Three seats and the mayor’s are up for grabs on the Clarkston City Council as November is re-election year. Petitions are due Aug. 4. City voters elect or reelect three council members to two-year terms each November. Even numbered years also include the mayor as a fourth candidate. Seats for the taking include Mayor Sharron […]
The fifth annual Craig Greenfield Memorial Tri & Duathlon will be held Sun, Aug, 3 starting 7:45 a.m. at Deer Lake Beach and Depot Park. ‘We’re hoping for another good year,? said Corey Greenfield, who organized the event after her brother Craig Greenfield died from non-Hodgkins’s lymphoma in 2000. ‘Our whole goal is to help […]
As parents prepare to send their kids off to college for the first time or the fourth time, Greg Olrich, fire marshal with the Independence Fire Department, is urging parents and students to be smart and think fire safety when it comes to choosing housing, either on campus or off. “I think it’s important the […]
From the classroom to the road, Clarkston High School students Antonio Lemus and Mat Smokoska are spending their early summer days helping Independence Fire Department Step into the 21 century. They are using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) to identify and record satellite locations of all the fire hydrants in the […]
As Phoebe Peterson went out to check the mail box one day she found a surprise. ‘I found a bird’s nest behind a tree at the side of a driveway,? she said. The birds nest contained three baby robin eggs Her mom, Tammy said there wasn’t a good place to put the nest back in […]
While growing up, watching her father care for people, Angela Humphreys was in awe. She didn’t know, however, she would one day follow in her father’s (Steve) footsteps. ‘I wasn’t sure what I wanted to be while growing up, so as I got older I guess I just felt it was a good profession for […]
Bart Clark is running for Independence Township trustee to ‘protect and preserve the quality of life.? ‘I think we need to protect that,? said Clark. ‘I’d like to be able to say I did something to preserve that for my kids, my grandkids, and for your kids and your grandkids.? The way to ensure that, […]
Dave Wagner is proud of his four years as Independence Township supervisor ? now he wants four more. ‘After the first term as supervisor, I still feel like there are still quite a few things to be accomplished,? he said. When David Wagner took over as supervisor four years ago, Independence Township was in ‘decent […]
Independence Township budget numbers show it’s not hurting for money. In fact, some argue it has too much. ‘The revenues are out pacing the expenditures so we keep adding to the fund balance. We’re already over 40 percent,? said Trustee Dan Kelly. ‘At some point, it’s a consideration for this board to talk about if […]
Dixie Highway is set to get its share of attention from the township. The Independence Township Board appointed a nine-person panel with a $23,800 budget. Their mission: work on ways to improve the area’s appearance and economic opportunities. ‘I can’t remember a time when we have had as many vacancies as I currently see,? said […]