State orders for fighting virus

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Executive Order 2020-9 to slow the spread of the Novel Coronavirus closed restaurants, cafes, coffee houses, bars, taverns, brewpubs, distilleries, clubs, movie theaters, indoor and outdoor performance venues, gymnasiums, fitness centers, recreation centers, indoor sports facilities, indoor exercise facilities, exercise studios, spas, and casinos, until March 30. The order does not restrict […]

EDITORIAL: Support FOIA for Sunshine Week

During this year’s Sunshine Week, March 15-21, the Michigan Supreme Court is considering Bisio vs. the City of the Village of Clarkston. This is a lawsuit with potentially statewide ramifications on the Freedom of Information Act. FOIA is meant to enforce “the public policy of this state that all persons, except those persons incarcerated in […]

State RTA proposal off table, Kittle says

State RTA proposal off table, Kittle says

BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer The proposed Regional Transit Authority state legislation is stalled in committee, which is fine with Independence Township Supervisor Pat Kittle. “I’m happy to announce that at 4:30 p.m., I received notice that House Bill 5550 has stalled. It is off the floor,” Kittle said at the March 3 […]

Optimists ready, willing to help those in need

Optimists ready, willing to help those in need

Fifth in a series about families in need in Clarkston and how groups and individuals come to their aid BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Bruce Mercado is a charter member of the Clarkston Area Optimist Club, having joined back in 1986. Over his 34 years as an optimist, Mercado has seen a plethora […]

Supremes suss out lawsuit arguments

BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor For the Michigan Supreme Court, ownership of 18 records central to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the City of the Village of Clarkston was a question for both sides. Justice Stephen J. Markman asked attorney Richard Bisio, representing his wife Susan Bisio in her lawsuit against the […]

Water-quality tour

U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (District 8) met with about 200 residents at Springfield Oaks County Park, March 5, to discuss water quality concerns, such as PFAS contamination. The meeting, which also included Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash and Chief of Environmental Health Special Programs for the Oakland County Health Division Mark Hansell, kicked […]

Gardens for walk

The Clarkston Farm and Garden Club invites local gardeners to take part in the 2020 or 2021 Clarkston Garden Walks. The club hosts six gardens a year at the annual walk on the third Wednesday of July from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. The club provides at least two docents per garden to host the garden walkers. […]

Community help from Lions Club

Community help from Lions Club

Fourth in a series about families in need in Clarkston and how groups and individuals come to their aid. BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Bob Murdock is the president of the Clarkston Area Lions Club and wants people to know the motto of the club is “We Serve.” As in, serving the local […]

Suicide prevention training

BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Local churches are going the extra mile to help those affected by suicide. Clarkston Community Church, 6300 Clarkston Road hosts a suicide prevention event, “Soul Shop: Ministering to Faith Communities Affected by Suicide,” on Saturday, March 14, from 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. The day will also be […]

New LT in familiar digs

BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer He’s the new Independence Township substation commander, but Lt. Todd Hill is far from unfamiliar territory. “I’m excited,” said Hill, whose first day on the job was Feb. 1. “I began my patrol career here in Independence in 2004 and spent a couple of years here before going […]