(From right) Clarkston Community Schools Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services Nancy Mahoney, CCS Superintendent Dr. Shawn Ryan, and 2024 Teacher of the Year Ryan Eisele. Photo by Megan Kelley. By Megan KelleyClarkston News Editormkelley@mihomepaper.comINDEPENDENCE TWP. — On May 23, the Clarkston Foundation held its 30th annual Teacher of the Year awards reception at the Clarkston […]
Roundabout to be installed this summer By Jim NewellManaging Editorjnewell@mihomepaper.comORION TWP. — A new roundabout is slated for the Baldwin/Clarkston roads intersection, with the intersection scheduled to close to through traffic on June 10. The approximate $3.6 million project will be paid for with federal funds, Road Commission for Oakland County and Orion Township dollars, according […]
A few years ago a volunteer at one of our events approached me and asked if we were hiring. We were actively looking at the time for someone to join our team within the month, but this woman let me know she wouldn’t be able to start a new role for nine months. I asked […]
Have you ever wandered through a vacant piece of land and wondered about its history? Remnants of old stone walls, a flowering tree or a daffodil without any human habitation nearby or maybe it is the remains of an old foundation or farming implements. Imagining a family working the land, children laughing, dogs barking. Our community […]
Cindy Louise Moore was last seen near the intersection of 14 Mile Road and I-75 on May 23, 1985. Photo provided by OCSO. INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Last month marked 39 years since the disappearance of Cindy Louise Moore, an area woman who worked at the U.S. Postal Service in Troy.While the Oakland County Sheriff’s Cold […]
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at its regular meeting on May 21, 2024, at the Township Hall located at 6483 Waldon Center Drive, Clarkston, Michigan 48346 Township, Michigan, the Charter Township of Independence Board of Trustees approved the second reading and adoption of an Amendment to the Township’s Code of Ordinances. A true copy of […]
City of the Village of Clarkston Artemus M. Pappas Village Hall 375 Depot Road Clarkston, Michigan 48346 5.13.2024 City Council Regular Final Meeting Minutes Call to Order Call To Order The regular session meeting of the City of the Village of Clarkston City Council was called to order by Council Member Casey at 7:00 P.M. […]
SYNOPSIS ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE TOWNSHIP BOARD THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE MAY 21, 2024 – Regular/CLOSED SESSION Meeting CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 P.M. ROLL CALL APPROVED: Agenda as Amended APPROVED Consent Agenda as Amended The following motions were made and passed: APPROVE: May 14, 2024 Check Run Including ACH ($2,291,027.84) Ratify the April 26, […]
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at its regular meeting on May 21, 2024, at the Township Hall located at 6483 Waldon Center Drive, Clarkston, Michigan 48346 Township, Michigan, the Charter Township of Independence Board of Trustees approved the second reading and adoption of Amendments to the Township’s Code of Ordinances. A true copy of the […]
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at its regular meeting on May 21, 2024, at the Township Hall located at 6483 Waldon Center Drive, Clarkston, Michigan 48346 Township, Michigan, the Charter Township of Independence Board of Trustees approved the second reading and adoption of Amendments to the Township’s Zoning Ordinance Chapter 50. A true copy of […]