By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor As the weather starts to warm up with May here, it’s time for the annual SCAMP Walk and Roll event. The event is returning this year with a new location and theme, taking place on Sunday, May 21, at the Clarkston Junior High School track. Registration and check-in begins […]
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor Last year, Christian Chambers’ Clarkston home was in jeopardy of being sold by his mother Doreen’s guardian, a situation that the family said was being done unlawfully. After going through legal proceedings over the last several months, Chambers’ home has been saved. Last week, the family posted a statement […]
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor The Independence Township Fire Department has a new shift captain, and it’s a familiar face in Lt. Derek Moscovic. Moscovic’s promotion was made official with a swearing-in ceremony at the April 18 Independence Township Board of Trustees regular meeting. “One of the things I learned and was always taught […]
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor Over the April 14-16 weekend, Clarkston Construction Trades program students represented the Clarkston community at the 2023 state championships in Grand Rapids. Six Clarkston students battled their way through local and regional competitions to earn their place at the state finals in the categories of individual carpentry, team works […]
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor Last November, the Clarkston community went to the polls and approved a school bond proposal that would provide up to $197,500,000 for district-wide improvements, with no tax rate increase to taxpayers over the current-year debt millage rate. This bond proposal was developed as a part of a long-term master […]
Installation of the three electric vehicle charging stations previously approved by Clarkston City Council began last week. There will be two units (capable of charging four vehicles) in the Depot Road parking lot and one unit (capable of charging two vehicles) in the Washington and Main parking lot. All three units are expected to be […]
Clarkston City Clerk Karen DeLorge has been working diligently to bring the city’s website (villageofclarkston.org) up to date. While several areas of the website still require review and updating, DeLorge has already made “good progress,” according to Clarkston City Manager Jonathan Smith A new addition to the website is a “Lost & Found” section. If […]
Independence Township Deputy Alex Knopp introduces police therapy dog Indy to Bailey Lake Girl Scout Troop 77774 member Mallory Shipp at the troop’s meeting last week at Bailey Lake Elementary School. See more photos inside this week’s paper on page 29. Photo: Provided by Stacey Shipp
The case against an Illinois man accused of stabbing a 14-year-old Springfield Township girl multiple times for refusing to have sex with him has been bound over to Oakland County Circuit Court. Judge Joseph Fabrizio of 52-2 District Court advanced the case after the defendant, 18-year-old Julian Pinedo (pictured), waived his right to a preliminary […]
FBI agents raided an Independence Township residence the morning of April 12 in the area of Sashabaw and Maybee roads. According to published reports, the FBI Detroit’s Oakland County Resident Agency executed the search warrant, but the supporting affidavit is sealed per court order. No other information was available as of press time.