BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor As parks across the city are now open with families visiting on a regular basis, there is one new addition to Depot Park. On top of the playscape at Depot Park, the Optimist International logo is now part of the scenery. The playscape was installed last summer and the […]
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BY BRIANNA HAYES Clarkston News Intern As part of Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s stages of opening back up the state of Michigan, community parks are now open. The Clarkston area is home to people of various ages, including young children. After being confined to their homes since early March because of the Stay Home, Stay Safe […]
BY BRIANNA HAYES Clarkston News Intern Churches all across Michigan are planning ways to safely resume in-person services after livestream and Zoom adaptations including right here in Clarkston. An obstacle faced within the church community was the separation of the family and personal feeling that went along with the weekly services. Pastor Paul Undlin, at […]
Clarkston Mayor Eric Haven is hoping to launch a campaign encouraging residents to plant trees on the city easement in front of their homes in Clarkston. “Nancy and I did this several years ago in front of our house and received a tax deduction for it,” Haven said. “Annually, the city removes trees around the […]
Clarkston residents are well above the state average for completing the 2020 Census. As of June 30, Clarkston’s completion rate was 78 percent, compared to the 68 percent across Michigan. Nationally, the completion rate was 61.8 percent. Updated results are available at www.2020census.gov/en/response-rates. The Census takes just a few minutes to fill out and also […]
The Road Commission for Oakland County issued a permit Monday allowing Clarkston Community Schools to close Maybee Road from Sashabaw Road to Clintonville Road in Independence Township from July 6 to Aug. 2, for work to improve access to North Sashabaw Elementary School. During the closure, access to homes and businesses in this section of […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Last week, Oakland County Treasurer Andy Meisner was asked during a Zoom debate regarding the Oakland County Executive position what his thoughts were on former executive, the late L. Brooks Patterson. “Brooks Patterson, who I have to say clearly, was a racist and misogynist and a xenophobe,” Meisner said. […]
Officers from the Independence Township substation responded to the Pine Knob Ski Resort, located at 7778 Sashabaw Road in Clarkston, for a report of damaged property, June 16. Upon arrival, officers met with an employee who said significant damage had been done by an unknown subject who trespassed and rode their dirt bike to the […]
Last week, the Michigan House approved Rep. Andrea Schroeder’s “Save Our Students” plan – an important step toward preventing suicide and getting young people the help they need in times of trouble. The measure passed unanimously and next advances to the Michigan Senate for further consideration. Schroeder’s legislation would require schools issue identification cards to include […]