Two men jailed in connection with a bank robbery near Ann Arbor are being investigated for last week’s Oxford Bank robbery in Clarkston. “They match the description pretty good ? the FBI is handling the case,” said Lt. Dirk Feneley, Independence Township sheriff’s substation commander. Cedric Thompson of Detroit, 44, and Darren Shannon of Ferndale, […]
Engineers from around the world came to Clarkston to learn the latest in water sanitation, Sept. 27 at Colombiere Center. “There are people attending from Lebanon, Tanzania, Engineers without Borders, Rotary International in Evanston, Illinois, as well as people from around Michigan and other states,” said Eileen Heasley, who founded the nonprofit group of A […]
Staff and customers at Oxford Bank in downtown Clarkston were shaken up but unhurt after two men pulled an armed robbery, 10:55 a.m., Monday. One witness was there that morning, cashing a check. “He opened up the door and I thought, ‘I don’t like the looks of that guy’ ? he had his hoodie pulled […]
For Wanda Thomas of Independence Township, a visit to her daughter in Tennessee saved her life. ‘She told me I was getting worse,? Thomas said of the 2010 trip. ‘She took me to Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville ? it took me five months to get back home.? Vanderbilt treated her for stage 3 Multiple Myeloma, […]
With a month and a half until the Clarkston State Bank Back Roads Half Marathon, it’s crunch time for training. I’ve been pretty good about it, running twice a week most of the time since May. My courses have been the longest I’ve ever tried during training ? from downtown Clarkston down Waldon to Sashabaw, […]
Michigan, and especially Detroit, has taken a beating lately. Ryan Scott of Independence Township wanted to do something to help, so he wrote a song about it. “I’m trying my best to shed a positive light on our great state,” Scott said. “My hope is that, through my song, I can impact people and bring […]
When Tina Parenti learned her salon was closing its Waterford location, she and her husband Dave Parenti saw an opportunity. ‘The girls are a pleasure to work with, a fantastic team, like a family. They wanted to stay together, and we wanted to provide a place to do that,? Tina said. “They put an idea […]
When the Mountaineers of Everest Collegiate High School hit the gridiron for home games this year, it’s on their own turf. This is the first year the high school has its own football program, said head coach Michael Pruchnicki. The team partnered with Waterford Our Lake of the Lakes for the high school’s first four […]
Jim Meloche of Clarkston’s soon turning 70 years old, and he wanted to celebrate with something unique. “I’ll be 70 years old on Sept. 13, Friday the 13th, 2013,” Meloche said. “That’s why I wanted to do something special.” He selected the DALMAC, Dick Allen Lansing to MACkinaw bike ride, five days of pedaling about […]
Students, teachers, and parents head into a new school year with information from Michigan Department of Education that Clarkston Community Schools ranks an ‘orange.? This is a bad rank. Only a ‘red? is worse. The state went with colors this year to make the data more ‘understandable,? they said ? from danger ‘red? to goodness […]