NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OAKLAND CONSERVATION DISTRICT To all residents of the Oakland Conservation District, notice is hereby given that on the 9th day of April 2025, at the District office in Waterford. At 7150 Dixie Hwy Suite 1, Clarkston, MI 48346, an annual meeting and director’s election will be […]
SYNOPSIS ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE TOWNSHIP BOARD THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE MARCH 18, 2025 – Regular Meeting CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 P.M. ROLL CALL APPROVED: Agenda as Amended PUBLIC HEARING: Confirmation of Special Assessment Roll for Sheringham Woods Subdivision District 2025 – SAD #1 for Repaving Public Roads Confirmation of Special Assessment Roll for […]
Crown Castle Fiber, LLC is proposing to modify an existing telecommunications facility at a proposed overall height of 35 feet on an existing 50-foot tall (overall height) wood utility pole telecommunications structure near 115 W 3rd Street, Rochester, Oakland County, Michigan (42° 40′ 44.8″ N, 83° 8′ 4.6″ W). Crown Castle Fiber, LLC invites comments […]
ADVERTISEMENT OF SALE Property will be sold per the self-service storage facility act. Sale on Friday the 25th day of April, 2025 at 11:00 AM with bidding to take place on lockerfox.com. Payment and pickup at facility. Space Shop Self Storage, 2872 North Pontiac Trail, Commerce Charter Township, MI, 48390. Sain, Shareze totes, portable folding […]
PONTIAC – Oakland County Prosecutor Karen D. McDonald announced today that she had filed charges against Benjamin Weeks, a 45-year-old Clarkston resident, on three counts of Aggravated Child Sexually Abusive activity and three counts of Use of a Computer to Commit a Crime. Law enforcement reportedly recovered approximately 35 hard drives as well as multiple […]
By Megan Kelley Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — During its meeting on March 10, the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education approved two resolutions allowing the continuation of limited enrollment for young fives and kindergarten through fifth grade and unlimited enrollment for a number of district programs. Limited enrollment for young fives and kindergarten through […]
By Megan Kelley Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com CLARKSTON — At its regularly scheduled meeting on March 10, the Clarkston City Council discussed a proposed new contract with Independence Township for police services. The topic is one that has received heavy attention in the past several months after townships and cities in Oakland County that contract with the […]
By Megan Kelley Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. – At its regularly scheduled meeting on March 10, the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education voted 6-1 on a proposal allowing two years of marching band or winter guard to count as the equivalent of one half credit of a physical education elective. This would only include […]
By Eric Hamp, Michigan Press Association President Publisher & Editor Houghton Lake Resorter/Crawford County Avalanche Freedom of the press is important to those who have chosen to be journalists and serve as the peoples’ watchdogs in America for almost 250 years. Many feel that the First Amendment is in peril. Trust in the media has […]
John Edward Lohmeier, December 1, 1941 – March 10, 2025, With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of John Edward Lohmeier, a devoted husband, loving father, cherished grandfather, great-grandfather, and steadfast friend to his neighbors. John passed away peacefully on the early evening of March 10, 2025. Born on December 1, 1941, John’s life was […]