleagues watching on, including Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jennifer Fair Margraf at her right. Photo: Matt Mackinder
Jordan Timmins-Puzio, of Clarkston, majoring in Music Composition, has been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2022 semester at Baldwin Wallace (Ohio) University. The Dean’s List recognizes students who earn a grade-point average of 3.6 or higher while enrolled in 12 or more graded hours during the semester. *** Clarkston students Ashlyn Helm, […]
The Oakland Community Health Network has released mental health tips for families and individuals to manage stress or trauma associated with the recent crisis at Michigan State University. Tips for Parents: Acknowledge what happened. If your child is talking or asking about traumatic events, it is important for the caregivers/loved ones in their life to […]
Tasered On Feb. 16 just before 7:30 p.m., Independence Township deputies were dispatched to the 600 block of Hawksmoore Court for an alarm call. While completing an exterior check of the residence, a deputy viewed a man running with a ladder west from the residence. The suspect dropped the ladder and continued to run from […]
Everest Collegiate High School has announced Alexander Fox as the Class of 2027 merit scholarship recipient. Fox scored in the 99th percentile on his high school placement test, with a gold scholarship of $2,000 per year.
Thank you for the historic Holcomb home and property article (“Historic home sold; memories remain,” Clarkston News, Feb. 8, 2023). Since Butler Holcomb building the 1830s sawmill and trenching the mile-and-a-half long ditch on the east branch of the Clinton River for waterpower, the Mill Pond has thrived for two centuries as a focal point […]
More than a decade ago, we failed the American children by allowing the Sandy Hook tragedy to occur without taking further preventative action. Last week, a Michigan State University student, Jackie Matthews, shared her story about surviving two school shootings, Sandy Hook and MSU, and having lifelong physical and mental repercussions. She is not the […]
**UPDATE: This meeting is canceled due to the winter storm forecast. Will be rescheduled for March.** The next meeting of the Clarkston Area Backyard Birders Club is tonight, Feb. 22, from 6:30-8 p.m. at Wint Nature Center inside Independence Oaks County Park, 9501 Sashabaw Road. The feature presentation is “The Vital New Role of the […]
Slight decrease was anticipated by district ***EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the count numbers and percentage enrollment decline. The numbers and percentage have been corrected below.*** By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor The state of Michigan requires student count days during the course of the school year to reflect funding […]
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor State Rep. Mike Harris and a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Feb. 14 introduced legislation to bolster safety at Michigan K-12 schools and support students’ mental health. The plan is the result of months of in-depth work by the House’s Bipartisan School Safety Task Force, which was formed in […]