Dave Muhleck is helping to lead an effort to get former classmate David Watson a new mobility van. Photo provided BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Clarkston grads are calling on friends and neighbors to help a former school mate. “We’re from Clarkston,we know people from Clarkston. Why not appeal to the Clarkston community to […]
Residents and businesses donated $11,000 for the family of Deputy Eric Overall and another $2,000 for blue lights for the community in Mayor Steve Percival’s donation drive last month. Percival presented the donations to Sonja Overall, Eric’s wife, at the Clarkston Union restaurant, Jan. 10. They were joined by Independence Township Supervisor Pat Kittle, Trustee […]
City Council voted 6-1 to award the bid for a paid-parking kiosk for the Main and Washington street lot to Traffic and Safety Control Systems of Wixom for a total of $10,350. Bids were also received from IPS Group of California for $8,170, and Light and Breuning of Indiana for $11,095. The Wixom company offered […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor City Council tabled a list of parking proposals for E. Washington Street, east of Buffalo in downtown Clarkston. “We’re trying to find some sort of happy balance,” said Council member Rick Detkowski, who made a motion to approve the recommendations at the Jan. 8 meeting. “In its present state, […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Clarkston City Council voted 6-1 to create a committee to review and create a contract for the city attorney. “I’m not happy with the city’s representation mainly because of the FOIA lawsuit,” said Council member Sue Wylie, referring to resident Sue Bisio’s case against the city regarding a Freedom […]
A 40-year-old Flint woman arrested for a bank robbery in the 4000 block of S. Baldwin Road, 10:07 a.m., Jan. 13, is a suspect in a Nov. 20 bank robbery in Independence Township. An employee of the S. Baldwin Road bank called 9-1-1 to report the robbery, and said a female suspect took with her […]
Clarkston School Board President Elizabeth Egan released a letter announcing the sudden resignation of Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock, effective immediately. Here is that letter: January 15, 2018 Dear Clarkston Community Schools parents, Last week, Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock voluntarily notified the Board of Education of a relationship he had with a recent Clarkston High School […]
BY BRENDA DOMINICK Clarkston News Staff Writer There is much to look forward to in 2018 in Independence Township, said township Supervisor Pat Kittle. “Here in the township, I am continuously amazed at the amount of support people are willing to give to an important project,” Kittle said. The Miracle League of Clarkston, a non-profit […]
Mila and Jesse Mihalcheon hit the snowy slopes behind Independence Elementary School with their parents, Kurt and Katie Mihalcheon, Sunday afternoon. Temperatures were starting to edge out of near-zero depths on Sunday, leading to a thaw in the 30s later in the week. Photo by Phil Custodio Temperatures heading into the 20s eased frostbite concerns […]
As we, the City of the Village of Clarkston, concluded a milestone with our 25th birthday as a city, I was asked what makes Clarkston great. Initially, the obvious came to mind with great shops and restaurants and of course our little historic city charm. Of course, it’s much more than that and as we […]