Huskies hand Wolves first loss 49-33

Riding the momentum of an upset over No. 1 Auburn Hills Avondale two days earlier, the Clarkston Wolves girls basketball team suffered its first defeat of the season at the hands of Pontiac Northern on Sept. 28 by a score of 49-33. The Wolves, (6-1, 1-1) were stymied by a tight defense from the Huskies […]

History repeats for Wolves

History has a way of repeating itself, as the saying goes. Unfortunately, history does not take time off. History came back quickly for the Clarkston Wolves boys soccer team. Heading into their road game against Troy Athens (2-3-7, 1-2-6 OAA) on Sept. 27, the Wolves (9-2-2,5-2-2 OAA) battled to a 0-0 draw versus cross-town rival […]

Building a winner

Tim and Liz Wickersham of Wickersham Homes Incorporated in Independence Township have seen the development in the area first hand’while they were building it. The Wickershams have been building in the Clarkston area for more than a decade, 12 years to be exact, since Tim made the transition to home building from car sales. And […]

Senior Homecoming Court

The Homecoming Royal Court celebrated with Clarkston High School players, students, family, and friends at Friday’s football game. The court paraded around the stadium in a stretch Hummer.

Burglars strike

It may not be a crime wave, but several break-ins at small businesses in the Clarkston area was cause for concern for at least two store owners. Heidi Graunstadt, owner of the LA Caf? at 5815 Dixie Highway, was driven to action following a Sept. 2 break-in at her location. The perpetrator(s) used cement slabs, […]

Crash kills 2 in Springfield

In the early morning hours of Sept. 20, a fatal car wreck along Bridge Lake Road in Springfield Township claimed two lives. The crash happened shortly after 1 a.m. Killed were the driver, Katie Beauchamp, 25, of Clarkston, and her passenger, 28-year-old Juliette McCarty of Springfield. The duo were reportedly fleeing from sheriff’s deputies, who […]

Sewer deal irks trustees

Upon inspection, Independence Township opened what could be a financial can of worms. At the Board of Trustees meeting on Sept. 19, township Department of Public Works Director Linda Richardson presented a review of sewer maintenance rates. A 25-year-old agreement cited in her report showed a disparity between the rates charged to township residents and […]

Home Depot?

Springfield Township residents might be seeing more development along the Dixie Highway corridor by fall 2007, if a Southfield development firm has its way. A standing room only crowd, estimated at more than 200 by Township Clerk Nancy Strole, saw plans to turn the property currently owned by Dixie Baptist Church at the northwest corner […]

Rotary to present 66th annual parade

Clarkston area residents have another reason to stay in town Labor Day weekend. The 66th annual Clarkston Rotary sponsored Labor Day parade. Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson will be the grand marshal of the event, set to kick off at 10 a.m. Parade Chair Judy Livingston said those planning on participating in the event […]

52-2 District Court graduates second class

A local program looking to stop drunk driving passed through a second set of graduates on Aug. 22 at a commencement ceremony at the Independence Township Library. 52-2 District Court’s Sobriety Court, a state granted program to rehabilitate repeat drunk drivers, celebrated the completion of the 18-month program. ‘If you get the (alcohol) addiction under […]